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The
Finland
Government
the City of
Helsinki and
the World
Economic
Forum to
Work
Together to
Harnessing
Technology
for Social
Progress
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Wednesday: July 01: 2020 || ά.
The World Economic Forum, Finland’s Ministry of Transport
and Communications and City of Helsinki launch
collaboration, that aims to accelerate digitalisation, data
economy and automation. From the perspective of Finland and
Helsinki, it is important to enhance national and
international data co-operation and seek international
impact for Finland's extensive data competence.
The on-going digital transformation changes practices in all sectors
of society. The objective of the collaboration with the World
Economic Forum is to promote new technologies and new types of
social and business structures and the dissemination of the related
best practices worldwide. The initiative co-operation agreement,
signed in June, provides for the secondment of an expert to the
World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Network:C4IR for a fixed period of time.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the City of
Helsinki will, also, further examine the possibilities for
establishing a C4IR Network office in Finland, that would focus on
promoting international data policy and data economy. "The
well-being and economic success of Finnish society depends on our
efforts to boost the digital development and provide pioneering
services for global sale. The role planned for Finland's office as a
promoter of data economy and data policy provides excellent support
for our national key objectives. It is essential that we reach a key
position in the international influencing network." says the
Minister of Transport and Communications Mr Timo Harakka.
"The collaboration between the City of Helsinki and the World
Economic Forum launched in 2019 has offered us many opportunities to
enhance the operations of our city and promote international
co-operation and networking with key research organisations and
companies. It is significant that the agreement now signed by the
central government and the City of Helsinki expands our co-operation
to include data economy, in which Finland and Helsinki are pioneers,
even, on a global scale." says the Mayor of Helsinki, Mr Jan
Vapaavuori.
"Forward-looking, agile organisations will benefit the most in the
Fourth Industrial Revolution. Emerging technology provides us with
limitless opportunities but, we need to ensure there are clear
frameworks for how it is used. We are looking forward to further
collaboration with the City of Helsinki to ensure we are
co-designing human-centred policies around emerging technology, that
will benefit all of society, not just the privileged few." said Mr
Murat Sonmez, the Managing Director and the Head of the Centre for
the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network, World Economic Forum.
The practical arrangements for the project began in February 2020.
In addition to central government and cities, research and business
representatives are currently involved in the work of the national
project group. The Ministry of Transport and Communications is
responsible for co-ordinating the project. The City of Helsinki is
responsible for fulfilling the Fellow obligation under the
agreement.
About the World Economic Forum: The World Economic Forum is the
International Organisation for Public-Private Co-operation. It
engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders
of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. It was
established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation and is
headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is independent, impartial
and not tied to any special interests.
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network is
co-designing innovative approaches to the policy and governance of
technology. Teams in 13 countries are creating human-centred and
agile policies to be piloted by policy-makers and legislators,
shaping the future of emerging technology in ways that maximize
their benefits and minimize their risks. More than 40 projects are
in progress across six areas: artificial intelligence, autonomous
mobility, blockchain, data policy, drones and the internet of
things.
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Helsinki:
The City’s
Amos Rex Art
Museum Has
Been Awarded
the Leading
Culture
Destination
Award for
New Cultural
Destination
of the Year
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Tuesday: March 10: 2020 || ά.
The Amos Rex Art Museum in Helsinki has been awarded the Leading
Culture Destination Award for New Cultural Destination of the Year
in Europe. The awards were presented at the annual LCD awards
ceremony in Berlin on March 04. Since opening in August 2018, the
Amos Rex Art Museum has made a big impact on the cultural scene in
Helsinki, attracting over half a million visitors during its first
year.
Amos Rex is an art museum where the past, present and future meet.
The functionalist Lasipalatsi building, the Glass Palace and the new
gallery spaces under its undulating square, provide 10,000 Sqm for
unique experiences both below and above ground, as well as, on the
silver screen of Bio Rex. Amos Rex’s exhibition programme extends
from the newest, often, experimental, contemporary art to
20th-century modernism and ancient cultures. The new museum space
was designed by Finnish architecture office JKMM.
