The joint venture between the Bee and the Wellbeing Region will treat 70% of the population of Väijäthämälä – some candidates think the share is too high

In addition to Lahti, the Harju Health Social Centre also operates in Iiti, Kärkölä and Hartola.

The joint venture between the Päijät-Häme welfare region and Mehiläinen, Harju Health, has established itself in three years, but some of the candidates for the regional elections consider its share of the health services of Päijät-Häme residents to be too high.

Mehiläinen owns 51% of the company and the welfare region 49%.

Of the candidates who responded to Yle’s election questionnaire, 39% think that Harju Health has too much of a share in the services provided to the people of Harju.

-The high share of Harju’s health has contributed to the fact that the welfare area’s own social centers have not been developed with the same intensity. This message also comes from staff, says Kirsi Lehtimäki.

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Pelicans collapsed in the playoffs – Jukurit scored eight powerplay goals

Jukurit, coached by Jonne Virtanen, figuratively took Pelicans in their bosom in the 3rd playoffs of the ice hockey league.

Pelicans, operating with a budget of over three million players, collapsed badly in the 3rd playout of the Ice Hockey League, when Jukurit picked up an 8-3 away win in front of only 2004 spectators in Lahti.

Jukurit took home advantage in the series and took the lead with a 2-1 victory.

– I don’t know about records, but the superiority worked today. It was evenly matched. We are looking for a win and it doesn’t matter if it comes with 1-0 or 8-3, Virtanen said.

During the follow-up, the Jukuri rotten as many as four additional hits and increased their lead from 3-2 to 7-2.

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Päijät-Häme regional election debate live on the radio on Tuesday in the early evening

Sari Niinistö (Coalition Party), Kirsi Lehtimäki (Social Democratic Party) and Harri Pikkarainen (Left) face off in a tough debate on Radio Suomen in Päijät-Häme.

Radio Finland’s regional election debates continue today, Tuesday.

The discussions will focus on the special features of the Päijät-Häme welfare region, such as Harju’s health and social real estate, economy and digital services, and artificial intelligence in social services.

You can listen to the regional election debates afterwards on Yle Arena.

Nastola Kirkonkylä school is safe until spring 2026 without major renovation

School attendance can be safeguarded by limiting the use of space and improving ventilation. A longer-term solution will require heavier measures.

The use of the Nastola Kirkonkylä school can be secured until the end of the spring semester 2026 by restricting the use of certain facilities and improving ventilation and cleaning.

According to the City of Lahti, the measures will be carried out during the summer of 2025.

The Lahti Facilities Centre estimates that if the building continues to be used after the spring semester of 2026, the premises will require major renovation.

To date, nine health hazards have been identified at the Kirkonkylä school.

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Sunny weather attracted 28 000 spectators to the Salpausselkä race on Saturday

This year, patriotic colours were visible on the race uniforms.

This weekend, the public at the Salpausselkä races have enjoyed exceptionally warm weather.

On Saturday, the temperature in Lahti was well above zero and the sun was shining full blast in the stands.

According to the organisers, the crowd on Saturday was up to 28 000. You could see and feel it.

At the time of the couple’s sprint, the curve was so full of people that the law enforcement officers had to turn the crowd from the gate of the audience.

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Defence Forces helicopters fly over the Salpausselkä in Lahti to celebrate the Games

The helicopters will arrive before 6.30 pm.

Two Defence Forces helicopters will make an overflight of the Salpausselkä race area in Lahti on Friday.

The NH90 transport helicopters of the Utin Ice Regiment will fly over the sports centre before the start of the cross-country skiing sprint finals at around 18.20.

Helicopters approach the race area from the direction of Lahti city centre. The race organisers warn of aircraft noise for about 15 minutes.

Pelicans’ glide in the league came to an end and the stickiness spread to the finances

CEO Lauri Pöyhönen assures that the company’s finances are not in danger of collapsing. The remaining matches of the hockey spring will fill the coffers to some extent.

The ice hockey league team was aiming for the Finnish championship, but Pelicans finished second last in the regular season.

Lahti now play a playout series against Mikkeli Jukure and try to avoid the league qualifiers. The loser of the series will play the qualifiers against the Mestika champions.

– The financial future of the company is not threatened after this period, Pöyhönen says.

The previous two silver teams invested in this season with a record -breaking player budget of over EUR 3 million.

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Excel error caused a big mess in the procurement of a street maintenance contract – inspectors criticise the behaviour of Lahti officials

The city clarified the legal liability of officials in the procurement process for a street maintenance contract that went wrong.

A report on the actions of Lahti officials in the botched procurement of a street maintenance contract has been completed. The missing information in the excel sheet led to further clarification of the legal liability of the officials in the case.

The study has been commissioned by external auditors. The audit concerned a spreadsheet error in the procurement process and internal controls over the handling of the case.

A dispute also arose between the city and the contractor: in January 2024, the city started preparing a complaint to the district court.

Insufficient internal control

Inspectors highlight a few shortcomings. According to the review, the City Engineer and the Maintenance Manager had not arranged sufficiently effective internal control in financially significant, extensive and numerous details.

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A record number of applicants applied to Kiipula Vocational College in the spring joint selection

The most popular training courses in Kiipula in terms of the number of applicants were TUVA and TELMA training courses and business undergraduate degrees in Tampere, Lahti and Janakkala.

Kiipula Vocational College once again had a record number of applicants. The total number of applicants in the spring joint call was 883, compared to 836 last spring. In 2023, less than 700 students applied to study at Kiipula.

Tampere had 206 applicants, Lahti 119, Janakkala 116 and Hämeenlinna 70. A press release from Kiipula Vocational College says that there were 587 priority applicants this spring.

In the spring joint call, 12 basic vocational qualifications and the preparatory training programmes TUVA and TELMA were offered in nine locations, with a total of 370 places available.

The most popular trainings in the number of applicants were TUVA and Telma training and basic business qualifications in Tampere, Lahti and Janakkala.

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“Like a little boy in a sledding hill” – see how Janne Ahonen even came close to the Finnish star on the Lahti hill

Janne Ahonen told us earlier that he had no initial desire to jump from the Lahti Big Hill. But on Thursday morning he enjoyed it.

When the duathlon challenge was cleared, Ahonen described that he had no urge to jump. Even now, Ahonen said it was difficult to go to practice. However, his mind was changed. When she had to start concentrating on jumping, Ahonen started to get excited.

– Oh joke, I enjoyed that! I felt like a little boy on a bobsleigh track, Ahonen says.

Ahonen wondered after his training session whether he should now dare to go even faster for Saturday’s showpiece event.

– If you could get a little further, Ahonen said.

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