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Spring came early: The electric kicks were already coming to the Lahti street scene

Spring came early: The electric kicks were already coming to the Lahti street scene

Electric kicks in a row along the Aution Street in the evening.
Electric kicks were waiting for renters on Monday night in the center of Lahti.

City bikes can still be expected.

The first electric kick boards have been brought to the center of Lahti.

Although snow may still come, the boards do not much harm the maintenance of the streets.

Currently, only one company scooter is available in Lahti. According to Lake Polojärvi, it is likely that another company will bring electric kickboards like last year.

Mandel-city bikes will have to wait for some more time. The exact date has not been decided, but it depends on the weather.

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Woman sent in hate messages in accusation of Portion Boys singer Tiina Forsby’s defamation

Woman sent in hate messages in accusation of Portion Boys singer Tiina Forsby’s defamation

Jalotiina on YleXPop's stage wearing a pink dress.
Portion Boys singer Tiina Forsby aka Jalotiina performing in Hämeenlinna in YleXPop in the summer of 2023. Archive photo.

According to the prosecutor, the writings have been threatening, offensive and sexual in tone.

According to the prosecutor, there are several writings. They have been inappropriate, threatening, offensive and sexual in tone. Many are written anonymously.

The accused is one of the authors. In the pre -trial investigation, he has awarded the act mainly for defamation.

The writings began when the Portion Boys participated in the 2023 UMK competition.

Forsby says he had been prepared for negative writings in court, but their abundance surprised me. Writing quickly went into personalities, he says.

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The climate-like bear took gold in the Ice Sculpture Championships in Lahti-\”This pulls with him,\” says the sculptor

The climate-like bear took gold in the Ice Sculpture Championships in Lahti-\”This pulls with him,\” says the sculptor

Ice sculpture showing bear.
Timo Koivisto’s Finnish Championship Gold Sculpture of 1.5 degrees is reminiscent of narrowing the lifestyle of polar bears.

The ice sculptors gathered at the Finnish Championships in Lahti this weekend. Carving ice is a passion for the creators, after which we go to the ends of the country.

The Ice Sculpture Championships took place in Lahti this weekend.

All the competition sculptors were experienced factors, many of whom have decades of experience in the sport.

Suomen Latu ry started organizing the Snow Sculpture Championships in 1980. The first competition took place in Laajavuori, Jyväskylä. Since then, competitions have been organized every year.

This year’s competition was held in the courtyard of the Lahti Motorcycle Museum, where the public had the opportunity to follow the work of the sculptors a few meters away.

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The Elocapan’s demonstration only attracted a handful of participants in Lahti

The Elocapan’s demonstration only attracted a handful of participants in Lahti

Elocapina protesters in Lahti, Mannerheim Riding Statue on 010325.
Marko Vertainen in the middle of the picture. At the foot of the Mannerheim Riding Statue shows the slogans of the living room.

The demonstration, which sparked the discussion in advance, did not receive much support.

The Elocapina demonstration at the Lahti Railway Square only collected a handful of participants.

There was also a police patrol to monitor the situation and a few bystanders.

Initially, the demonstration wanted to be four -day and it would have included decorating the Mannerheim Riding Statue. However, the Lahti Urban Environment Board intervened.

Elokapina has become known for its spectacular demonstrations that have stopped traffic. There was no intention of such action in Lahti.

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Häme Police are investigating Pekka scams as a fraud

Häme Police are investigating Pekka scams as a fraud

Screenshot for apologies for Pekka on social media on Instagram.
Screenshot apologize for Pekka on Instagram. Heluna Association shared an update on its social media channels telling about 15-year-old Pekka. According to the update, Pekka was bullied at school and he eventually committed suicide.

Yesterday, the Helsinki Police Department said it had begun a preliminary study regarding the activities of the Association.

Häme Police are investigating the Pekka campaign of Heluna, who has been in public.

According to police, the pre -trial investigation is in the early stages. More will be announced next week.

Yesterday, the Helsinki Police Department said it had begun a preliminary study regarding the activities of the Association. So far, the Helsinki Police Department does not suspect any crime. The preliminary study is in the early stages.

