Carson, a Canadian-Icelandic writer, received the Nobel Prize in Literature yesterday. Einarsson called the award a great honour for her and said he was delighted for her.

Carson, 76, was born in Canada in 1950 and has been an Icelandic citizen since 2022. She has spent part of each year in Iceland for a long time and was in the country when she heard about the award.

Known for her poetry, essays and translations of ancient Greek literature, Carson has written works including Autobiography of Red and The Beauty of the Husband. She received the Vigdís International Prize in 2023.

Einarsson said artists with foreign backgrounds enrich Icelandic culture and that their circumstances deserve closer attention. He said the ministry would contact Carson once the immediate attention around the prize had subsided, to express its respect and gratitude.

Einarsson said he had not previously known much about Carson’s work but planned to read more. Carson is the second Icelandic citizen to win the Nobel Prize in Literature; Halldór Kiljan Laxness received it in 1955.

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Zedig’s 32-year-old son, Christian, was struck on the left side of the head or in the neck during a World Cup big-screen event at Islands Brygge in Copenhagen in June. He died a few days later, leaving a wife and two daughters.

The 31-year-old defendant, who pleaded guilty, was sentenced to one year in prison for simple assault by Copenhagen City Court two days ago. He was not convicted of murder, attempted murder or aggravated assault.

Zedig said the sentence was difficult to understand. “Twelve months is nothing compared with the lifelong prison sentence that Christian’s mother, his siblings and I are serving,” he told Swedish broadcaster SVT. He invited Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to meet him in Sweden and explain how someone could receive 12 months for taking a life.

Frederiksen accepted the invitation, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. She called the assault “completely senseless” and said, “One year for taking another person’s life. That is not acceptable.” She also said cases of simple assault resulting in death should be punished much more severely when the offender has previous convictions for violent crime.

The prosecutor said the court assessed the typical danger of the attack rather than its consequences, adding that a punch is typically not dangerous. The court also treated the defendant’s aggressive and confrontational behaviour at the event, and his previous convictions for attempted murder, rape and violence, as aggravating factors.

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The collision occurred at about 4.30pm. Police said the vehicles had been travelling in opposite directions. Their preliminary assessment is that the car, travelling from Jyväskylä towards Kuopio, may have crossed into the oncoming lane.

Police have not provided information about possible injuries. The road remains closed, and police estimate it could reopen by about 6.30pm. A Yle reporter estimated that traffic from the Kuopio direction had backed up for about two kilometres.

Police, rescue services and emergency medical services are at the scene. Police are directing traffic.

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The warning appears in the agency’s comments to parliament on a bill to amend immigration law. The bill would allow authorities to defer decisions on international protection applications for six years instead of five, in line with an EU decision to extend temporary protection related to the war in Ukraine until March 4, 2028.

When the six-year period ends, people covered by temporary protection can ask for their applications to be examined on their merits. The agency believes most may do so, potentially leaving it to process claims from more than 6,000 Ukrainians. Its protection and permits division is already under heavy pressure, and the resulting backlog could take a long time to clear.

The agency says the extension would postpone the problem and urges the authorities to prepare for the expected workload, including by providing more funding. It supports the bill’s aim of making it easier for people who have established roots in the country to apply for regular residence permits instead of remaining under temporary protection. The agency supports the bill’s other changes as well.

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Rauma’s city board chair Heidi Hiljanen, city council chair Otso Huuska, deputy city board chair Sari Pettersson and board member Lotta Hatakka have all described their experiences of what they consider Leppikorpi’s unusual behaviour.

Leppikorpi has already been expelled from his party association, the Rauma Workers’ Association, following more serious allegations made anonymously. He denies claims of harassment, bullying, misogyny and targeted harassment.

The situation is unusual in Rauma, a western-coast industrial city whose politics have traditionally been consensual. A comparable impasse dates back more than a decade, when Conservative politician Jyrki Santala faced a dispute over compensation for lost earnings and was abandoned by members of his own party.

