The HS feature explores what Finland would be like if humans had never immigrated there.
The tabloid Iltaleti published a report on Monday featuring the most frequent users of parliamentary taxi cards during the autumn term.
Lawmakers can use the card to pay for work-related travel, but not to pay for their daily commute to the Capitol.
The most common taxi users during this period were: Joachim Strand A member of the Swedish People’s Party, he was hailed by the IL as the new “taxi king” of parliament.
From September 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024, Strand made 116 trips. Heiki Auto (NCP) tallied 114 taxi rides.
but, Melja Killinen (Left) The highest total taxi fare incurred during this period was €3,826.50. Second and third place went to Strand and Autoto respectively.
During the autumn term, members of Congress paid for about 4,300 trips with taxi cards, bringing the total amount of travel expenses to 150,000 euros, the State of Illinois noted.
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Rural-focused newspaper Marsdun Tulevaisus writes that Finns are ready to embrace electric cars, but gaps in the charging network are preventing many from switching from the pump to the plug. Ta.
Much of southern and western Finland is covered by a dense charging network, but charging options become sparser the further north and east you go.
In January, the Automobile and Touring Club of Finland (ATCF) and the charging company Virta conducted a joint survey on whether people in Finland would switch to fully electric cars.
Of the respondents, 29% have already decided to switch to electricity, 31% are still considering it, and 49% said they feel they do not have sufficient access to charging facilities.
Many charging station operators, such as Virta, do not generate significant profits because their total customer volume is still relatively small. The cost of a fast-charging station can exceed 100,000 euros, he said, and operators typically want to recover their costs quickly and focus on main roads and densely populated areas.
However, the number of fully electric cars in Finland is increasing, with the total number increasing from just under 45,000 to nearly 84,000 last year.
Finland without humans
The Helsingin Sanomat feature highlighted what Finland would be like if humans had not arrived 11,000 years ago.
HS spoke Soren FurbyAssociate Professor of Macroecology and Macroevolution at the University of Gothenburg, researched it to better understand what this human-less fantasy might be like.
Furby said if humans never arrived in what is now Finland, there could be mammoths roaming the forests of Finnish Lapland, forest rhinos and pods of porpoises in the Baltic Sea.
Furby also speculated that other large Ice Age animals may have been common. Wild horses spread throughout the country, and the aurochs, the Ice Age ancestor of modern cattle, may have lived in southern Finland. Marine mammals such as seals and porpoises will now swim in the Baltic Sea, and stocks of saltwater and freshwater fish will further increase.
Most of the Finnish landscape will be covered by forests, but even without human intervention there would still be open meadows and groves.
This special feature explores other aspects of Finland without humans, and homo sapiensNeanderthals and other early humans already had a huge impact on the environment.
The article also pointed out that even if humans left the country, it would be difficult to erase the human footprint in Finland. In addition to concrete and asphalt urban areas that are inhospitable to wildlife, the natural environment will also have to contend with glass, plastics, chemicals, and other man-made materials.
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