#& KEVA : OUT

[jadebone]

in class but like for a quick starter ! you can specify a verse if you want, otherwise you're getting default. specify muse otherwise you're getting anden & shae.

[lastcrush]

okay ! muse page is up to date & i’ve refreshed my last starter call bc it had been a bit. that being said, consider this a brand new starter call. please specify a muse (you can say multiple and i will give multiple starters).

[honshew]

i thought long and hard about a song and still don't feel satisfied but i am leaving alone for now... here's the template (linked directly to the image in case some people like me don't have twitter)!

edit: another song i considered was blackbear - hot girl bummer for the vibes not the lyrics

[vishaila]

i got more spam bots following me than writing blogs someone rb this as a promo get me more mutuals ❤️ i write occasionally….

[arch-dieangelo]

nico’s w.ire is the same as this url btw ❤️

[antoine-roquentin]

Biden’s nominating a former judge who ran a debtor’s prison where her salary and office expenses came out of the fees she charged criminals, incentivizing the harshest penalties possible, to serve as the federal government’s chief prosecutor in New Orleans:

Keva Landrum locks down nomination for U.S. Attorney, source says (March 31, 2023)

President Joe Biden's administration is expected soon to formally nominate Keva Landrum, a former Orleans Parish criminal court judge, to serve as U.S. attorney in New Orleans, according to a source with knowledge of the process. The move comes nearly two years after The Times-Picayune reported she became the top choice for the prestigious post....

Just what held up her nomination remains a mystery. 

A D.A. Runoff Will Decide New Orleans’ Criminal Justice Future (Nov 23, 2020)

This messaging matches parts of Landrum’s record. During her time as DA, she drew fire for coming down hard on marijuana possession. She prosecuted repeat offenses as felonies, charges that could result in five to 20 years in prison. Before her term, the office routinely treated such cases as misdemeanors, which carry much lower penalties. Critics accused her of racking up felony convictions to make it appear that the DA’s office was tackling violent crime after New Orleans was declared a “murder capital.”...

According to the magazine Antigravity, lawyers familiar with her practices told the magazine that Landrum regularly inflicted high bonds and long sentences as a criminal court judge. 

Appeals court mulls 'debtors' prison' lawsuit against New Orleans judges (April 30, 2019)

Federal appeals court judges heard arguments Tuesday on whether state judges in New Orleans crossed a legal line by squeezing poor defendants for fines and fees that made up a big chunk of the state court's budget.

In an August decision, U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance said that it was a violation of the U.S. Constitution for the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court judges who rely heavily on fines and fees to also decide if defendants could pay them.

She said the judges also could no longer jail anyone for failing to pay court costs until the defendants had a chance to plead poverty in a “neutral forum.”

Since the ruling, Orleans judges have received a $3.8 million cash infusion from the City Council that more than plugs the budget hole from Vance's decision and another from a loss of bail fees.

Nevertheless, the judges appealed both rulings, which could hobble their ability to collect court costs in the future. Chief Judge Keva Landrum-Johnson said they did so on the advice of attorneys.

[noctilin]

hi jez!! i'm a tad kooky and go crazy over anything involving art studying, and finding out how the artists i look up to are able to achieve their effects in their artwork BECAUSE TO ME IT'S SORCERY!! HOW CAN SOMETHING BE SO BEAUTIFUL? I WANT TO KNOW MORE!!! sort of thing haha, but I noticed to me the most prominent thing that stands out from your artwork is the way you draw hair, are you able to describe how you get those beautiful curls and liveliness in your brushstrokes? i'd love to know!

i think the main way is how i exaggerate volumes. i draw hair more thick-looking than they’re supposed to be. visual aid:

realistically, keva’s hair sits and falls like A, but in B i exaggerate the volume and flow in my style. same thing happens to hamuko when i draw her. this is mainly influenced by 90’s anime i like, especially in ranma ½, it’s very obvious how exaggerated the volumes are which help it look even fluffier or poofier.

