Healthcare workers filmed undressed and memory-impaired patients
Get European news in your inbox daily
A short daily digest of the whole continent — or just the countries you care about.
Check your email. We've sent a confirmation link — click it to complete your subscription.
A series of reports filed with Finnish regulators describes a pattern of healthcare workers taking and sharing demeaning photos and videos of patients without their consent. The incidents, which include filming patients while they were undressed or suffering from memory issues, have prompted police reports and warnings from authorities about the limits of patient privacy.
The Prime Minister, Petteri Orpo, has ruled out any near-term return to bilateral relations with Russia, noting that now is not the time for diplomacy or for promoting President Alexander Stubb as a negotiator. Domestic confidence is following a similar chill: Statistics Finland reports a sharp decline in consumer optimism, even as Wärtsilä posted record orders and children in vulnerable families began to feel the first effects of government austerity cuts.
Regional news is led by two homicide investigations in Tampere and Turku. Meanwhile, the national debate has turned to the infrastructure of the digital age: while Google’s construction sites have drawn local ire, the larger question remains whether the country actually wants to host the massive data centers it has spent years attracting.