In the quarter league, two guys whose home countries are at war can play on the same team

Lahti’s Kortteliliga has kept the townspeople moving for more than fifty years. The activity that started as a competition between groups of friends plays a big role as a builder of friendships and community.

Executive Director of Lahti Kortteliiga Jarmo Ropponen at his desk.
CEO Jarmo \”Jake\” Ropponen at his desk. In 53 years, Lahti’s Kortteliliga has become a remarkable community. It has nearly 3,500 members aged 15-80.

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The people of Lahti are asked for their opinions on the development of Launee Central Park – more park corridors and an even bigger arboretum are planned

We want the central park to be an even more versatile place for leisure

Skateboards and helmets at the skate ramp.  Close-up.  Sun shines.  Photo of Lahti Launee skate park
Laune’s central park also includes a skate park. Illustration picture.

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The mistake that slipped into Matti Nykänen’s monument will be corrected in the first instance, says sculptor Kaarina Kaikkonen

Matti Nykänen’s achievements are engraved on the skis of the piece. One of the achievements is marked as \”Olympic Silver Suurmäki Sarajevo 1984\ although Nykänen was an Olympic champion on the Sarajevo Suurmäki. vaikka Nykänen oli Sarajevon suurmäessä olympiavoittaja.

Matti Nykänen's memorial.
The face of young Matti Nykänen is engraved on the slab of the monument’s base.

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Dry August took away hopes for a good mushroom harvest, but suitable rain and heat can still partially restore them

The hot August took away the mushrooms, but suitable rains can still bring them back.

– I’ve been walking here for seven years, and I’ve never seen a forest so empty of mushrooms at the turn of August and September, says Korhonen.

The past summer and early autumn have been quite special when it comes to mushrooms. At the end of July, mushroom baskets were filled with delicious chanterelles in different parts of Finland.

The hot period in August stopped the mushroom season almost completely.

– There is still hope. When the water comes, the mushrooms still rise. Not in a day or two, but in a week from the rains, Jarkko Korhonen reminds.

September is the best mushroom month in southern and central Finland.

– Measured in milliliters, the rain has been quite reasonable in recent days. I think the mycelium is starting to flow and produce a crop. I just have to hope that the night frosts don’t come too early.

Jarkko Korhonen is a Finnish mushroom expert and writer.
Jarkko Korhonen is a Finnish mushroom expert and writer.

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The university hospital supplement is back on the table – Päijät-Hämee would leave 11 million per year

The Ministry of Finance proposes that welfare regions with university hospitals should receive additional funding. Funding would inoculate other areas.

The lobby of Kuopio University Hospital.
University hospitals’ higher costs come from, among other things, research activities. In the archive image, Kuopio University Hospital.

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Silu Seppälä was sitting in a bar 30 years ago when Kaurismäki asked him for his film – soon he was chosen as the best actor in Europe

Musician Silu Seppälä accidentally became an actor on the big screen. A career in films started at the top. Now he is starring in the latest film The Mindsaver.

Silu Seppälä photographed in Lappeenranta cinema.
Silu Seppälä, who is turning 68, lives in Lappeenranta today and does not long to return to Helsinki.

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Next summer, the Magic Flute will play at the Savonlinna Opera Festival and soprano Lisette Oropesa will return to Olavinlinna as Juliana

Next summer, the Magic Flute will play at the Savonlinna Opera Festival and soprano Lisette Oropesa will return to Olavinlinna as Juliana Read More »

Mineral wool fibers have been found in the indoor air of Salpausselkä church – attempts are being made to improve the air quality with repairs during the autumn

Continuous stay in the interior of the church should be avoided for the time being

The church hall, behind which you can see a light brown brick wall and in front of it an altar with purple altar clothes.
The church in Salpausselkä is also scheduled to be renovated. Project planning will start in the fall.

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Hanoi Rocks makes a comeback in the original line-up – Sami Yaffa: \”When idiots start playing together, it becomes good chaos\”

Hanoi Rocks will perform at Michael Monroe’s birthday party in September.

The original line-up of Hanoi Rocks, one of Finland’s most significant rock bands of all time, will perform together for the first time in over 40 years.

According to the band’s frontman, singer Michael Monroe, it’s not an actual Hanoi Rocks re-union, but the band is making a comeback as the culmination of Monroe’s 60th anniversary concert. The original Hanoi Rocks line-up will take the stage at the end of the concert.

Hanoi Rocks in a group photo.
This is what the band looked like in 1982.

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