aside from the volume, i tend to use more curves than sharp lines and edges in the way i draw hair, but i also like to mix it up with a “rounded corner:”

i have no further explanation for my choice for this aside from it just looks more visually appealing to me.

another thing i often do is draw locks of hair in “clumps” rather than drawing every strand. not only is drawing every strand of hair tiring as hell, it also is too busy for my liking. this is also easier for me with my art style where i tend to use colors more than lines, so drawing too many strands like that ends up being lost anyway.

last thing i wanna say is i see hair as a mixture of ocean waves, ribbons and/or filigree. it’s not the exact same but i loosely follow it to give the hair i draw more life. always flowing and moving.

that’s all i can think of to share LOL hopefully this is helpful in some way bc this killed my brain. i am not made for teaching. all in all, hair is fun to play with! go crazy!

ocs used belong to me, @honshew, @hirumashadow, and @tsam__p

[tewwor]

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send🍒 for nice words >:) ( accepting ) — whoever sent this, ilu

anon, you're so goated 4 this. gotta crack my hand knuckles and brain knuckles for this because WHEW....... i do have that many folks i'd love to yap about in no particular order. also, this is so long — that's my only warning ❤️️

🍒 @desalvar idc if we've only written 1 thing together. i don't care if we haven't chatted an exuberant amount. i'm here to say i love nik sm and i love how passionate you are about him. those hcs i see floating around? eat them up instantly. i cannot wait to yap and explore more no matter how long it takes!!!!!!

🍒 @interxstitial YAINT SLICK. I SAW THAT OTHER ASK SO I MUST PUT YOU ON BLAST about how much i've come to cherish you. fr fr i haven't hehe'd haha'd with a relatively newish mutual this fast in a Long time. but you take the cake. the entire bakery, even. the way you just... okay, look, i said it literally when i first imed you, but your verses are so CHEFS KISS GOOD. THE WAY YOU WRITE IS SO INCREDIBLY GOOD. JIWON AS A ENTIRE CHARACTER IS SO SENSATIONAL.

you're so silly, he's so silly, we're all so silly together. the marked literally became a whole ass community because of your enthusiasm. it genuinely encouraged me to not hold back and continue to yap about all of their stupid nuanced dynamics. and the way we have soooooo many threads together, but they all feel different? juniper's just babey!!!! he's the marked's babey!!!!! don't even get me started on ravi.... i did not think anyone would pick him up by the scruff and hang onto that bro frat man bro. hes so ridiculous but you RAN WITH IT AND WE KEPT SPRINTING. you're amazing, i'm so so happy i followed you all those months ago ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️

🍒 @gollldrush okay, not going to lie. you're currently an inspiration for my writing. there, i said it. you're so well-rounded with so many genres — like how can you write the most visceral angst, fluff, action, and eerily atmospheric threads? hello? i'm knocking on your blog door, teach me?????? i absolutely adore leo and ellory both SO much. but the way you write rilen specifically has me fascinated.

also, not to mention, it's a field day to chat with you in the best way possible. you're SO nice and you, too, have contributed greatly to the inner dynamics of the marked. i can't wait to see what other shenanigans we come up in the future ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

🍒 @justsurvival KEVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gosh. DARN. sorry if this comes across as too much, but i was so incredibly excited to see you back. would also like to thank the stars for aligning, because i literally got flashbacks to hatsune miku ORYN THE OTHER DAY OUT OF NOWHERE? the picture... haunts me....... anyways. you're a phenomenal writer across the board. you're so fun to chat with and your creativity's off the fucking charts. when i said i couldn't pick who to write a starter for, i meant it. the concepts are all so GOOD it amkes me ( wails on the floor )

