Tiktok tracks its users in surprising detail – this is how the police, the taxman and other actors justify why they still work on the application

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At least Aalto University is considering whether it can continue using Tiktok due to the recent revelations. For many public actors, Tiktok is an important tool for reaching the public.

The information security gaps revealed on Tiktok also raise serious questions for Finnish authorities and media houses. Can they operate on a platform that is known to be able to harvest its users’ passwords?

It is possible for the Chinese-owned Tiktok to monitor, for example, the text entered on the keyboard in its own in-app browser. In theory, it would thus be possible for Tiktok to gain access to information such as credit card information or passwords.

Of the applications examined, only Tiktok did not allow the user to switch to the phone’s default browser. According to Krause, it’s about conscious programming.

Tiktok has confirmed Krause’s observations as correct. The company emphasizes that monitoring is done to facilitate user-friendliness and not to collect personal information.

Tiktok is mainly used by 18-24 year olds. In Finland, many authorities also use the service to reach young people.

We asked Yle, Helsingin Sanom, the Helsinki Police, the Tax Administration and Aalto University how they justify operating on Tiktok in light of the new information security revelations.

Mobile phone, cell phone in hand, TikTok sites.
The Tax Administration’s Tiktok account is humorous and at the same time enlightens on issues related to taxation.
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The tourist summer was lively in Päijät-Hämee – there were clearly more overnight stays in July than a year earlier

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In Päijät-Hämee, the number of accommodation days increased compared to last year.

Sokos Hotel Seurahuone and Aleksanterinkatu
The number of paid overnight stays increased in Lahti.
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Growth is expected for ruska tourism – young tourists have discovered the ruska cycling routes, the splendor of color is also being sought with the new application

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A busy fall season is expected in Lapland’s fell centers. Corona has turned the season of autumn, which traditionally interests the older age group, into an attractive one for young people as well.

The slope of the fell glowing in rust yellow behind the Tyyne lake ridge, yellow leaves in the willow bush in the foreground.
Ruska is also of interest to young travelers. In the picture, the color splendor of the fall from Utsjoki from September last year.
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A restaurateur was sentenced to conditional imprisonment in Lahti for forced labor

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The District Court dismissed the charges, but the Court of Appeal considered that the evidence showed that it was human trafficking.

Restaurant table of La Famiglia restaurant in Jumbo.
The Court of Appeal ordered the victims of human trafficking to be compensated tens of thousands of euros in unpaid wages. Illustration picture.

The Court of Appeal has sentenced an entrepreneur who ran a restaurant in Lahti to conditional imprisonment and compensation for forced labor. The restaurateur kept two people with no language skills, who came to Finland as asylum seekers, working for a small salary, largely without allowances, holidays and additional days off.

The employees lived with the entrepreneur, which was one factor that the Court of Appeal considered to have affected their dependent position on the restaurateur. The convict used violence against the victims and threatened violence and repatriation.

In the spring of 2021, the Päijät-Häme district court dismissed the charges of human trafficking and abuse. According to the Court of Appeal, the district court evaluated the evidence incorrectly, and handed down the sentences for the crimes in question. The human trafficking crimes took place from November 2016 to April 2018 and from May 2017 to October 2017.

The restaurateur must compensate one victim for almost 30,000 euros and the other for almost 90,000 euros in lost wages and allowances. In addition, there will be compensation for suffering, among other things.

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Espoo became a city 50 years ago, and that ended the harassment of Helsinki

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Finland’s second largest city is only 50 years old. Espoo might be even younger if the neighboring city of Helsinki hadn’t claimed Tapiola and Leppävaara for itself.

Espoo’s population exceeded the 300,000 mark last June. So it’s a Finnish big city. Espoo also has a long history, which is reminiscent of the medieval church.

That is why it is perhaps a little surprising that Espoo did not receive city rights until January 1, 1972.

As a city, Espoo is younger than, for example, Järvenpää, Pieksämäki or Kerava. The city of Vantaa is, after all, a few years younger than Espoo.

