Former Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne won a game for the first time in nearly four years on Saturday According to the Finnish website Jatkoaika 801 fans were in attendance to watch Kiekko-Ketut - which roughly translates as the "Hockey Foxes" - beat Haapajärvi Kiilai 7-2 The Foxes led 3-1 at the end of the first period then broke the game open with three more goals in the second period and one in the third That gave Rinne his first win since his final game with the Predators on May 10 Rinne, who played for Kiekko-Ketut as a youth player, was drafted by Nashville in the eighth round in 2004. He holds the Predators franchise record for saves (17,627) wins (369) and shutouts (60) and playoff wins (45) Rinne won the Vezina Trophy in 2018 as well as the King Clancy Award in 2021 which is given "to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community." Rinne is currently a development coach and scout for the Predators Rinne was inducted into the Predators' Golden Hall along with general manager David Poile and defenseman Shea Weber FORSBERG, NYQUIST: How Predators' Filip Forsberg, Gustav Nyquist fared for Sweden vs Finland at 4 Nations Face-Off who were detained less than 100km from the crime scene Open image viewerThe bank machine was blown off the wall around 3:30am No injuries were reported Image: Lukijan kuvaYle News13.4 17:55Police caught three people at a hotel in northern Finland who are suspected of blowing a bank’s automated teller machine (ATM) off a grocery store wall early Thursday the foreign trio was tracked to a hotel in Kempele They were found to be in possession of nearly all the cash stolen from the bank Police detained them on suspicion of aggravated theft and explosives offences the ATM was blown off the wall of the Tervaportti K-Market in the centre of Vaala Police suspect that the trio took the money from the ATM and fled the scene Open image viewerVaala is about 100km southwest of Oulu Image: Paulus Markkula / YleThe store was closed on Thursday morning due to the crime scene investigation authorities mounted a search operation in Kempele which aroused attention as the officers were equipped with heavy gear Almost all the money stolen from the ATM was recovered Oulu daily Kaleva was first to report that the search and detentions were related to the explosion of the Vaala ATM Police describe the case as a cross-border crime The suspects are all citizens of another EU country Police will ask Oulu District Court to remand them in custody next week In 2022, two ATMs were ripped from walls by criminals using a bucket loader Pekka Rinne, the most successful goaltender in Nashville Predators history may be back in net for the first time in four years this week Rinne, who retired from the NHL in 2021 after a 15-year career, has signed a one-game contract with Kiekko-Ketut It's unclear when Rinne will suit up for Kiekko-Ketut. According to the team's Instagram page If Rinne does play for Kiekko-Ketut, it would be his first professional game since May 10, 2021. Rinne holds the Predators franchise record for saves (17,627) the first Predators player to win an individual award given "to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his community," in 2021 Rinne was named a development coach and scout for the Predators A statue honoring Rinne was unveiled on the Bridgestone Arena plaza in March 2023 and was drafted in the fourth round at 258th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators Before becoming Nashville’s starting goalie in the 2008-09 season where he posted a 1.68 goals against average (GAA) and a .927 save percentage (SV%) in 10 games Between the 2005-06 season and 2008-09 season he was between Nashville and their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate he tied for second in the AHL with 30 regular-season wins He had 10 postseason wins with three shutouts to lead the Milwaukee Admirals to the 2006 Calder Cup Final where he led the Predators to his first NHL win In his first season as a full-time member of the team he posted a 2.38 GAA and .917 SV% in 52 games He quickly became one of the NHL’s top goaltenders Rinne was one of three Vezina Trophy nominees The trophy is awarded to the best goalie in the NHL voted by the league’s general managers he also finished in the top four for the Hart Trophy which is awarded to the NHLs most valuable player and he was named a Second-Team NHL All-Star he led the Preds to their first-ever Stanley Cup series win where they defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 in the series Rinne was a nominee for the 2015 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, an award given to the player who best exemplifies perseverance The eventual winner was former NHL player Jaromír Jágr Rinne was also a Vezina Trophy finalist again in 2015 marking his third career nomination for the award; he lost to Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price $10 million contract extension with Predators making him a team member through the 2020-21 season The night he signed the contract extension he posted a shutout over the visiting Boston Bruins with a 26-save game he became the fastest goalie to record 30 wins in 39 games since the NHL introduced the shootout and just the third goalie in the NHL’s expansion era to achieve 30 wins in 39 games or less where he became the 67th goaltender to play at least 500 NHL games