Certain global landmarks are known to be hotspots for pickpocketing, and according to Helsingin Sanomat's most-read story, Helsinki's Senate Square may soon join this list.
HS talked to tour guides who said pickpocketing in Helsinki has become professional in recent years.
"We always have to be on guard. Who is moving where, who is watching the group, is getting too close to our group members," local guide Edward Murrow explained, adding that his efforts to confront pickpocketers have resulted in them trying to follow him back to his home.
According to HS, the victims, particularly German and Asian tourists carrying cash, are carefully targeted. The thefts involve coordinated teams where some members monitor and follow tourists, others distract the victims and then someone else swipes their valuables.
The police said they are aware of the issue and are working to address it.
"They move in some sort of group, arrive in the country, stay for a period, and then leave," explained Mikko Minkkinen, detective chief inspector of the Helsinki Police.
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Politico: Average commissioner
Iltalehti covers Politico's ranking of outgoing European Commissioners that awarded Finland's Jutta Urpilainen (SDP), a former teacher, a below-average grade of C-.
Urpilainen, who this year ran for president for the Social Democrats, served as the Commissioner for International Partnerships.
The politics-focused news outlet commended Urpilainen for the 300-billion-euro Global Gateway initiative, an infrastructure development effort in places like Africa that provides an alternative investment platform to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative.
Politico, however, doubts that Urpilainen had enough influence to defend "Europe's response to geopolitical competition within and outside the bloc."
Changing rural landscape
The number of farms in Finland continues to shrink as remaining ones expand.
Maaseudun Tulevaisuus reports that 1,400 farms closed down this year.
According to Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), the number of farms decreased again this year, while the agricultural land in use remained unchanged.
This year, Finland has 40,871 farms, 1,400 fewer than in 2023. The number of farms that ceased operations is slightly higher than closures in previous years. The average farm size is 56 hectares of agricultural land, and mostly family-owned.
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