Men walking towards the camera in work clothes. In the back, an apartment block under construction.
Iivisniemi in the western part of Espoo is one of the suburbs built by large construction companies. The picture is of the brush lifters from 1967.
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Many nurses came to work on their day off, when the residents went to the karaoke bar – nursing home director: \”Music touches everyone\”

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The people of Lahti’s Esperi Hoivakoti Launee have taken over the local bar and are waiting for the karaoke to start. Music is an important tool for nursing home staff in caring for people with dementia.

Hoivakoti residents singing karaoke.
There was plenty of atmosphere in the bar when a large group of residents of the nursing home Esper came to sing karaoke. Music helps to establish contact with a person with dementia.

The small suburban cupola Laune Bari has been filled to the brim with people from the nearby nursing home Esper. More than 40 residents of the nursing home and their escorts have arrived and the karaoke can begin.

It’s not the first time Esper’s people are on the move, as they’ve been enjoying karaoke twice before. Now an exceptionally large number of people went along, because the event had to be postponed due to strict corona restrictions.

The trip is an effort for the nursing home.

– A large part of the residents come in a wheelchair or with a walker. Nobody is allowed to leave alone without an escort, explains Julkunen.

Therefore, it would not have been possible to organize karaoke on our own, but in addition to the owner of the bar, volunteers from Telia have been brought in to help.

The feeling is transmitted, even if you can’t speak

A large part of the residents of the nursing home there are memory sufferers. This does not prevent you from enjoying the music and the event that breaks your everyday routine.

– You can see from the expressions and gestures that music touches everyone. This has been expected, and this will be remembered for a long time, says Kaija Julkunen.

– It may be that I sing. It’s a bit of a feeling thing, he says with a smile.

When asked about his favorite song, Risto becomes thoughtful.

– Now, when you ask so suddenly, I’m really mad. There are so many good songs, laughs Risto.

Music helps in nursing work

The positive effect of music can be seen practically in nursing care for people with dementia.

– Some residents can be aggressive at times. We have noticed that, for example, by humming evergreens, the morning chores can be done more easily. It helps to create contact with the residents, says Julkunen.

The afternoon event built around karaoke will be continued at the care home in Lahti.

– Next time we’ll probably have to go to a dance stage, because not everyone who wants to fit in here anymore, laughs the director of the care home, Kaija Julkunen.

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Lahti City Theater has a rich autumn program – theater director Ilkka Laasonen is already saying goodbye on stage

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There are no less than six premieres at the Lahti city theater in the fall. One of them is the last direction of Ilkka Laasonen, who led the theater for a long time, before retiring.

He says that inquiries about suitable candidates have already been made. There have also been a few inquiries. The new director will start one year from now in August.

Laasonen is responsible for this autumn’s, next spring’s and mainly autumn 2023’s program as well. The background is for practical reasons.

– If the director selection is now moved to the end of autumn, especially in the planning of large productions, we would be in trouble in the fall of next year, Laasonen states.

Six premieres and visits

The autumn performance season of the City Theater starts next week.

Part of the software was moved forward in the spring due to corona restrictions. There are six premieres, the performance calendar is tight and all the theater’s stages are in use.

– We also got our own production for studio stage Aino after a long time, Ilkka Laasonen is happy.

Choreographer Jyri Numminen looks at the camera wearing a blue sweater. Behind the stage, a yellow light pole.
Jyri Numminen is a graduate of Lahti University of Applied Sciences’ musical theater line, which was discontinued in 2016.
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Lapland’s smallest municipality invests in vitality – with the goal of increasing the population of Pelkosenniemi to over a thousand

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For example, a new vitality director position has been established in Pelkosenniemi, to which Sari Niemi, development manager of the LAB University of Applied Sciences, was selected last week.

Pelkosenniemi municipal manager Päivi Vauhkonen
According to Pelkosenniemi municipal manager Päivi Vauhkonen, the development of Pyhätunturi is crucial for the vitality of the entire municipality.
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