Leppikorpi was known from 2017 to 2025 as a strong chair of Rauma’s city board, willing to support decisions that could be difficult from the perspective of traditional Social Democratic policy. He had sufficient backing within his own party at the time.

Tensions escalated after Leppikorpi lost the city board chairmanship to Hiljanen by drawing lots following the latest municipal elections. Hiljanen’s supporters say he had long sidelined his own council group and become too attached to his position as the city’s leading politician. Politicians across party lines have suggested that Leppikorpi has not accepted his new role and has spent time criticising both his party and the city.

It is difficult for outsiders to know whether Leppikorpi has genuinely sought to displace Hiljanen and return to the board chairmanship. But his dissatisfaction has been felt well beyond Rauma.

Social Democrats in Rauma told Yle on Wednesday that Leppikorpi could face a challenge when the council group elects its leadership in January. The public criticism from senior politicians may force both him and the party to consider their next steps sooner.

The Social Democrats won nearly 40 per cent of the vote in Rauma’s municipal elections, making them the city’s dominant party. The situation is serious if a party of that size cannot firmly support its group leader, while other parties question his ability to cooperate.

The approaching parliamentary elections add urgency. Even a small drop in support could undermine the Social Democrats’ hopes of returning to three seats in Satakunta.

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The warning was included in the agency’s submission to parliament on a bill to amend immigration law. The bill would allow authorities to defer decisions on international protection applications for six years instead of five, in line with the European Union’s extension of temporary protection for people fleeing the war in Ukraine until March 4, 2028.

The agency supports the proposed change but says people under temporary protection could ask for their applications to be examined on their merits once the six-year limit is reached. It believes most may make that request, creating a backlog that could take a long time to clear. The agency says its division responsible for protection and residence permits is already under heavy pressure.

The agency has asked the government to prepare for the expected workload, including by providing more funding. It says extending temporary protection would only postpone the problem. However, it supports the bill’s aim of helping people who have established roots in Iceland apply for standard residence permits rather than remain under temporary protection. The agency supports the bill overall.

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That difficulty often leaves care work at a disadvantage, the association said. Its chair, Sanna á Løgmansbø, spoke to KVF about the issue.

Danish author Emma Holten, who wrote the book UNDERSKUD, also gave a lecture at the event.

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Aarhus Port says the levy could make the city and the surrounding East Jutland region significantly more expensive for cruise operators to choose as a destination. The port expects more than 250,000 cruise visitors to have called in Aarhus this year, which would make 2026 a record year.

“200 kroner per passenger is steep and could mean that many shipping companies choose Aarhus and Denmark as destinations less often,” said Pia Lange Christensen, director of tourism organisation VisitAarhus. She warned that the region could lose substantial revenue.

The government says the levy is intended to make cruise tourism contribute more towards the noise, congestion and pollution caused by ships. Christensen said Aarhus Port has invested in a shore-power facility, allowing ships to switch off their diesel engines and use electricity from the port. She also said the port works with cruise operators to spread visitors around Aarhus and offer trips into the wider region.

The levy is expected to apply from 2028, and the government estimates it would raise 300 million kroner for state funds. Danish Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of Danish Industry have also criticised the proposal.

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Police were at the station investigating, according to VR. The Eastern Uusimaa Police Department is investigating the case.

Ilta-Sanomat first reported the incident. The newspaper said the conductor was not seriously injured, citing an eyewitness who said the conductor was heading to a Helsinki-bound Z train when someone on the platform deliberately pushed them onto the tracks.

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A total of 17 trade unions are covered by the agreement, which will provide a basis for upcoming collective bargaining negotiations.

In February 2026, the Finance Ministry and 12 public-sector trade unions signed an agreement on a common wage framework. It says the framework for the period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027 should be set once figures for productivity growth in 2025 are available. Those figures have now been published.

From 1 October 2027 until the agreement expires, the framework will be set each year using the same method.

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