“We are extremely honoured at Amos Rex to receive the LCD Award for
New Cultural Destination of the Year in Europe. It is a significant
award for us, as we aim to serve the international public as an art
museum, architectural attraction and urban meeting place. We are
delighted to see how Amos Rex is contributing to Helsinki’s appeal
as a cultural city in Europe.” says Mr Kai Kartio, Museum Director
of Amos Rex.
Feeding its lively cultural scene, Helsinki continues to position
the culture amongst its core values, building on its reputation as
an art, design and architecture capital. With residents visiting
cultural institutions more than ever before, ambitious initiatives,
such as, the 2018 Amos Rex Art Museum and Oodi Central Library
openings demonstrate the city’s forward-looking commitment to
creativity.
Championing local contemporary art and its relationship with the
global community, the eagerly anticipated Helsinki Biennial 2020
draws on Helsinki’s distinct characteristics and the surrounding
archipelago, offering a unique contribution to the international art
scene.
“Helsinki believes in culture. The city is a diversified and
internationally attractive city of arts and culture, with Amos Rex
as one of the leading attractions. Working together with cultural
institutions, such as, Amos Rex, the new central library Oodi and
the upcoming international art event Helsinki Biennial, we are
further strengthening Helsinki’s position as a must-visit city of
culture. Ms Laura Aalto, the CEO of Helsinki Marketing, says.
Helsinki Marketing is a company, owned by the City of Helsinki. It
is responsible for operative city marketing and business
partnerships for Helsinki. Helsinki Marketing interacts with local
residents, visitors, decision-makers and experts.
For further information: Amos Rex: Iia Palovaara, Communications
Officer: +358 50 544 3331: iia.palovaara at amosrex.fi
Helsinki Marketing: Laura Aalto, CEO: +358 40 507 9660: laura.aalto
at hel.fi
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Hanna
Harris
Appointed As
the New
Chief Design
Officer at
the City of
Helsinki
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Wednesday: January 22: 2020 || ά. The City of Helsinki has
appointed Ms Hanna Harris as its Chief Design Officer. Mr Harris
will start her tenure on March 09. Ms Harris is coming to the City
of Helsinki from her current position as the Director at Archinfo
Finland. At the City of Helsinki’s as the Chief Design Officer Ms
Hanna Harris is to specialise in making architecture and design
visible and making use of the opportunities they present in society.
Previously, Ms Harris has worked as Programme Director for Helsinki
Design Week and the Finnish Institute in London. Design and
architecture are essential contributors to the international
competitiveness of Helsinki. They have a significant role in the
Helsinki City Strategy. ‘’A comprehensive understanding of design
creates conditions for both a functioning everyday life and for
solving global challenges.
At the same time, we are giving residents and visitors service
experiences of a good city. Appointing a new Chief Design Officer
strongly supports our vision to be the Most Functional City in the
World.’’ says the Mayor of the City, Mr Jan Vapaavuori.
In 2016, the City of Helsinki was the first city in the world to
hire a Chief Design Officer. The City will continue consolidating
its international profile as a design metropolis in the future. Part
of the new Chief Design Officer’s task is to emphasise the
perspective of urban development.
‘’It is a great honour to get to further strengthen Helsinki’s
profile as a design city. My job is to help the City identify how
design and architecture can bring added value in the development of
our city. Based on this, my goal is to create wide-ranging
co-operation and to work effectively to build an even better
Helsinki.’’ Ms Hanna Harris says.
The the role of the Chief Design Officer position is a four-year
fixed-term assignment. Within the City organisation, the post is to
be located in the Urban Environment Division.
‘’By appointing a Chief Design Officer, we are strengthening
positive, urban city development. The Chief Design Officer can, for
instance, advance our know-how in place-making and the use of
service design in the City organisation.’’ says the Executive
Director of the City of Helsinki Urban Environment Division, Mr
Mikko Aho.
The City of Helsinki is an internationally recognised pioneer in
the utilisation of design. Helsinki is a leading City of Design,
which has made design one of its strategic choices. Since getting
the designation as part of the year as World Design Capital 2012,
followed by the UNESCO City of Design title in 2014, Helsinki has
systematically developed the design capabilities and capacity of the
City organisation. By combining design with digitalisation and
dialogue, the City is trying to create the best urban user
experience in the most functional city in the world.