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The man died in the Lahti police prison

The man died in the Lahti police prison

Red brick building on a sunny day outer photo.
The Häme Police Department was filmed in Hennala in Lahti in the summer of 2021.

The death of a 54-year-old man was observed during the inspection round.

The man died in the storage space of the Lahti Main Police Station on Tuesday, the Häme Police Department reports. The death of a 54-year-old man was observed during the inspection round.

The Western Uusimaa Police Department is conducting an investigation into the cause of death. According to the Police Board’s instructions, the death of the police is always investigated by another police unit.

The case has also been reported to the prosecutor. The prosecutor assesses whether it is advisable to start a pre -trial investigation into the police.

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Harju Health CEO: The GP would require one hundred new health center physicians in Päijät-Häme

Harju Health CEO: The GP would require one hundred new health center physicians in Päijät-Häme

The close -up is a large concrete building with many layers.  Some windows have light.
Harju Health provides services, for example, at the Lahti Sotekeskus on the premises of the former City Hospital.

According to Petja Orre, the receding CEO of Harju Health, the implementation of the GP is unrealistic in Päijät-Häme.

According to Orre, implementing a pure medical model is an unrealistic goal.

Harju’s health preferably guides patients to the professional the patient’s discomfort. If necessary, a multidisciplinary team consults with a doctor.

– We should have double the number of health center doctors compared to the present. Of course it costs. In the near future, I do not see as realistic, where there would be hundreds of doctors who want to do 100 % or even 80 % in Päijät-Häme, says Orre.

Harju Health provides basic military services in Lahti, Iit, Kärkölä and Hartola.

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New guidelines make it easier to sort plastic packaging

New guidelines make it easier to sort plastic packaging

The close -up is a hand that puts a plastic packaging in a plastic collection container.
Various plastic parts are removed from plastic packaging, such as caps, lids and pumps. Plastic takeaway food containers and packaging and plastic disposable bags should be sorted for plastic packaging collection.

EU countries should recycle half of their plastic packaging by the end of the year. In Finland, the recycling rate is now just over 30%.

Sorting and recycling of plastic and cardboard packaging has been simplified. National sorting guidelines have been updated to clarify everyday waste management, says Finnish Packaging Recycling Ltd.

According to the company, small amounts of food waste or wastage from plastic packaging do not hamper recycling. This means that there is no need to rinse the packaging to get it clean.

To prevent odours, Turunen says that packaging can be wiped with, for example, used kitchen paper before putting it in the plastic packaging collection.

Disposable cardboard cups are often used as a small amount of plastic as a protective layer, but the mugs are sorted into the cardboard packaging, as most of the mug’s weight is cardboard.

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Ridge Health made a positive result for the first time

Ridge Health made a positive result for the first time

Close-up is the exterior door of the Lahti Sote Center reception.  In it text: Päijät-Sote and Harju Health
Harju Health started its operations in Lahti, Iitti and Kärkölä in 2021, and later expanded to Hartola.

Last year, the digital clinic already had almost 100 000 visits.

Harjun Terveys, a joint venture between the Päijät-Häme Welfare Region and Mehiläinen, has achieved a positive financial result for the first time in its history.

Last year, the company’s profit was almost half a million euros and turnover rose to around 43 million euros.

According to Harju’s Health, the positive result has been achieved by streamlining operations, cutting back on purchases and maintaining a tight financial rein.

In outpatient care, nearly 90 % and in oral health care 96 % of patients were treated in less than two weeks.

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Fazer to reduce staff in milling business

Fazer to reduce staff in milling business

Fazer's mill in Lahti.  Two trucks are just brought to the mill.
The change negotiations concerned workers at Fazer’s mills in Lahti and Joutsa and in Lidköping, Sweden. The picture shows the Lahti mill.

The change negotiations in Fazer’s milling business will lead to the termination of nine jobs.

Negotiations on changes to Fazer’s milling business have been concluded.

Restructuring to improve profitability and efficiency will lead to the termination of nine jobs in Finland.

In addition, according to Fazer’s press release, the job titles and responsibilities of some employees will be changed.

In Sweden, four employment relationships end with the mill business. The change negotiations have concerned about 190 employees in Fazer’s mill business in Lahti, Joutsa and Swedish Lidköping.

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