Louis Blues 2-0; the shutout was Rinne’s 45th in his career making him the NHL’s all-time leader amongst Finnish-born goalies he became the 34th goalie in the NHL to record 300 career wins after a 7-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks Related: Grading the Predators Free Agency So Far he had the third-highest win percentage of all goaltenders in the NHL with at 54.34% with at least 300 wins former New Jersey Devils netminder and former Pittsburgh Penguins and current Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-André Fleury Pekka Rinne played in the 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Championship tournament he played in the same tournament where he was named the tournament’s best goaltender and set a new IIHF record for minutes played without letting in a goal he was selected to play for Finland in the World Cup of Hockey He played one of the three tournament games and two pre-tournament games Rinne plays the popular butterfly style of goaltending This is where he drops to his knees early and uses his stick and legs to block shot attempts His height provides him with an advantage; he is 6-foot-5 inches making him the fifth-tallest goalie currently in the NHL He has an excellent reach with his stick and his pads he utilizes great footwork and has a good glove hand but plays a shorter stick than most goalies the 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund is an initiative of the Nashville Predators Foundation Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to raise funds and awareness for cancer research Related: Nashville Predators Goalie Situation Not as Seamless as Expected The fund was started because Rinne and his former teammate Weber wanted to make a difference in the Middle Tennessee area The fund offers unique opportunities for patients and their families to get a taste of the Smashville experience including player meet and greets and watching Predators home games from special suites Rinne has accomplished much greatness throughout his NHL and international career I look forward to seeing what more Rinne will accomplish as he moves into his potential final season with the team Even if he doesn’t break more records he will still go down as one of the NHL’s top goalies and a franchise icon The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey commentary and features from hundreds writers worldwide our articles are read millions of times every month Today Clas Ohlson opened its 39th store in Finland in Zeppelin shopping centre in Kempele The queue of enthusiastic customers were long even before the opening of the store The store in Kempele is Clas Ohlson’s 219th store in total The new store in Kempele has a sales space of approximately 900 square metres and the shopping centre has more than 3.5 million visitors per year The store’s catchment area includes Oulu region with more than 250,000 inhabitants − We are very happy to be able to open a new Clas Ohlson store today in an exceptional location The store in Zeppelin shopping centre complements our existing store in Valkea shopping centre in Oulu very well and increase accessibility for our customers For more information on Clas Ohlson’s store network and future store openings see the detailed list at about.clasohlson.com Director of Information and Investor Relations This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Water is cheap in Finland – or extremely expensive A new report on water rates by the Finnish Water Utilities Association shows that the prices of household tapwater vary wildly from one water company to the next the differences are many times more expensive “Long water networks in sparsely populated areas bring big spikes in cost,” says Mika Rontu from the association “Rocky terrain and other geographical causes can also affect prices A third factor is the owner’s revenue recognition or so-called hidden taxation.” Due to the differences between the structuring of various water management fees the Water Utilities Association uses a reference price This includes the effects of the usage charge gauge rent and connection fee on the price of water and sewage The combined reference price of water and sewerage gives a better idea of the real price of one cubic metre of water According to the report Finns in Kempele near Oulu use the cheapest water with a reference price of 2.64 euros per cubic metre That’s for apartments – the cheapest single family dwelling pricing is provided by the Aluelämpö company in Salla Those paying the most for their running water are the single family dwellers on the island of Utö in the Archipelago Sea People there pay five to six times the Kempele reference price – as much as 16.81 euros per cubic metre “In Utö the household water is prepared by filtering seawater,” says Rontu “There are very few customers and the island is rocky.” It is in western Finland that the priciest runners-up are found Apartment prices sear the sky in the municipality of Parikkala The report also shows that the two opposite ends of the price spectrum are found in small regions Large populations centres such as the Capital Region Turku applies the mean while Tampere and Helsinki charge much less for water The prices of more than 200 water suppliers – that handles 70-80 percent of Finland’s water – were used for the report Canada: Addressing northern food insecurity Finland: Cleaning up litter has