🍒 @cordoliae vic, this is my official appreciate blog post tweet story. i cannot for the life of me... even begin to explain / do justice to how wonderful you are. like, as a person AND a writer — i am bowing down at the steepest degree. your writing is TOP TIER and it has influenced my writing so, so much. a lot of the prosier things i type has 10000% been from our earlier threads where mister no-good chanyeol plonked himself in baby jail to bother THE love his life 💗

also, idk if i've ever told you this but i got into botw because of you. like off to the sidelines, i got that game to relive some nostalgia and try to understand that world more and got dunked into getting lost in everything for an eternity. i would also like to POINT OUT that your understanding of ANY canon you write floors me. vincenzo? that's quite literally him pulled from the kdrama itself. BONGGIL? THAT'S HIM DIRECTLY FROM THE SCREEN ITSELF — ACTUALLY? I would like to also point out how ecstatic i was when you reached out about mutually loving exh.uma. i quite literally haven't tunneled that fast before, and while my focus is severally scattered right now — the best shamans are still in my brain. also, you're one of the 3 people that got me into op, so thank you sm for that ♡♡

🍒 @huntershowl ( kicks thru the wall big bird style ). raine... you.. i cannot describe everything i adore about you, but i sure can try. let's get the obvious out of the way, alright? seph, the creature that you are........ fantastic.. feral..... so for real with the cards you've been dealt............. i want to dub you and seph as THE ones that got me to progress jie so much. also litho HELLO? NOT TO DRAG THAT BEATEN HORSE BACK IN but i'm so serious when i say this, he's like so close to being a single ship with seph. highkey the reason why he only crawls out of his stupid cave when seph's around. it still might end up happening, but either way — the influence and sheer devotion and love he has for seph clocks me over the head every single time.

NOW FOR THE NEWERISH DEVELOPMENT. i might not be immersed in jj.k and only have a pinky toe dipped into wb / bn.ha BUT i know you're taking everything and everyone by storm. anytime i see one of your posts about anxiety ( which is so totally understandable ), i'd like to try and reassure you that there's an entire group of folks that love and adore your version of canons and ocs. and if anyone else tries to muck around like a fucking buffoon, i'll send a mathematical plague upon them i s2g

🍒 @xinxiins this is my confession.... not featuring usher, hi, it's just me. i'm clearing out the entire room to say that you have reconnected jie with his culture and i am so forever grateful for that. his slice of life verse version is currently hibernating, but i Did Not Forget about our yapping and immersion in a community he so desperately wanted to be a part of. and as someone that's also struggled with that connection, i thank you so so so SO much from the bottom of my heart. it's truly so incredibly special to have experienced that, and i hope to continue that in the future!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO, YOUR WRITING IS BREATHTAKING. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A GIVEN BUT I HAVE TO SAY IT ANYWAYS. AND YOU'RE A GEM TO TALK TO ❣❣❣❣❣❣❣

🍒 @fangmother don't mind me scooting on by, but hi, yes, hello. i know we recently started to interact, but a) love the way you write b) love the lore you have surrounding rainer b.1) i was so immersed reading up on her bio / verses — like, truly, thank you for the meal c) cannot wait to explore more dynamics because already, i'm buckled up for more replies and will eventually reach out just to yap yap yap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

🍒 @miidnighters brodie.... 100 golden stars for you. just.. gosh..... i can say with full confidence, i will never tire of your characters ever. i don't care if we have a million dynamics with the x amount of characters i have. i still want more!!!!!!!!! you're so talented. honestly very inspirational. idr if i told you this before, but you are also 100000% part of the reason why i got so involved with the marked. OH? ALSO? LETS NOT FORGET HARBORVIEW TOO? before the marked consumed me BUT HELLO???? FLYNN IS HARBORVIEW'S COLLECTIVE GROWN MAN BUT ALSO BABEY. ahem, anyways, i've learned so many new things about my own characters because of our interactions. and i always, always wish the best for you / am so grateful we're pals.

