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"I wanted to go on vacation to Kosovo this summer, but I have no money," explained one of the five Kosovar workers. https://nord.news/2023/06/28/a-kosovar-construction-company-in-finland-regularly-demands-that-employees-return-part-of-their-wages-yle-investigates/?feed_id=35293

Energiavahti clarified the rules on fair pricing and said that companies must offer an alternative to spot price contracts. https://nord.news/2023/06/28/the-energy-agency-defines-reasonable-price-of-electricity/?feed_id=35279

Factors that worsen the air quality in the capital region are traffic exhaust emissions, road dust and emissions from wood burning. Traffic primarily contributes to emissions of exhaust gases such as nitrogen dioxide and road dust into the air. "The amount of traffic in the capital region increased last year, which increased nitrogen dioxide concentrations in areas of heavy traffic. For example, nitrogen dioxide levels rose in Helsinki's Mäkelänkatu compared to the previous two years. The renewal of the car fleet and the increase in electric cars will reduce exhaust gas concentrations in the long term," says Saija Korhonen HSY's air protection expert. According to HSY's measurements, the annual limit value for nitrogen dioxide was not exceeded at any air quality measuring station last year. However, WHO's stricter annual recommendation for nitrogen dioxide was exceeded at almost all measuring stations. The annual and daily limit valu...

The knife-edge voting result of the EU Parliament's environment committee was 44-44, but the required simple majority was not obtained to support the bill. The final vote, which will decide the fate of the proposal, will now take place in July. https://nord.news/2023/06/28/finland-is-closely-monitoring-how-the-eu-reform-proposal-meets-with-a-setback/?feed_id=35265

The new policy is expected to raise the entry threshold for Russians who own land in Finland and limit visas for Russians for school entrance exams. https://nord.news/2023/06/28/finland-tightens-entry-restrictions-for-russians-even-more/?feed_id=35258

Three opposition parties demanded a vote on the Basic Finns minister's connections to extreme right-wing groups and previous statements. https://nord.news/2023/06/28/parliament-supports-the-minister-after-the-far-right-scandal/?feed_id=35237

According to the CEO of the CrowdSorsa application, users can earn up to 20 euros per hour by participating in the project. https://nord.news/2023/06/28/kajaani-pays-cyclists-to-describe-bike-paths-with-the-app/?feed_id=35223

CHONGQING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Against the backdrop of the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the imposing skyline of traditional Chinese-style buildings tells a story of a bygone era. The buildings, nestled between mountains and rivers, house the Southward Relocation of Forbidden City's Artifacts Memorial. With its name echoing China's former Imperial Palace in Beijing, the memorial is a monument to a wartime effort that saw imperial treasures moved. During the last Dragon Boat Festival, the memorial attracted nationwide visitors. Zhou Yueming, a tourist from Beijing, was delighted by the memorial's range of intangible cultural heritage activities, including hand-weaving sweet wormwood and making dragon boat bags. "It is meaningful and fun to experience these activities in a place with such historical depth," Zhou said. Many visitors, including Zhou, are puzzled by the memorial...

On Wednesday, Ulf Kristersson (M) will be the first party leader to speak during the Almedal Week. The hearing is about, among other things: Climate policy, gang crime and NATO. Pia Fridén asks the questions. https://nord.news/2023/06/28/ulf-kristersson-m-is-questioned-before-the-almedal-week/?feed_id=35209

The Santa party arrives at Minnesota United after five years at Norwich City in England. https://nord.news/2023/06/28/pukki-switches-from-soccer-to-soccer-with-an-mls-move/?feed_id=35202