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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Joroinen’s luxury holiday destination being completed on time: Jasper Pääkkönen, Valtteri Bottas and Iivo Niskanen, among others, invested in the hotel

The resort is about to be completed in February of next year and employees are currently being recruited there.

The picture shows the PihlasResort resort.
The fireplace room of the sauna used by guests in the destination under construction.

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The Rasmus’ Eurovision meadows will be auctioned so that the Natural Heritage Foundation can buy the forest from Lope

The city of Vantaa has decided to sell the 50-hectare forest area in Lope to the Natural Heritage Foundation. The forest will be bought and protected with the funds of the Blue Forest collection launched by the Natural Heritage Foundation and the Von Hertzen Brothers band in February.

Kie von Hertzen investigates the river running through the Blue Forest at Lope.
Musician Kie von Hertzen explores the river that runs through the Blue Forest.

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Tuija Siltamäki’s column: Which is more valuable to you – The likes of strangers or the privacy of your friends?

People who are celebrating also have the right to privacy, and no one should unintentionally become content on other people’s social media, writes Siltamäki.

Tuija Siltamäki, Helsinki, 01.02.2019

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Evidence of the \”Atlantis of Wales\” written down in the 13th century was found on the seabed

The legend tells of a prosperous kingdom that was suddenly swallowed by the sea. There really were islands off the coast of Wales that disappeared into the sea in the Middle Ages, but the destruction was brought about by slow erosion, according to new research.

Hand drawn map of Britain.
In Gough’s map, which was the basis of the study, Britain lies on its stomach compared to what we are used to. The North is on the far left and Wales with its lost islands is on the lower right.

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Maria Pettersson wishes she was a hot woman herself – a new non-fiction book opens the life stories of around 70 lesser-known Finnish women

The sister work of the book History’s jännät naiset tells about Finnish women who lived extraordinary lives. The non-fiction writer hopes that women’s history would be studied even more so that a more truthful picture of the past would be drawn.

Maria Pettersson, the author of the book Jännät naiset in History.
Editor-in-chief and non-fiction writer Maria Pettersson started collecting stories of historical women at a young age. First, she shared short biographies on her Twitter account, after which she compiled them into a book called History’s jännä naiset. The book \”Jännät naiset\” in Finnish history was created when readers wanted stories about Finnish women.

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The attraction that cost 21 million euros did not interest people this summer – even the big Kouvola sign did not get boaters to the Kimola canal

The Kimola channel in Kouvola was quiet last summer. The low traffic volume is explained by expensive fuel and increased foreign tourism.

The allure of novelty on Kimola’s channel has dissipated.

This summer, there were fewer boaters on the canal on the border between Iiti and Kouvola than ever before. This year, between May and September, 1180 closures were made on the channel. Closures are made when boat traffic passes through the canal closure.

The number of closures fell by about a third compared to last summer. In 2021, there were 1,669 closures.

In addition to jet skis and regular motorboats, inland water cruisers operate in the canal.

Map with Lahti, Kouvola and Kimola canal.

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Three municipalities in eastern Pirkanmaa plan to hire a tourism promoter

Kangasala, Kuhmoinen and Pälkäne calculate that they have a total of almost 12,000 cottagers and other seasonal residents. Development needs are also seen.

The central route of the center of Kuhmoinen.  Tampere's Nysse has stopped to pick up and there is a red small car behind it
The soberness of the center of Kuhmoinen. An illustration from this spring.

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