While many countries struggle with a second wave of the coronavirus, Finland has halted a rise in new infections at Europe's lowest level, helped by the fact that for Finns social distancing comes naturally.
Tuesday s papers: Blizzard strikes, corona variant concerns, enter the flying squirrels
Emergency services urge the public to stay home as heavy snows and high winds hit southern and central Finland.
The scene in Helsinki early Tuesday. The current storm is expected to dump an exceptional amount of snow on southern and central regions.
Image: Silja Viitala / Yle
A winter storm that hit southern and central parts of the country overnight has brought heavy snowfall, drifts and hazardous driving conditions.
Meteorologist
Hannu Valta of the Finnish Meteorological Institute told the daily Iltalehti to expect 30-40 centimetres of fresh snow, in some places up to half a meter of accumulation with even higher drifts.
While many countries struggle with a second wave of the coronavirus, Finland has halted a rise in new infections at Europe's lowest level, helped by the fact that for Finns social distancing comes naturally.
A substance abuse hotline saw a 40 percent increase in calls this year.
Woman walks in Helsinki s island district of Lauttasaari, file photo.
Image: Silja Viitala / Yle
Mental Health Finland (Mieli) boosted capacity at its crisis helpline over the Christmas season, enabling the organisation to answer an anticipated increase in callers seeking assistance.
The most common issues people said they were dealing with recently include relationship problems, poor mental health, anxiety, depression, loneliness and suicidal thoughts.
In recent years callers to Mieli s helpline had similar concerns and worries, but this year the ongoing coronavirus crisis also weighed heavily in people s lives.
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