Tuesday evening's government deliberations on whether new movement restrictions should be brought in dominate the headlines on Wednesday morning.
The government failed to agree on possible restrictions on movement on Tuesday, despite negotiations lasting almost until midnight on Tuesday.
Final negotiations on possible movement restrictions are to resume on Wednesday. The Left Alliance, the Greens and the Swedish People's Party will meet with their own parliamentary groups on Wednesday to discuss the plans.
More people want to move
Business daily Kauppalehti reports on a survey by Nordea on remote working during the pandemic. According to the survey, an increasing number of people are prepared to move further away from their jobs.
Six percent of respondents said they were willing to move further from their place of work. The figure was up from just two percent a year ago.
"While the figure is still relatively modest, the increase suggests that we may be on the brink of a broader shift. Knowledge workers may not have to live in growth centres in the future, which may have an effect on urban development," said an economist at Nordea.
The pandemic has also had an impact on real estate sales, as the number of real estate transactions in Finland increased by almost 10 percent in 2020 last year.
Easter grass livestream
Finland's biggest circulation daily Helsingin Sanomat has a story on the Finnish Easter tradition of growing ryegrass. Ryegrass seeds in small pots ahead of Easter, and when the grass has grown, it is usually trimmed to an even height and decorations such as plastic chicks and hens, bunnies and eggs are placed on the grass.
The Lutheran Church of Vantaa has come up with the ultimate pandemic challenge: how many seconds can you spend watching a livestream of Easter grass growing?
"Following the livestream can add a meditative practice into your daily routine. You can take deep breaths and consciously calm yourself while watching it," said the parish press release.
If you're looking for something to do to pass the time, you can follow the Easter grass growing livestream here (external link).
Nappy waste
Helsingin Sanomat also reports on the environmental impact of disposable nappies. A study in the Pirkanmaa region found that around 17 percent of household waste was unrecyclable. Around half of that consists of nappies and sanitary products.
Eveliina Asikainen, a lecturer at Tampere University of Applied Sciences, said that the region's demographic structure has an impact on the type of waste created.
Asikainen estimates that about six percent of all municipal waste in Pirkanmaa is made up of adult incontinence products, while roughly three percent of it is from children's nappies.
"In nursing homes, up to 90 percent of the waste may be adult nappies," Asikainen said.
Katri Laatikainen, a researcher working at LUT University and LAB University of Applied Sciences in Lappeenranta is working on a new innovation to create biodegradable adult nappies.
She believes that it is possible to make nappies from biodegradable materials, such as pulp-based raw materials from the forest industry. However, more work and research on the effort is still required.