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The
Inaugural
Helsinki
Biennial
2020: The
Same Sea:
June
12-September
27
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|| Friday: October 31: 2019
|| ά. Entitled, The Same Sea, the inaugural
edition of the Helsinki Biennial 2020, taking
place between June 12 and September 27, will
reflect on the notion of interdependence:
everything is connected to everything else and
supports the whole. Curated by Ms Pirkko Siitari
and Mr Taru Tappola, the Head Curators of
Helsinki Art Museum:HAM, the Biennial will bring
together around 35 leading Finnish and
international artists and groups of artists.
Located on the city’s Vallisaari island, a former
military base, Helsinki Biennial 2020 will be comprised of 80% new
commissions and site-specific works. Using the setting of Vallisaari
to form the tangible and conceptual starting point for the curation
of the 2020 biennial, The Same Sea, places emphasis on the biosphere
as one interconnected entity.
‘’The seas, continents and islands are
intertwined eco-systems, that form actual and symbolic networks.
Islands offer shelter, places to live and strongholds. The sea
separates and connects. We, often, talk about the seas but, in
reality, there is only one sea, a continuous layer of saltwater,
that surrounds the continents. The biota and physical conditions of
the sea, such as, temperature, currents and surface level, all
impact our shared future, all over the world.’’ put the Curators.
A number of artists are working on subjects, that
originate from the daily life of Vallisaari’s former residents and
the island’s military history. Some of the artworks deal not only
with the local and global consequences of human activity but, also,
with alternative visions of the future. Located outside along
cobbled paths and inside historical buildings, gunpowder cellars and
empty residential buildings, the works highlight unknown and
abandoned places whilst bestowing new meanings.
‘’Making and presenting art on Vallisaari
requires complex co-operation to take the unique environment into
account.’’ Ms Siitari and Ms Tappola put forward. ‘The idea and site
of each artwork has been evaluated from the point of view of nature
conservation and historic preservation.’’
The diverse environment of Vallisaari sets a
strict framework for the Biennial. In accordance with the Helsinki
City Strategy, aiming to be carbon neutral by 2035 and reduce
emissions by 60% by 2030, the Helsinki Biennial 2020 emphasises the
importance of responsible values. Using a bespoke programme from the
Finnish environmental management system EcoCompass, to direct
production and infrastructure, the Biennial prompts us to rethink
current and entrenched modes of behaviour.
As a city, Helsinki is committed to promoting a
more sustainable way of life. The Think Sustainably service,
launched earlier this year, invites visitors to make informed
choices whilst at the biennial, and in all of Helsinki. Moreover,
the biennial will also create its own Virtual Reality experience,
allowing participants to be transported to Vallisaari without
actually travelling to Helsinki.
Offering alternative ways of experiencing a
biennial, Helsinki Biennial champions art’s role in creating
channels for discourse, radical empathy and ecological ethics.
‘’Helsinki’s bold and uncompromising investments
in art, also, have a broader impact on the development of our home
city, including, the well-being of residents. Helsinki Biennial will
further raise Helsinki’s status as an interesting city of culture
and art.’ says Ms Mari Männistö, Cultural Director of the City of
Helsinki.
Artists, whose names have been announced, to take
part are: Mr Paweł Althamer:PL:1967, Mr Tadashi Kawamata:
JP:FR:1953, BIOS Research Unit, FI: 2015, Ms Alicja Kwade:PL:1979,
Ms Katharina Grosse: DE:1961, Ms Laura Könönen:FI:1980, Gustafsson
and Haapoja, FI: 2012, Mr Tuomas A. Laitinen:FI:1976, Ms Hanna
Tuulikki, UK:1982 and Mr Jaakko Niemelä, FI:1959, IC-98, FI:1998, Mr
Mario Rizzi, IT:DE:1962, Ms Marja Kanervo, FI:1958 and Ms Maaria
Wirkkala, FI:1954.
The final list of artists and details on the new
commissions will be announced in spring 2020. Helsinki Biennial is
supported by the City of Helsinki and the Jane and Aatos Erkko
Foundation.
