Now/here

I had my third visit to  Charles Sandison's light installation in the art gallery Himmelblau, this time with Emma. I've blipped hubby and Leevi there, this portrait of Emma completes the series. The exhibition ends next Sunday, so it was good to visit there with Emma now when her team is having three-day rest. Then we enjoyed Pala Cafe's wonderful open space on the roof terrace inside of an old factory hall called Siperia. Emma went to see her friend Heli and I headed to the gym with hubby. Another evening full of activities!

Today's news tell that last year Finland saw more deaths than births for the first time since 1940 - or actually since 1900 if we ignore civil war at 1918 and Winter War in 1940.

Finland saw a significant landmark in demographic trends last year, when the number of births dipped below the number of deaths for the first time in 76 years, according to new figures from Statistics Finland.

Since 1900 deaths have only outstripped births during the Civil War and its bloody aftermath, in 1918, and the Winter War, in 1940. The number of live births has declined for six years in a row to 52,645 in 2016.

That's the lowest number of births in Finland's history as an independent nation. The number of deaths last year was 53,629, which was up more on the previous year by more than a thousand.

Finland's population stood at 5,502,593 at the end of the year, according to preliminary figures, which is an increase of around 15,285 on the previous year—despite the higher number of deaths and lower number of births. 

That increase is due to immigration: 32,376 people moved to Finland from abroad, while some 16,007 people left Finland to live elsewhere during the course of the year.

http://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finland_sees_more_deaths_than_births_for_first_time_since_1940/9422882



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