#Southern Ostrobothnia

[beardedmrbean]

Porvoo's Uusimaa is among the papers reporting that the Finnish Meteorological Institute is forecasting accumulation of up to 10 centimetres of fresh snow in some southern parts of the country and around 3-8 centimetres in central regions.

The storm was expected to be at its height during the morning hours with bad driving conditions affecting commutes.

Iltalehti writes that road conditions on Thursday morning would likely cause grey hair for both motorists, people using public transport and pedestrians.

And that's not all. The next of the "nearly apocalyptical weather reversals" is to be a temperature rise of nearly 40 degrees Celsius in many areas.

The paper quotes Foreca meteorologist Anna Latvala as saying there will be a huge turnaround in the weather next week, especially in Northern Ostrobothnia and southern and central parts of the country.

She noted that on Tuesday the temperature at Ylivieska, in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia was -37C. By the beginning it next week, it is forecast to be well above the freezing point.

Before you drive

The farmers' and forest owners' paper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus reminds readers that safe driving will be a challenge in much of the country during the day because of blowing snow reducing visibility, and slippery road surfaces.

The paper suggests that drivers do four things before getting behind the wheel in order to improve traffic safety.

The first is to check current warnings from the Finnish Meteorological Institute's warning map.

The next is to take a look at the traffic situation report from Finntraffic.

Before setting out, you should check your vehicle's lights.

Many people rely heavily on their car's automatic light system and may therefore inadvertently drive with only their parking lights on. A good tip is to switch on the headlights regardless of the automatic mode. Visibility of the car can also be improved by turning on the rear fog lights. And taillights should also be kept clean, as they may become clogged with snow.

Finally, remember to keep an assured clear distance in traffic and avoid unnecessary tailgating. .

Experts say that the recommended safety distance when driving in urban areas is half the driving speed in metres. So, for example, at a speed of 40 km/h, the safety distance is 20 metres. On highways, the driving speed in metres becomes the recommendation, which means, for example, when driving 80 km/h you should keep a distance of at least 80 metres.

Missing migrants

Ilta-Sanomat reports that more than 160 asylum seekers have disappeared from reception centres in the country, according to Antti Lehtinen, the director of the asylum unit of the Finnish Immigration Service.

All of those now unaccounted for came to Finland over the border with Russia after the beginning of August.

Lehtinen believes that many of those who have disappeared have gone to another country to file for asylum. Sixteen have been confirmed to have done so, he told Ilta-Sanomat.

So far, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, France, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland have requested that Finland accept the return of these migrants.

Lehtinen considers it likely that, in addition to the 16 confirmed cases, several more of the 160 missing asylum seekers have moved on from Finland to another EU country and that more readmission requests will be received in coming weeks.

He also told the paper that about 50 decisions have been made on the asylum applications of people who crossed the eastern border during the autumn.

Two-thirds have been negative decisions and one-third have been terminated or withdrawn. So far, no positive decisions have been made on the asylum applications filed by migrants that came across the eastern border during the autumn.

From the beginning of August to the end of last year, a total of 1,323 people who crossed Finland's eastern border applied for asylum. So far this year, 15 people who crossed the eastern border have applied for asylum.

Summer traffic chaos?

Helsingin Uutiset looks at the potential impact of planned repairs the capital's metro system

Metro traffic through Helsinki's main railway station will probably be suspended next summer for three months due to renovation works.

Metro trains from the east will run no farther than the Helsinki University station, and from the west, the Kampi station.

The paper reports that the plan raised red flags at a city council meeting on Wednesday, with, for example, National Coalition Party councilor Otto Meri saying that the situation will lead to chaos if something is not done about it.

"The number of people traveling during rush hour is so huge that it probably cannot be handled by buses, even if they run every minute. It is of paramount importance that the break could be shortened from three months," he said.

Deputy Mayor Anni Sinnemäki (Green) indicated that downtime for this section of the Metro cannot be shortened, as plans already call for repairs to be carried out in three shifts for practically the entire scheduled three months.

Sinnemäki said that the impact of the closure will be eased by increasing tram traffic.

[discolesbo]

I finally doodled some of my Hetalia regional OCs here. Thanks to lovely @moccahime for helping me with anatomy <3 Practicing drawing on a tablet is actually really fun.

They are both regions of Finland. You could say that these two form "Northern Finland" (Lapland regions are sometimes considered a bit of a separate matter*). *Southern half of Lapland is historically considered a part of North Ostrobothnia.