🍒 @catfcng going to be so fr, idk most of the fandoms you run with but i want to ( eventually )!!!!!!!!!! there's just something so captivating with the way you write and bring attention to your characters in the best way possible. also? your blog's entire aesthetic is So Good. i hope to write more with you and will always cheer loudly from the sidelines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[heycerulean]

i offer; the fact that your ocs were kids, once. that i do so much to my characters, but once upon a time, they were shit talking their math teachers. they were going to concerts. they were doing stupid things for stupid reasons and making memories. Teq Quetzeve was helping people in his woodworking class because he'd been watching his vanni work with power tools since he was a kid. Aetos Katelli was up way too late with his friends, talking about everything and nothing all at once. Teva Vaskenvae was doing puzzles on stormy days. Tev Kevas-Metilio stood at the top of the stairs and listened to his valli play piano, and sound peaceful for once in her life. Lexi Mayridge-Lyrei was wearing jerseys for her favorite sports teams and betting with her friends. they are people. they are flawed, and hurt, and have talents beyond talents. they are amazing, and atrocious, and everything. because they are people. and they had childhoods. some more stable than others, sure, but they all had those years where they didn't quite know who they were, how everything would work out. and those aren't questions you ever really answer, sure, but everyone has their own way of dealing with them; and once upon a time, there were people that hadn't found that way yet. they were kids. they were young adults. they were college students and poets and athletes and troublemakers and scholars. and in the end, i think that's the secret to a good character. build their foundations, good and bad and neutral. build the moments of trauma, and the moments of joy, and the moments of necessity and mediocrity and that they just take for granted. and once you build that, you don't have a character, anymore. you have a person.

[steeb-stn]

pls have 800 words of the inside of my head, featuring hurt/comfort, cee and her daddy issues, ezra and his daughter issues, and ezra and his issues with his daughter’s dead father

enjoy!

He should have known she was coming down with something - the jungle planet they’d been working on was a cesspool of every plague and malady known to fleshly bodies. Now they’re up here on this Keva-forsaken station, with barely half a first-aid kit that he could cobble together. Cee’s already burned through the half-dozen fever reducers he managed to kick up, and now all he can do is try to keep her cool with wet cloths, and try to get her to drink. Their tiny pod doesn’t even have a tub he can put her in. 

She’s been speaking to him as if he were her father for the past hour. He’d tried halfheartedly to convince her otherwise, but had since given up, a little afraid that her preoccupation with Damon, in combination with reminders of his own person, might lead her fever-addled mind back to the last ill-fated encounter between the two men. That was the last thing either Ezra or Cee needed at the moment. 

“I’m sorry, dad.” She said plaintively, pulling the wet cloth from her neck for the hundredth time. “I didn’t mean to. I’m really sorry.” 

“You’re alright, birdy,” Ezra replied, replacing the cloth for the hundred-and-first time. “Just rest. There’s nothing you need to do right now. Just let this fever burn out.” 

She pulled it off again immediately, throwing it across the room fitfully where it hit the opposite wall with a splat. She was getting more distressed as the fever wore her out. “I’m sorry. It won’t happen again, I promise. It was an accident. I’m sorry.” To his horror, little sobs followed this last apology. “I’m really sorry, dad. Don’t be mad.” 

“It’s alright, birdy. No one’s mad at you. Everything’s okay.” He smooths her sweaty hair back from her temple, feeling physical pain in his chest at the tears on her flushed cheeks. Never had he felt so helpless as he did now. And of course the only person in the galaxy who could have possibly made it better was the same one he’d dispatched in the Green so long ago. 

Even now, Damon still haunts him. 

But Damon’s not here, only Ezra is. Cee has no one now but him. He scrambles for words that might set her at ease. 

What did you call her in your more tender moments, Damon?

His limited acquaintance with the man, on top of what little he has garnered from awkward conversations with Cee, doesn’t lead him to imagine much. Nor does the way the man’s daughter feels compelled to entreat her father for forgiveness in the midst of her delirium.

