Owners of Russian-plated cars parked at Helsinki-Vantaa airport are in for a surprise following a 'pro-Ukraine sticker attack,' Ilta-Sanomat (IS) reports.
The sticky decorations are most likely a sign of protest against unrestricted travel by Russian citizens rather than a voluntary sign of solidarity from the Russian end, the paper writes. Discarded sticker sleeves were found at the lot, indicating that the stickers were most likely glued on in Finland.
Vantaa's airport parking currently houses hundreds of cars of Russian tourists that have used Finland as their gateway to the rest of Europe and the world, according to IS. Most European countries have introduced restrictions on travel from Russia due to the country's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Nurse shortage worsening
Fresh statistics show that Finland is undergoing a severe nursing shortage, tabloid Iltalehti (IL) writes.
Job search website Duunitori.fi featured as many as 35,996 caregiver vacancies in the sector throughout 2021. The trend has continued in 2022 with August recording a 30 percent-increase in available jobs compared to the same month last year, according to IL.
"The numbers are not lying. There is a dire need to find qualified nurses for various tasks in the healthcare sector," Duunitori's communications manager Niko Pikkuaho said in a release read by the paper.
Nordics unite over energy
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has invited the country heads of the Nordics, Germany and Poland as well as the president of the EU Commission to discuss the replacement of Russian fossil energy, Helsingin Sanomat (HS) reports.
The Danish leader is keen to discuss wind power as an alternative in particular as well as strengthening the transmission networks and general cooperation between the countries, HS writes.
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) will also be participating in Tuesday's meeting.
Cheap power
Cheap electricity in this economy? Indeed, some smaller companies are still selling electricity as cheap as 7 cents per KwH, Tampere-based Aamulehti writes. At the same time, Tampere's electric utility Tampereen Sähkölaitos announced that it will be raising its prices for most of its contracts by 33 cents per KwH.
Among the competitors offering more affordable prices is Seinäjoki city-owned Seinäjoen Energia. Its director, Kari Roos, attributes the company's low prices the fact that the firm has kept its customer-base and operations small.
The same approach could not be applied to a company as big as Tampereen Sähkölaitos, according to the paper.