On the left side we have North Ostrobothnia (Pohjois-Pohjanmaa), one of the four Ostrobothnia siblings. With her capital, Oulu, the largest city in Northern Fennoscandia, she is becoming quite rich and successful. On the other hand, her land is also the home of many many large religious families. She used to live in the same house with her other Ostrobothnian siblings and Kainuu. She belongs to the Western Finnish cultural and dialectical sphere.

The shores of her land are bordered by vast fields. She is also a skilled kantele player and a bike lane enthusiast.

On the right side, Kainuu. The odd one of the previous Ostrobothnian house, considering that she is not Ostrobothnian at all. She always thought North Ostrobothnia was cooler than her, like a big sister, thinking her dialect is better, etc. Kainuu would conduct her trade of tar through North Ostrobothnia. But at the same time, she desperately wanted to build her independence from the "big sister” and tried to leave the house earlier, but failed. However, now she has successfully become her own region.

Unlike the Ostrobothnias, Kainuu is culturally and dialect-wise Eastern Finnish. Not long ago, she was mostly agricultural, and that is the reputation she still often holds. However, most of her people actually live in towns now. Currently, she's putting a lot of effort into tech, learning coding, game development, and data centers. She even has a supercomputer.

Other than that, she is a poet, a hiker, and a hunter.

Okay that is something for now about my favourite girls :]

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 2.19 (before 1950)

197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire. 1594 – Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592. 1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. 1649 – The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil. 1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England. 1714 – Great Northern War: The battle of Napue between Sweden and Russia is fought in Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia. 1726 – The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia. 1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama, and confined to Fort Stoddert. 1819 – British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III. 1836 – King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia. 1846 – In Austin, Texas, the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States. 1847 – The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party. 1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. 1884 – More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. 1913 – Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. 1915 – World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli. 1937 – Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. 1942 – World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. 1942 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps. 1943 – World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. 1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. 1948 – The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. 1949 – Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University.

[nordnews]

The needle exchange car has visited the small towns of Southern Ostrobothnia.

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[beardedmrbean]

The Finnish Food Authority has created a designated 'infection zone' covering a number of regions across Finland as it seeks to stop the spread of avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu.

The infection zone covers the regions of Southwest Finland, Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Ostrobothnia and Central Ostrobothnia. The authority also recommends taking measures to protect birds and prevent any spread of the virus in other parts of the country.

The regulations within the infection zone include a requirement to keep all poultry and captive birds indoors at all times. People are also encouraged to avoid poultry farms, with visits restricted to essential reasons only.

If visits to farms are made, the authority advises people to wear protective clothing, change their footwear at entrances and exits, and maintain good hand hygiene.

In addition, all bird feed and litter must be kept out of the reach of wild birds within the infected zone.

The authority noted that bird flu is only transmitted to humans in rare cases, but still advises people to avoid close contact with wild birds, poultry and their excretions.

The World Health Organisation also issued an advisory statement earlier this month as bird flu cases spread in many countries.

"The current outbreaks of avian influenza have caused devastation in animal populations, including poultry, wild birds, and some mammals, and harmed farmers’ livelihoods and the food trade. Although largely affecting animals, these outbreaks pose ongoing risks to humans," the statement said.

Bird flu spreading across Finland this summer

An unusually high number of bird flu cases have been detected across Finland during June and July, particularly among gulls.

The virus has also been detected in farmed fur animals in the regions of southern and central Ostrobothnia, with at least 10 fur farms currently known to have confirmed cases.

The Finnish Food Authority has also published a map showing the number of cases in Finland detected so far this year.

The agency urged members of the public to contact their local or provincial veterinarian clinic immediately upon noticing any signs of avian influenza in poultry or other birds.

For example, a decrease in water and feed consumption or egg production may be signs of a bird flu infection.

In addition, any mass fatalities among wild birds and individual deaths of birds of prey should be reported to municipal or provincial authorities.