If it was him, though. If it was him, father to a young girl. A younger, softer Cee, younger even then that little girl in the Green who forever changed his life. That he can imagine just fine.

“I’m not mad, honey. No harm done.” 

“I promise I was being careful!” Tears and snot stream down her face. He wipes her nose gently with the cloth.

What did you say to your girl when she cried, Damon? 

This Ezra doesn’t have trouble imagining, unfortunately. The impatience, the harsh rebuke. In his own imitation he tries to soften the words.

“Don’t cry, now, Cee. It’s alright.” At the command she stops sobbing immediately, as Ezra had suspected she might. As if she had practice at it.

Oh, Damon. Will you ever stop disappointing me?

Disappointing her? 

“I’m sorry.” She swipes a hand under her nose. “Please don’t be mad.”

“It’s all right, honey. It’s nothin’ the two of us can’t fix, now, is it? It’s alright, now. I know you were being careful.” He smoothes his thumb over her forehead. “Will you drink some water for me? There you go. Good girl.”

She lets him pull the water bottle away, dropping her head against the pillow. She looks a little better. Eyes a little less glazed. ‘Dad?’

He breathes deep, continuing the stroking of her hair. It seems to calm her. ‘Yeah, honey.’

“I really am trying. I’ll get better, I promise. You don’t have to take the book away. I promise I’ll do better next time.’

‘That’s alright, Cee. I know you will. You’re my smart girl. I’m a lucky man, ‘you know that?” He cups her fevered cheek. “I’m lucky to have a girl like you.” 

You were so much luckier than you deserved, Damon. 

So am I.

He knows, he hopes, that she will forget this moment of near unbearable vulnerability between them, that it will melt away like a bizarre dream, like the fever that’s sweating off her. But there’s also a part of him that wants her to remember. Remember, at least, this bit.

Remember what she should have learned from her father, what should have embedded itself in her bones where no one and nothing could touch it, not a fever, not a dead man, not even a scoundrel like Ezra himself. Don’t forget, Cee. Don’t you forget how proud I am. There’s nobody in the whole galaxy who’s got a girl like mine. 

Nobody. 

[jadebone]

last day of the semester tmrw but i start work on tuesday. womp womp. also hello all jjk blogs. kiss on the forehead for you.

[lastcrush]

ranking my muses from most to least likely to bite

shion — needs to bite to survive. also biting is in fact a show of affection. if you even care.

december — also needs to bite to survive but is much less feral about it

yuki — bites for fun and also to piss people off. good fighting tactic. doesn’t care if that last bit isn’t true.

kazuharu — loyal dogs do in fact bite ! especially before you reach the loyal part.

beejal — feral

naomi — only in a fight

jester — show of affection

everyone else

[the-lesser-light]

Sometimes Shabbat doesn't always feel as relaxing as it should.

We've all been there:

-The match broke or wouldn't strike.

-The candle wouldn't catch the fire and the flame traveled up the match too fast, burning my fingers.

-I knocked over the candles.

-I set off the smoke detector with the candles (That Havdalah candle is mean)

-The Challah burned or wouldn't rise.

-I got sick and could hardly get out of bed.

-An unexpected plan came up and I didn't get to have a nice relaxing dinner and instead had to go do something.

Times like these can be rough. We sit there feeling like we can't even do Shabbat right. We're supposed to end the week on a good note with praise and relaxation and love. Instead we sit here frustrated and frantically trying to do it all right because the Shabbat is the only thing that is certain.

When these things happen, take a minute. Just stop and take a step back.

Keva and Kavanah. Routine and Intention.

When the routine is broken, it is easy to let things spiral. Then we find ourselves simply performing Keva.

You have to stop and remember why you are doing this in the first place. What does the Shabbat mean to you?