Helsinki Biennial: Helsinki Biennial is an
international contemporary art event, which takes place on
Vallisaari island. Creating a platform to communicate the diverse
and dynamic nature of the contemporary Finnish art scene, the event
extends beyond this context to establish links and collaborations
with the wider global artistic landscape. Informed by Vallisaari, a
former military island fusing wild nature and urban heritage,
sustainable and responsible values lie at the core of Helsinki
Biennial.
Free to the public, each edition will primarily
comprise of major new, site-specific commissions by leading
international artists. Helsinki Biennial embodies the city’s
ambitious, cultural vision, committed to developing Helsinki’s art
scene both on a grassroots and institutional level. A major
initiative of Helsinki Art Museum:HAM and the City of Helsinki, the
biennial is directed by HAM’s Director Ms Maija Tanninen-Mattila.
The Biennial is further supported by an international advisory
committee, made up of curators and academics.
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The
Elsinki Book
Fair: The
Helsinki
Book Fair
2019:
October
24-27 |
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|| Tuesday:
October 22: 2019
|| ά. Dear
Reader, where
there are books,
there,
absolutely,
surely, must,
love be or,
rather, is. Why
do we say that?
Think of it:
unless a person,
who is an
author, is
utterly and
completely
insane in love
with her:his
book in the head
they will not
drag themselves
through the
hassle to write
it and endure
the agonies in
going through
with it all and,
then, follow the
‘tedious
argument’ of
publishing that
book! That’s
only just the
beginning! The
real love, still
needs to be
demonstrated by
that Author,
with far more
arduous and
determined work
than Romeo and
Juliet when that
book requires to
be ‘promoted’
for the purpose
of selling
copies of it!
Even, that is
not the half of
it!
And, then, comes
the Reader and
she:he reads it
and falls in
love with it and
it, despite,
she:he had
nothing to do
with the book’s
being written,
becomes part of
her:his life.
And, she:he
loves the book.
This book and
not the other
one. That is The
Kalevala and not
the Carpathian
Cosmogenesis!
Or, The Unknown
Soldier and not
the Coronation
Hypothesis.
Therefore, there
IS love inside
the books and
outside of them
because their
insides contain
humanity while
the outsides
face the same
humanity looking
in with their
inner lights.
So, here we have
news of the
Elsinki Book
Fair 2019,
October 24-27,
indeed, taking
place in
Elsinki.
And, you stop
and ask, where
is that Elsinki:
well, we love
Helsinki so much
that we baptised
her as Elsinki,
though, the
Elsinkilainens
or the
Suomalainens do
not, yet,
officially,
recognise our
naming of their
city, no one
has, yet, told
us off for doing
so, presumably,
they have made
some allowances
towards some
mad, going mad
about their love
of Helsinki so
that they had to
rename their
city! However,
our Elsinki
happily resides
in Helsinki,
where this
beautiful book
fair is calling
everyone. Tell
them you heard
about it from
Elsinki Times,
called, The
Humanion. By the
way, there are a
lot and lot of
Suomalainens,
out there, who
read The
Humanion, which,
they, probably,
with the same
affection as
ours to Elsinki,
will call The
Ihmenion! Go to
the beautiful
Helsinki Book
Fair and make a
go of love of
books or any
other love for
unless we do and
be love there is
hardly any
meaning left in
this human
existence.
Therefore go and
love and say
hello to all
books and speak
to their
authors, have
wonderful
conversations
with people you
know not and buy
books for
strangers or
leave them on
the public
transport. Read
and call
yourself a
Reader: Reader
of that, what is
imagination.
Books are love
of imagination:
humanity is
imagination with
infinity of love
making an
infinity of
possibility in
the blank for us
to be and do
write: human.
Helsinki Book
Fair is the most
important event
for lovers of
literature and
book industry
professionals in
Finland. It
brings together
the brightest
stars of Finnish
literature and
the most
promising new
talents. The
themes at this
year’s book fair
include the
freedom of
speech,
song-writing and
American
literature and
culture.
Helsinki Book
Fair features 15
programme venues
and more than 40
international
literary guests.