[ab-photography]

January 6th

Photo by Aisha Benahmed

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 2.19

197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire. 1594 – Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592 1600 – The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. 1649 – The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil. 1674 – England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War. A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam to England. 1714 – Great Northern War: The battle of Napue between Sweden and Russia is fought in Isokyrö, Ostrobothnia. 1726 – The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia. 1807 – Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert. 1819 – British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands and claims them in the name of King George III. 1836 – King William IV signs Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia. 1846 – In Austin, Texas the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following the annexation of Texas by the United States. 1847 – The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party. 1859 – Daniel E. Sickles, a New York Congressman, is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity. 1878 – Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. 1884 – More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. 1913 – Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country. 1915 – World War I: The first naval attack on the Dardanelles begins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast of Gallipoli. 1937 – Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades. 1942 – World War II: Nearly 250 Japanese warplanes attack the northern Australian city of Darwin, killing 243 people. 1942 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066, allowing the United States military to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps. 1943 – World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. 1945 – World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima. 1948 – The Conference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independence convenes in Calcutta. 1949 – Ezra Pound is awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry by the Bollingen Foundation and Yale University. 1953 – Book censorship in the United States: The Georgia Literature Commission is established. 1954 – Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. 1959 – The United Kingdom grants Cyprus independence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960. 1960 – China successfully launches the T-7, its first sounding rocket. 1963 – The publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique reawakens the feminist movement in the United States as women's organizations and consciousness raising groups spread. 1965 – Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and a communist spy of the North Vietnamese Viet Minh, along with Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Trần Thiện Khiêm, all Catholics, attempt a coup against the military junta of the Buddhist Nguyễn Khánh. 1976 – Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417. 1978 – Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat. 1985 – William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital. 1985 – Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 crashes into Mount Oiz in Spain, killing 148. 1986 – Akkaraipattu massacre: the Sri Lankan Army massacres 80 Tamil farm workers in eastern Sri Lanka. 1989 – Flying Tiger Line flight 66 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia, killing four. 2002 – NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. 2003 – An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275. 2006 – A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners. 2011 – The debut exhibition of the Belitung shipwreck, containing the largest collection of Tang dynasty artifacts found in one location, begins in Singapore. 2012 – Forty-four people are killed in a prison brawl in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico.

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Easter Bonfire

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[urkuri]

i think ive just come out from the most transformative experience of my life … theyre all finnish to me from now on. Roy cohn is a finnish man from the southern ostrobothnia region actually.. absolutely fucking insane

GOING TO SEE ANGELS IN AMERICA IN THE FINNISH NATIONAL THEATRE TONITE!!!!!!!!!!!

[rvexillology]

The flag of the region of Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland

from /r/vexillology Top comment: This is the funnest flag! I love it!

[bottaslicious]

it must look weird when i talk about southern ostrobothnia in tags SO MUCH but like.... it’s a hell on earth and a paradise at the same time lmao, our culture is such an anomaly in finland and we’re totally misunderstood and i love and hate it the same time, and when you meet someone else from SO it’s an instant connection that doesn’t happen with people who are from other regions, once you find out you’re with a fellow häjy you instantly try to find out if you’re related, how far you have to trace back the family tree to find a murderer, and if you’re from the same town you instantly know their address and family history, and we speak so beautifully.... nothing but love for my land

[torillatavataan]

It's called leipäjuusto (bread cheese). It is very delicious!

Bread cheese, known in the United States as Finnish squeaky cheese, is a Finnish fresh cheese traditionally made from cow's colostrum. The cheese originally comes from Southern Ostrobothnia, Northern Finland, and Kainuu.

The milk is curdled and set to form a round disk from two to three centimeters thick. After this, bread cheese is baked, grilled, or flambéed to give it its distinctive brown or charred marks.

Traditionally, bread cheese was dried and could then be stored for up to several years. For eating, the dry, almost rock-hard cheese was heated on a fire which softened it and produced an especially appetizing aroma. Even today, the cheese may be dried by keeping it in a well-ventilated place for a few days. It has a mild flavour.

Bread cheese can be eaten warm or cold, and is served in a number of ways:

The traditional way is to serve it as slices, as a side dish with coffee.

A few pieces are placed in a cup, with hot coffee poured on.

Served as diamond-shaped pieces, roughly 5 to 7 cm long and a little less wide, with cloudberry jam or fresh cloudberries.

Slices of the cheese are cut into a cup or plate, with some cream poured on the pieces so that they soak a little, some cinnamon and sugar sprinkled over it, and grilled in the oven for a moment. Served with cloudberry jam.

In modern Finnish cuisine, diced bread cheese is often used as a mild replacement for feta in various salads.