Reset yourself. Do something out of order that brings you joy. If singing the Shehecheyanu make you happy then sing that first. Do you just love the Chad Gadya song but it's no where near Pesach? Belt out a line or two or the whole thing.

It's the Kavanah that really counts.

Maimonides once said, “Prayer without kavanah is no prayer at all. He who has prayed without kavanah ought to pray once more. He whose thoughts are wandering or occupied with other things need not pray until he has recovered his mental composure. Hence, on returning from a journey, or if one is weary or distressed, it is forbidden to pray until his mind is composed. The sages said that upon returning from a journey, one should wait three days until he is rested and his mind is calm, then he prays.”

If your Shabbat isn't going well, then redirect how your Shabbat goes. I'm pretty sure G-d won't mind if you do things out of order or sing holiday songs at the wrong time of year. If this is what you need to do to find relaxation and what you need to properly find your rest and devotion, then do it. If you need to read Ruth instead of the normal Halftorah, then read some Ruth.

There's enough stress going on right now for the Jewish community. You have to take one day a week to step away from it. Let yourself be happy. Let yourself say "Well that isn't going well. We're eating the Challah early today."

[vishaila]

hehe. >:3c hiiiiiii IM HERE. i literally only have pending replies for bestie lowskey so you should give me starters to reply to <3333 i might post some opens too in the coming days. ERRR also i hate small text now and will be using regular font size + i am moving to beta editor for new threads because i've warmed up to it + xkit rewritten. if any of this is a problem for you, unfollow button is right there i won't be mad i promise <3 MWAH to u all. write me starters :)

[grapecaseschoices]

Hey! For the OTP asks, either Ava x Kendis or Nate x Nai for any of 49, 51 or 54 !!

Keva and Kat [ aka Kendiis/Ava, Kai/Nat]. I need to occupy the brain til sleep hits, so I shall two and both. Ty for the ask! :-DD

49) Does either of them have a hard time being away from the other?

Keva: Not really. Though, Kendis is one for regular [though not always frequent] check ins --- particulary if either of them will be gone for a while. Ava's main hard time is knowing that her partner may get to something foolish and think its a good plan not tell her. It is easier to find these things out when she is around.

It is different if it was something with no communication -- then they'd both become insufferable at whoever thought that was a good plan.

Kat: No ish. I think Nat doesn't have a hard time PER SE, but there is worry. There is concern. But she manages. Her mind wanders but she manages. It helps a lot that Kai wouldnt mind nightly calls, but she manages for him. It becomes a Thing when he is gone either weeks on end or with minimal to communication.

Kai doesn't... but he strangely has more of a time than I would expect. He just likes knowing where Nat is. Check ins woud've been fine but thankfully he has a gf who would tackle cellphones for him, so. That said, he'd panic less if Nat went on a long mission than vice versa.

51) What’s a non verbal way they say I love you?

Kat: By existing? Nat is the one more likely to say the words. I think Kai would say it at most twice a year, but Nat NEVER doubts. They are both quality time folk -- so that Nat would walk into an Apple Store, that Kai would go to some fancy event and dress up, that they can just sit together and do their own thing? That's I Love You. Everyday, every week.

Keva: Kendis likes to do things for Ava, especially things Ava does not do for Ava's self. They also take care of each other -- Kendis does deeds [though they are there for an ear and advice], Ava does pillar of strength. It works because Ava is on top of everything and Kendis ensures it runs smoothly [Ava's desk is neat with some flowers in a vase, her blood is warmed the way she likes when she's too focused or tired, etc]. And Kendis doesn't like leaning on people but Ava has this way of giving the right quiet support as well as understanding, she is also ready to be the bad guy [even if it does suck when Kendis is mad at her].

[beardedmrbean]

Newspaper Karjalainen features an Uutissuomalainen news group interview with Chancellor of Justice Tuomas Pöysti, who said that he expects the government to be prepared, if necessary, to reopen the country's eastern border earlier than planned.