The programme
consists of more
than 800 debates
and interviews,
In addition to
authors,
speakers include
politicians,
artists,
journalists and
prominent
figures. The
total number of
performers is
more than 1,000.
More than 300
publishers,
bookstores and
second-hand
booksellers take
part in Helsinki
Book Fair every
year. Helsinki
Book Fair is
hosted by
Messukeskus
Helsinki, Expo
and Convention
Centre in
co-operation
with the Finnish
Book Publishers
Association and
the Booksellers’
Association of
Finland.
Helsinki Book
Fair, also,
features an
Antiquarian Book
Exhibition,
co-hosted with
the Finnish
Antiquarian
Booksellers’
Association.
More than 84,000
literature fans
visited the fair
last year.
Tele: +358 40
450 3250: email:
customer.service
@messukeskus.com
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Elsinki: Where IS It: In
Finland But the Finnish Do Not Know That Yet: What IS It: It IS High
Rational High Cardian High Imaginational and High Ingenious Forming
Something That Can Be Called a Sampo That IS Green Circular and
Sustainable: And Blue So to Be Sibelian and Visionary at the Same
Time |
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|| Wednesday: July
10: 2019 || ά.
Finland’s Presidency
of the Council of
the European Union,
which started on
July 01, brings
Helsinki, that The
Humanion had
christened as
Elsinki many years
ago and we, even,
have a
Home for Elsinki
in The Humanion for
the records for the
Finnish people, a
lot of international
visibility. The
delegates, who visit
the city can
experience the
sustainable everyday
solutions of the
City of Helsinki and
they would, having
read this piece, go
back home, in
addition to, having
fallen in love with
Elsinki and
forgetting
altogether that that
Athens of the North
was once called
Helsinki, always
want to come back
and take a walk
through the
Sibeliuskatu or
Etelaranta and, at
dawn, hear the
northern dawn chorus
and 'see' how the
earth sings her
symphony though
vibrations, that the
physiology plays out
and through in
resonance,
transforming the
soul into a lake and
the physiology into
a Kantele. If, the
Finnish do not
believe this, let
them try and find
this music and let
them write to us
about it! Let some
Suomalainen some day
compose a Ninth
Symphony about this
Northern Dawn
Chorus!
‘’Helsinki is a
forerunner in Europe
when it comes to
sustainable urban
development. During
the Finnish
Presidency we want
to highlight
solutions, that are
not only
environmentally
friendly and energy
efficient but, are,
also, built on the
well-being, equality
and good routines of
the citizens.’’ says
the Mayor of the
City of Helsinki, Mr
Jan Vapaavuori.
Over the upcoming
six months, the Most
Functional City in
the World will offer
the EU meetings and
their delegates a
safe, smooth and
functional setting,
as well as,
attractive urban
culture, next-door
nature and Finnish
experiences. All
meetings to be held
in Finland have been
centralised in
Helsinki, permitting
sustainable meeting
arrangements. Some
20,000 meeting
delegates and 1,000
representatives of
foreign media are
expected to visit
the Finnish capital.
Helsinki celebrated
the opening of
Finland’s Presidency
with a relaxed park
Festival at
Töölönlahti Park,
for the non-finnish
readers, this is
pronounced as,
nearest possible
English,
Tho-lon-laahthi, on
Monday, July 08. The
all-day event
welcomed thousands
of visitors from
Finland and abroad.
All happenings and
components of the
festival echoed
sustainability, an
important theme for
Finland during the
presidency.
Sustainability was
reflected by the
programme and sites,
including, a Youth
Eco-café, a
hobbyhorse workshop
with hobbyhorse
materials provided
by Helsinki
Metropolitan Area
Reuse Centre and
bio-degradable face
glitter paints at
the EU tent.
The strongest
messages about
sustainability were
delivered through
the artwork Plastic
Mama. The
30-metre-wide
artwork created from
recycled plastics
was artist Ms Kaisa
Salmi’s statement
about the state of
the Earth. The
artist addressed the
audience from the
top of the artwork
for 10 hours.
The Finnish
Presidency opening
festival, also,
marked the launch of
a Töölönlahti sports
project, which
challenges everybody
to move around the
Earth for the good
of the Baltic Sea.