expensive price tag in Finland Greenland:  Greenland – barrels of oil and bottles of water Sweden: Swedes pay more than neighbors for mobile broadband United States: Run on bottled water in Emmonak, Alaska, after supply interruption For more news from Finland visit Yle News and website in this browser for the next time I comment HELSINKI FINLAND Real estate transactions at the Kiinteistömaailma office in Helsinki According to the latest Indeksitalo 2024 report by the Finnish Real Estate Federation (Kiinteistöliitto) property management costs for housing companies have continued to rise significantly across the country The only exception to this trend was in electricity prices While the rate of cost increases has slowed compared to the past two years The report shows that municipal property costs have increased by an average of 4.4% from the previous year Key contributors include a 12.3% rise in land property taxes and notable hikes in waste management and water services Significant Variation Between Municipalities The report highlights stark differences in cost changes across the 59 cities and municipalities surveyed two—Raisio and Hyvinkää—saw declines of around 3% Vihti experienced the highest cost increase at nearly 17% and Vihti topped the list for the highest municipal property costs with Helsinki now charging €4.33 per square meter per month followed closely by Järvenpää and Vihti at €4.10 The national average for all cities is €3.38 per square meter and Rauma recorded the lowest property costs property costs stand at €2.77 per square meter per month The cost differences between municipalities are significant annual property costs in Helsinki now reach approximately €4,680 compared to €2,990 in Kempele—a difference of nearly €1,700 per year The increase in Helsinki translates to around €400 more per year for residents compared to last year While the cost of electricity itself dropped by 12% basic fees and transfer charges continue to rise The price decrease is largely due to a 22% reduction in energy costs the overall electricity cost is still over one-third higher than it was in September 2021 Waste management costs rose by an average of 6.1% driven by increases in mixed waste and basic service fees the cost of organic waste collection saw a slight decrease of 4.1% marking an acceleration from last year’s 4.2% rise District Heating and Property Taxes See Sharp Increases District heating costs rose by an average of 7% with some municipalities experiencing hikes as high as 30% Hyvinkää and Lempäälä saw minor declines in heating costs Property taxes for land increased by an average of 12.3% with building property taxes rising by 3.1% Most municipalities faced mandatory tax rate hikes where land property taxes dropped by 10.3% and Kuopio saw the most significant increases while costs in Turku remained largely unchanged and Vantaa continue to have the lowest property costs among the largest cities with Oulu charging €3.02 per square meter per month The Indeksitalo 2024 report offers a detailed look at how property costs are evolving across Finland showing both regional disparities and overall cost trends that impact housing companies and residents alike Advertisement inquiries and other after-sales issues: info@helsinkitimes.fi Helsinki Times is the first and only English language newspaper providing news about Finland in English A weekly print edition of Helsinki Times was published from March 2007 up until Feb Helsinki Times is an online-only publication and other groups and individuals interested in Finland from all around the world © Helsinki Times All rights reserved.  Terms of Use | Privacy Policy “My experience with Polar actually started with my parents,” says Valtteri Bottas they gave me my first Polar watch as a gift to help me improve my training and performance Polar offers the best in heart rate technology and accuracy not to mention the incredible training and recovery features that bring so much insight into every aspect of my workouts I’m really excited to finally make this relationship official.” While the relationship between Polar and Bottas started as a gift several years ago the official partnership developed quickly in recent months the need for highly accurate performance and recovery analyses has increased as well,” says Bottas’ agent partnering up with Polar was a no-brainer - this is what they do best It’s fantastic to see two strong Finnish brands coming together for maximum performance.” the outdoor multisport watch packed with loads of advanced training features.  “Valtteri is an incredible athlete and a shining example of why we do what we do here at Polar,” says Tomi Saario “As the company who started the whole sports wearable industry science-based technology and ease of use are meant to help take people of all types – from professionals to occasional trainers – to the next level Polar continues to be a force in the industry and we’re thrilled to welcome a like-minded partner like Valtteri to the team.” and sleep and simplifies it into personalized easy-to-use workout analysis tools help anyone gain insight into their performance and meet their goals faster Polar is a privately held company that operates in more than 80 countries Polar products are sold through over 35,000 retailers globally Check Valtteri’s comments about the partnership from this video: https://youtu.be/Y7_U0EpV9H4 From left: Taipei representative