On Tuesday, the government decided to close the entire eastern border for two weeks starting midnight on Wednesday in order to stop entry by undocumented migrants. The decision does not, however, apply to rail freight traffic via the Vainikkala crossing.

"The government has an obligation to monitor the situation at all times. If it turns out that the threat is lessening, the government must take measures to cancel or mitigate the decision even before the two-week deadline expires," Pöysti told the news group.

If the government wants to extend the closure of the entire eastern border after two weeks, the Chancellor of Justice will assess whether this would be justified.

According to Pöysti, both Finnish and EU immigration legislation needs to be reformed. The current legislation does not take into account situations like the hybrid operation recently seen on Finland's eastern border.

Pöysti added that he hopes that preparations for the introduction of revised border procedures and accelerated processing of asylum applications will move ahead quickly.

"Regardless of the situation at the eastern border is prolonged, or if it eases, the risk of this kind of instrumentalisation of international protection is high, so there is a need to make procedures more effective," he said.

"We must be able to ensure that those who really need international protection could be separated out and given protection. And such persons who are not in danger of being persecuted in our neighbouring country could be quickly returned, or they could be denied entry," Pöysti stated.

The Chancellor of Justice pointed out that EU regulations were drawn up at a time when the world situation was much more optimistic. EU legislation is not sufficiently prepared, he said, for situations in which a state uses people and their desire for a better life as a tool for aggressive hybrid influence.

"If asylum processes are driven into chaos by other motives, then the central idea of refugee agreements is watered down," Pöysti summed up.

In an earlier article, Karjalainen reported that the final border crossing to be closed, Raja-Jooseppi in Inari, was quiet on Wednesday, with no new asylum seekers by the time the gates were shut.

The border post will continue to be staffed and the Finnish Red Cross has announced it is ready to provide assistance at the border if needed.

Health sector retirements

Savon Sanomat is among the morning papers reporting figures from the occupational pension insurer Keva showing that one in three employees of Finland's welfare counties, which provide public healthcare services, will retire within the next decade.

In relative terms, the largest number of retirees will be seen in the regions of Lapland, Kainuu and South Savo, where about 35 percent of current staff will be transitioning to old-age or disability pensions during the years 2024–2033.

At just under 30 percent, projected retirement levels are lower than average in Vantaa and Kerava, Central Ostrobothnia and in Helsinki.

Numerically, the largest number of retirees are community nurses and ward nurses in welfare areas. In relative terms, the largest number of retirees over the next 10 years will be home service workers, reception personnel, healthcare centre nurses and mental health nurses.

13 detained at university demo

Thirteen demonstrators were detained by police Wednesday evening at a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Helsinki, reports Iltalehti.

According to the police, a peaceful demonstration started at the university's main building at 3 pm. Notice of the demonstration was not given to the police before it started.

University authorities, who wanted to close the building at 8 pm, requested police assistance to clear the facility. A number of protesters moved to the university's nearby Porthania building to continue the demonstration. University officials also asked for police help in clearing that building.

Some of the protesters refused an order to leave and were carried out by police. Those detained may face charges of resisting the police and obstructing police in the execution of their duties.

Looking good for a white Christmas

Ilta-Sanomat tells readers that Finland may well see a white Christmas – at least most of the country.

Citing the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the paper announced that Tuesday was the first day that snow was officially registered at all of its weather stations nationwide.

This is unusual. The only earlier observation of snow cover at all measuring stations was on 25 November in 2010.

According to FMI meteorologist Jani Parviainen, with more cold temperatures in the forecast for December, the snow is not going anywhere anytime soon.

Current forecasts do, however, show a change in the weather during Christmas week may bring milder temperatures to the southern coast. According to Parviainen, central parts of the country and Lapland are better set to see a white Christmas than southern areas.

But those living in the south should not lose hope yet, writes Ilta-Sanomat - it all depends on how much snow will fall over the next few weeks.