Lahti city manager Timonen’s work is praised in the city council – the set goals have been met

In the mayor’s annual results and development discussion, the goals set in the previous year are reviewed. According to the presidium of the City Council, the goals have been reached in Lahti.

Lahti city manager Pekka Timonen stands next to the birches
Pekka Timonen has succeeded in his work excellently, Lahti City Council estimates. Stock photo.

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Mäkelä’s first competition medal increased his hunger for success \”If there was still a top race in the Diamond League\”

Kristiina Mäkelä was moved by the resignation threat of the respected Sports Association boss.

Kristiina Mäkelä ventilates.
Mäkelä, who won the EC silver, does not believe what happened.

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Success for the Lahti youth in the karting championship series – Sebastian Lehtimäki drove to the bronze

Sebastian Lehtimäki from Lahti won the last final race of the season.

Karting car driven by Sebastian Lehtimäki
Lehtimäki is satisfied with the medal, even if he would have liked to win.

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It has been a quieter summer in Ahvenisto’s land swimming pool and adventure park than last year

The operation of both the land swimming pool and the Flowpark will end this season on the coming Sunday.

The swimming pool of the Ahvenisto beach resort.
About 17,000 swimmers visited Ahvenisto’s land-based swimming pool this summer.

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A salary increase of 500 euros is presented to Timonen, the mayor of Lahti

According to the management contract, the salary must remain competitive. The wage level in Lahti has been compared with other cities of the same size.

A middle-aged, bespectacled man sits casually on a blue sofa in an open office.  He wears a dark blue suit with a sky blue tie and a white collared shirt.  The man smiles a little.
Pekka Timonen has been the mayor of Lahti since 2018. Archive photo from May 2022.

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\”One day you have to die, but other days you have to live\” – the sailing duo sold everything, shipwrecked in Australia and finally returned

Aiski Kainuvaara and Miia Pärnänen encourage others to go on a sailing trip. The end of the six-year journey was witnessed by dozens of people at Kirkkonummi’s Kantvik harbor.

– No pressure for parking! No one is looking that way, comes the cry.

Dozens of people burst into laughter on the sun-baked platform. Each pair of eyes is directed at the approaching boat. The air vibrates with anticipation.

The red sailboat, Omaha, has just arrived at Kirkkonummi’s Kantvik harbor. Beaching seems to go smoothly for sailors as they are used to. And it’s no wonder, because this has been done a lot lately.

The trip was carefully planned

Kaunuvaara already dreamed of such a trip as a child.

– This has been a dream since I was little. Then it happened to be the right moment for work – and otherwise – to leave. We wanted to do this trip while we are still young and fresh and able to move.

The initial spark happened in 2007 in South America. That’s when Kainuvaara decided that he wanted to make such a trip.

The first thing I had to do was get a passing game. He bought a steel 42-foot Danish sailboat. Omaha, who was about 40 years old, was not yet ready for the trip.

– For five years it was renovated, repaired and prepared. Then the decision was made to leave.

Kainuvaara and Pärnänen sold everything for the trip. The apartment and chattels were allowed to leave. All funds were used for the long-awaited trip.

The anchor rose on June 29, 2016 from Kirkkonummi.

Skippers Ismo \
\”We left with a bit of a yellow beak. We had never done something like this before.\” Miia Pärnänen and Aiski Kainuvaara received sparkling wine in honor of their homecoming.

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Estonian nature is more different from Finland than you might think, says the guide – these five things you might not have known about our neighboring country

Tourism in Estonia is recovering from the corona crisis, and Finns have returned to their favorite destination. For many, Estonia is just like the tourist crowd of the old town, but the nature of Estonia, for example, can surprise a Finn.

In the foreground, beach grass, in the background, or at the end of the isthmus, a small island with a bird tower.  On the horizon, the wooded island of Aegna.
Estonian nature is more different from Finland than you might think, says the guide. In the foreground of the picture is beach grass, in the background is a small island with a bird tower. On the horizon you can see the forested island of Aegna off Tallinn.

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The bear dispute has emptied the hunting tourism entrepreneur’s calendar and cabins at the last minute – the Metsästätäjäliitto also hopes for a more long-term permit practice

According to Metsähallitus, the regional economic effects of bear hunting in Kainuu last year were almost 500,000 euros. According to the tourism entrepreneur, hunting tourism has international potential.

Matti Aikio observes his dog's movements at the opening of the bear hunt in Kuusamo.
Bear hunting is frozen in parts of Kainuu and North Karelia due to license complaints. It upsets entrepreneurs who get income from hunting tourism. The archive picture is of the start of bear hunting in Kuusamo two years ago.

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The mayor of Kemi proposes a theater to be placed in a former bank building

In Kemi, the renovation of two different space alternatives for the use of the theater has been investigated. The mayor’s proposal will be considered by the city council, which will meet in an extraordinary meeting on Monday.

The former Savings Bank building used by the theater.
The building nominated for the theater’s permanent premises once housed a bank. The alternative has less parking space than in connection with the snow castle building.

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