in Finland,Janet Chang Oulu University hospital procurement manager Juha Putkonen Chairman of the Taiwan friendship committee of Finnish Parliament Mikko Kärnä and The Interim Chairman of the Northern Ostrobothnia Hospital District The state of Taiwan has donated the Northern hospital districts of Finland 200000 surgical masks for the fight against the coronavirus as the epidemic is severely testing especially the hospital districts of Länsi-Pohja and Kainuu The masks have arrived to the preparedness storage of Oulu University Hospital in Kempele from which they will be distributed further to the healthcare districts that need them the most Member of Parliament and Chairman of the Parliamentary Taiwan Friendship Group Mikko Kärnä involved in arranging the donation to Finland is in deep gratitude to the state of Taiwan "It is absolutely magnificent that Finland has solidary and loyal friends like Taiwan We are still lacking appropriate protective equipment and the equipment donated now by Taiwan have been calculated to cover the need for surgical masks of the whole Northern Finland for two to three weeks I wish to express my warm thanks to the state of Taiwan and its de facto representation the Taipei Representative Office in Finland The determined work of Representative Janet Chang and others has made the donation possible This illustrates that the fight against the coronavirus will be won together," said Kärnä Taiwan itself has succeeded excellently in controlling the coronavirus epidemic and there have been only less than 500 confirmed cases The key strengths of Taiwan in preventing the epidemic have been anticipation Representative Janet Chang states that having now successfully suppressed the epidemic Taiwan has been able to focus on helping its foreign friends "Helping friends is a great privilege and honour to Taiwan Containing the pandemic and the daily production of more than 18 million surgical masks have enabled Taiwan to help Finland and other countries in the fight against the coronavirus," says representative of Taiwan in Finland Ms "I wish to thank Member of Parliament Mikko Kärnä the hospital districts and others involved for their persistent efforts in making the donation possible I also extend my deepest condolences to the loved ones of the Finns who have succumbed to the coronavirus I hope this donation gives them light and faith at these difficult times – together we will make it through I am also very confident that the work with Member of Parliament Mikko Kärnä Parliamentary Taiwan Friendship Group and our other partners on bringing Finland and Taiwan closer together in the future will continue positively."  "This is heart-warming and helps to carry on efforts to hunt down more protective equipment for the social and healthcare professionals of Northern Finland to the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus," said the Procurement Manager of the special responsibility area of Oulu University Hospital Open image viewerImage: Jouni Koutonen / Yle27.11.2015 11:44•Updated 27.11.2015 15:25"A 19-year-old man who has been in Finland for about a year as an asylum seeker" has been detained on suspicion of rape and aggravated sexual abuse of a child the Southwestern Finland Police Department said in a statement on Friday morning It says that the victim was a 14-year-old girl The act allegedly occurred in a private home in Raisio He was formally placed under arrest on Friday following a ruling by the Finland Proper District Court in Turku which ordered him held under "suspicion with probable cause" The statement adds that police will not provide any more information about the case police in the north-central town of Kempele detained a 17-year-old foreign boy on the same charges involving a girl of the same age Later that day the premier met with other ministers to review legislation on crimes committed by foreign citizens Police in Kempele say they have stepped up patrols ahead of an anti-immigration demonstration planned for Friday afternoon the leader in wearable sports and fitness technology for nearly 50 years offering a look into global exercise and sleep patterns derived from anonymized data collected from millions of users worldwide Polar encourages users to compare their personal stats with global trends providing a detailed view of their individual health and fitness journey Polar users maintained a highly active lifestyle tracking an impressive average of 317 minutes of exercise per week This far exceeds the World Health Organization's recommendation of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity weekly highlighting their commitment to fitness and well-being This means Polar users spent on average 274 hours and 44 minutes practice sports and exercise during 2024 Running remained the most popular activity among Polar users in 2024 accounting for 19% of all tracked workouts users logged a remarkable variety of over 150 different sports Engaging in multiple sports enhances versatility and adaptability by exposing the body to a diverse range of movements and challenges and agility while simultaneously improving coordination and balance Diversity also promotes consistency year-round demonstrating that exercise doesn’t have to be monotonous making it easier to stay committed to a healthy lifestyle “Being a multi-sport athlete is not just about 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