‘’The sports project
extends through the
Finnish Presidency
period. Helsinki
invites every
resident, visitor
and meeting guest to
tour the Töölönlahti
area, accumulating
kilometres on a
joint tour around
the Earth. If and
when we log enough
kilometres to circle
the Earth, about
40,000 kilometres,
the City of Helsinki
will donate the
funds originally
earmarked for gifts
to meeting
participants, a
total of 50,000
euros, to Baltic Sea
protection’’’ says
the Mayor Mr
Vapaavuori in his
opening speech.
Helsinki is a
forerunner among the
European cities, for
instance, when it
comes to measuring
the UN’s sustainable
development goals.
Helsinki’s
sustainable
solutions are
exhibited on the
Signals from
Helsinki website.
In schools, EU will
be a theme of
phenomenon-based
learning in the
autumn term. Through
phenomenon-based
learning the pupils
will study various
monthly topics, such
as, peace and fair
trade. During the
ministerial meetings
within the
Presidency
programme, the
central library Oodi
will harbour a
Pop-up school, where
the meeting
delegates and the
media can get
acquainted with the
Finnish school
system and teaching
in Helsinki schools.
Those interested
about what the City
of Helsinki has been
doing to bring about
the vital message of
seeking and striving
to be green,
circular and
sustainable in
existence, life and
life style,
economics and way of
being, may, contact
Johanna Snellman
Communications
Specialist
City of Helsinki
johanna.snellman at
hel.fi
+358 40 843 0915
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The Fourth
Conference
on National
Dialogues
Brings World
Experts
Together in
Helsinki:
June 11-12 |
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|| Thursday: June
06: 2019 || ά. The
Fourth Conference on
National Dialogues
will bring together
peace work
stakeholders and
experts in peace
processes in
Helsinki on June
11-12. The two-day
conference will
discuss ways of
using technology in
peacebuilding and
examine potential
risks for peace
processes arising
from technology.
Attention will,
also, be paid to the
complex nature of
conflicts and peace
processes and to
various actors’
relations and
interdependencies.
Myanmar, Yemen and
Libya are examples
of today’s
complicated
conflicts. According
to peace negotiators
and participants
engaged in different
dialogues, the
Conference on
National Dialogues
is an important
forum for sharing
best practices. This
year, the speakers
will be, among
others, Ms
Hailemariam
Dessalegn, former
Prime Minister of
Ethiopia, Mr Yasser
Abdullah Al-Raeeini,
Minister responsible
for the
implementation of
National Dialogues
in Yemen, Mr Salem
Avan, the Director
responsible for
cyber security, data
analytics and
technological
innovations at the
UN Headquarters and
Mr Achol Jok Mach,
Specialist at Peace
Tech Lab in Kenya.
A range of new tools
will be needed for
conflict prevention
and conflict
resolution. National
dialogues’ strength
lies in that they
bring together
various actors and
organisations in
society to explore
avenues for
sustainable peace.
Finland wants to
promote better
opportunities for
participation for
women and youth and
help them play a
role in society.
Permanent solutions
to conflicts can
only be achieved by
addressing the
underlying
political, economic
and social problems,
that, always, create
and sustain the
grounds for peace to
break up, letting
conflicts to break
out in the first
place and with that
break up of peace,
‘actors’
connections, bonds,
relationships, trust
etc not only break
up but, also, get on
a progressively
downhill path of
mistrust, hostility
and antagonism, that
all keep on building
up towards
deliberate
aggressiveness and
militancy so that
communications,
interactions and
inter-exchanges can
not and do not take
place.
The Conference on
National Dialogues
is organised by
Finland’s Ministry
for Foreign Affairs
together with the
Crisis Management
Initiative:CMI, Finn
Church Aid:FCA and
the Finnish
Evangelical Lutheran
Mission:Felm. Felm
will serve as this
year’s conference
secretariat.
Inquiries: Hannele
Tulkki: Programme
Co-ordinator:
Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Finland:
email:
hannele.tulkki at
felm.org: Tele: +358
40 186 1440 and
Suvikki Silvennoinen:
Counsellor: Unit for
UN and General
Global Affairs:
Ministry for Foreign
Affairs: Tele: +358
295 351 325.:::ω.