As a dessert, bread cheese can be served like Camembert, fried on a pan with butter until it softens, and served with jam, traditionally cloudberry.

(Wikipedia)

https://villavalkea.fi/

[beardedmrbean]

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) stands a good chance of becoming Finland's next president, according to a fresh survey by newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (siirryt toiseen palveluun) (MT).

Haavisto was supported by more than a quarter, or 23.3 percent, of the survey's respondents. This is a significant increase from MT's last poll in November, which showed 17.3 percent support for Haavisto.

Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn (Centre) came in second in MT's survey with 10.8 percent of support. Foreign policy expert Mika Aaltola, who has been polling well since the start of the Ukraine war despite having no political background and no stated intention to run, was the third most popular choice with 10.4 percent support.

The newspaper adds that predictions point towards a Haavisto win both in the first and second rounds of elections. If Rehn and Aaltola were to face each other in the second round, MT says their poll suggests Aaltola would most likely win.

Former Finns Party chair Jussi Halla-aho was the fourth most popular choice in the survey, garnering 8.5 percent support, while former NCP leader and Prime Minister Alexander Stubb came in fifth on 4.6 percent.

The poll was conducted by pollster Kanta Agri. Some 1,140 people responded to the poll between 14 and 19 April. The margin of error was +-3 percentage points.

First Finns evacuated from Sudan

Finnish citizens have been evacuated from Sudan amid escalating violence in the African country, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) told Helsingin Sanomat (siirryt toiseen palveluun) (HS) on Sunday.

"The first Finns have been brought outside the country's borders," Haavisto told the paper without disclosing the exact number of evacuees, nor how or where they had been transferred.

The evacuations took place on Sunday in cooperation with other Nordic countries, as well as France and the UN. Finland does not have its own embassy in Sudan, so it has had to rely on the help of other EU countries, the newspaper noted.

Haavisto said that the Foreign Ministry had been in contact with all Finnish nationals who were still in Sudan, adding that plans to find the safest evacuation route and access to assembly centres were being drafted.

"There are different options, depending on the status and location of the people, to get them out of the country," the Foreign Minister said, adding that "the biggest risk for people is moving around the city. Not everyone has been able to move yet because of the war."

Haavisto said during an interview with HS on Saturday that some ten Finns were resident in Sudan and that Finland was looking into ways to evacuate all of its citizens.

Here comes the rain

If the spring time dust has been bothering you recently, there is some good news on the horizon.

Finland will be seeing some wetter and more unsettled weather conditions this week following a long dry spell, according to tabloid Iltalehti (siirryt toiseen palveluun).

Rain showers are expected across southern and central Finland from Monday, whereas in the north, precipitation will fall as snow.

"The south of the country will see little rain in the morning, while the centre of the country, is expected to see heavier rains," Foreca meteorologist Joanna Rinne said.

That will wash away some of the dust that gathers as snow melts and all the gravel and sand spread on top if it starts to break down.

Northern Ostrobothnia and Kainuu, meanwhile, could see between 10-25 centimetres of snow. The paper adds however that the snow is unlikely to stay for too long, as the mercury is expected to rise above zero during the day. Commuters in those areas have been warned of very poor driving conditions.

Tuesday will see some sunshine again, with the mercury possibly reaching 20 degrees Celsius in southern and south-eastern areas. Temperatures in central Finland will hover between five and 12 degrees, and in Lapland, between 0 and seven.

The short sunny spell will give way to cloudier and wetter conditions again on Wednesday, with rain showers likely across Finland. Conditions are expected to be muggy, as temperatures will remain warm, despite the lack of sunshine.

[adventuresinlearningfinnish]

Word of the day is Puukkojunkkari

From puukko (“a type of knife”) +‎ junkkari (“punk”).

“a term used of troublemakers who were active in the Southern Ostrobothnia region of Finland in the 19th century. Fights among puukkojunkkaris were common, and often resulted in death. Puukkojunkkaris usually made trouble at weddings, stole horses and circulated among towns and villages.” From Wikipedia

This is Antti Rannanjärvi and Antti Isotalo, famous puukkojunkkaris. Just look at those chains! (Antti Isotalo was sentenced to fines, whipping, loss of honour and hard labour for 12 years)

I came across these characters after seeing a Facebook comment made by someone with the surname Isotalo, which I thought sounded funny:

From iso (“big”) +‎ talo (“house”)

But it is in fact a legitimate name!