Yle follows election night in Päijät-Häme – still a couple of hours to vote
At the Lahti City Hall polling station, people have been going to the polls at a steady pace and no big queues have formed.
Minna Hämäläinen from Lahti praised the clear arrangements at the polling station.
Lahti resident Minna Hämäläinen went to cast her vote at the City Hall polling station. She hopes the new decision-makers will improve social services, especially for children and young people.
We follow the election night and the vote count in Päijät-Häme in this article.
Retiring politician Sirkku Hildén: Lahti Energy is still being talked about
Sirkku Hildén, who is leaving politics, jokes on her return: “It may well be that in four years’ time I will see that nothing has come of it.” The archive photo is from a city council meeting in 2024.
Sirkku Hildén has been in politics for 20 years. The future plans of the outgoing chairman of the city council are still open.
Hildén has been a member of the Lahti City Council since 2005. Konkari points out that the ownership of Lahti Energia has been discussed for as long as he has been involved in politics – at least 20 years.
An asset with risks
– The debate on Lahti Energia will certainly continue. It will continue to be a good and stable company in the future. An asset for Lahti, but with risks. As the world changes, decision-makers need to be aware of the risks, says Sirkku Hildén.
In Yle’s election machine, almost all Lahti municipal election candidates believe that Lahti Energia should remain fully owned by the city.
“We need to invest in sports facilities”
According to Hildén, there are major investment needs in Lahti, especially for sports and exercise.
In Lahti, a mass brawl after the Pelicans-Jokerit match: six were arrested and one criminal complaint was filed
After yesterday’s match, there were many police officers and an ambulance in the vicinity of the Isku Arena in Lahti.
A scuffle broke out in Lahti after the Pelicans and Jokerit match on Saturday evening. The police will provide more information today.
After a hockey match between Pelicans and Jokerit, a scuffle broke out outside Lahti’s Isku Arena on Saturday.
Pelicans took their second win in the SM-liiga qualifying series. Jokerit lost 2-0.
After the game, emotions ran high among the people outside the hall.
– There were at least 12 police patrols and a lot of law enforcement officers. There was also an ambulance and a fire truck arrived, says eyewitness to Yle.
Oompa Teacher, Grasshopper Doctor, Cabbage Curator and Bean Saviour – who will win the children’s elections in Lahti?
The elections organised at the Lahti Family Centre are part of the children’s education in democracy. The aim is to teach about the possibilities of influencing through play and cartoon characters.
The Lahti Family Centre was buzzing today as children got to experience what it’s like to vote in a purpose-built polling station.
The children of The Teddy Bear Daycare were among the first to arrive and were still in the queue to consider their nominee. Pictures of the four nominated cartoon characters could be found in several places in the space that had been specially built as a polling station.
Six-year-old Aurora Nikula from the Humpula kindergarten dropped her flag on a cardboard ballot box. Katja Vuorinen and Anne Juurinen from the Family Centre acted as official supervisors.
The idea behind the Päijät-Häme Welfare Region has been to support children’s education in democracy and emphasise the importance of empowerment through play and cartoon characters.
Schools and kindergartens were inspired to vote electronically. Everyone was welcome to the Family Center Friday vote.
Cold weather postpones street cleaning in Lahti. Archive photo.
Due to the cold weather, street cleaning will start in earnest on Saturday.
Street cleaning work in the centre of the Gulf of Lahti Sandstorm will not start until Saturday due to the cold weather.
Over the coming days, the sandstorm will remove the sand in the city centre. In addition, the carriageways, car parks, central reservations and light traffic lanes will be washed.
Here are 10 mini-analyses of the most talked-about election issues in big cities
Helsinki residents are now talking about cars, Oulu is concerned about the city’s reputation, Turku is arguing about the tram. This article lists the most talked-about election issues across Finland.
On Sunday, the municipal and regional elections culminate in the election day itself.
We found out what the hottest election issues are in Finland’s ten largest cities.
Helsinki
One of the issues that have been raised at the election gates in Helsinki is transport. In particular, the conditions for car use have been the subject of much discussion. One of the topics has been the possible introduction of internal combustion engines.
Helsinki has predicted that there will be around 226 500 vehicles in the city in 2030. Archive photo of morning rush hour on Teollisuuskatu.
Another eternity topic in Helsinki is planning and construction. Many require the preservation of neighborhoods, including new detached houses. There is a big concern for storing green areas around the city.
Jokerit sunk Pelicans in the 2nd overtime – expert: “A very big goal for the doubters of the qualification series”
Joker’s Ville Vainikainen celebrates his 4-3 winning goal in the 2nd overtime at 90.50 against Pelicans in the 2nd qualification game 10.4.2025.
Jokerei’s Ville Vainikainen won the second qualification game in 90.50 at Helsinki Ice Hall.
The Joker’s long-held winning streak and 3-1 lead evaporated in the last three minutes of regulation time.
Pelicans held the puck 68% of the time and took the shot count 73-45. Vainikainen, who was the hero of the game, chewed on his stick for a long time and was only able to play at the end.
The 31-year-old KalPa-born player only played a good five minutes in the match.
Physical league qualification match
The Jokers turned the game in one and a half minutes – 6.17 and 7.42.