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Finland:
Is It
Elsinki
Time: Have
Your Say Now
For If You
Do Not You
Can Not
Complain
Later |
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|| September 26:
2018 || ά. A Survey
on ending the
seasonal time
changes is being
made available on
Otakantaa.fi site
from today,
September 26 and it
will be open till
October 12. The
Survey will provide
an opportunity for
the public to
express their views
on what should be
Finland's permanent
standard time in
future: summer-time,
winter-time or some
other time zone.
Were the Finland
Government to ask
The Humanion for our
opinion we would be
more than glad to
offer it: We are all
for Elsinki Time,
which should forever
remain close to
Sibelian Symphonies:
Eternally new and
eternally unchanged
and unchangeable.
Now that we have
opened up the Survey
with our Elsinki
Time, we invite
everyone to take
part in this so that
everyone has their
say, when one is
asked to do so. The
results of the
Survey will be used
in preparing
Finland's position
on the Directive
proposal regarding
summer-time
arrangements. The
aim of the survey is
to examine views and
opinions on whether
Finland should adopt
winter-time or
summer-time on a
permanent basis.
Information on the
opinions and wishes
of Finns on the
matter will, also,
be collected in a
poll, that will be
carried out by TNS
Kantar Oy.
The Survey results
will represent the
opinions of Finns
according to
regions, age groups
and socio-economic
background. During
the preparations,
impact assessment in
other areas will,
also, be carried out
and experts will be
consulted.
Finland has
continuously
observed summer-time
since 1981.
According to the
current provisions,
summer-time begins
on the last Sunday
of March at 03:00,
when the clocks are
turned forward one
hour. Summer-time
ends on the last
Sunday of October at
04:00, when the
clocks are turned
back one hour. So,
summer-time is in
place for seven
months and
winter-time for five
months of the year.
If, the seasonal
time changes end,
the choice of the
permanent standard
time will affect the
number of daylight
hours in the evening
and morning. If,
summer-time were to
be adopted as the
permanent standard
time, evenings
would, on average,
be somewhat lighter
and mornings darker.
If, the choice for
the permanent
standard time would
be winter-time,
mornings would, on
average, be somewhat
lighter and evenings
darker.
In practice, the
time zones of other
countries will,
also, have impacts
on businesses, for
instance. The ending
of the time switch
is expected to have
positive effects on
health.
The discussion to be
opened at the site
has attracted a lot
of interest and the
number of
respondents is
expected to be
exceptionally high.
Measures have been
taken to prepare for
a peak in the number
of service users.
However, slowness or
short breaks in the
service are
possible.
A decision will be
made at the EU level
on ending the
summer-time
arrangements. After
that each Member
State can decide
which time zone it
will adopt. In
Finland, Parliament
has taken the view
that the abandonment
of time changes
should be taken
forward within the
EU. No decisions
have been made as to
which time zone
Finland should
adopt.
If, a decision is
reached to end the
practice of daylight
saving time, the
permanent standard
time in Finland will
be decided by
Parliament. A
broad-based
consultation will be
arranged in Finland
on the matter. The
results will be used
in further
preparations of the
matter. The
Directive proposal
will be discussed in
Government and
Parliament.
Finland's official
position on the
proposal will be
formed in the
discussions. In the
EU, the Directive
will be prepared
further in the
Council and the
European Parliament.
The possible
adoption of the
Directive is a joint
decision of the EU
Council and
Parliament. Only
after that it will
be nationally
implemented in each
Member State. In
order to ensure a
seamless transfer to
the new arrangement,
the Commission
proposes that each
Member State inform
by no later than
April 2019 whether
it wishes to adopt
summer-time or
winter-time on a
permanent basis.
According to the
proposal, the last
compulsory change to
summer-time would
take place on
Sunday, March 31,
2019. After that, EU
Member States
wishing to
permanently adopt
winter-time can once
more change the
clocks on Sunday,
October 27, 2019.
After that date,
changes would no
longer be possible.
Inquiries: Director
of Safety and
Security Unit Elina
Thorström, tele:
+358 40 507 4502:::ω.
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