The final episode of All Points North in 2021 looks at a year that included a municipal election, the effects of- and responses to- global climate change, Covid-19's ups and downs, and much, much more.

This week's show was presented, produced and edited by Mark B. Odom. The sound engineer was Anders Johansson.

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26 December 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

This week APN asks what impact the Omicron variant will have on Finland's second Covid Christmas and we also hear why an Elon Musk tweet became such big domestic news.

This week's show was presented by Ronan Browne and Zena Iovino. It was produced by Mark B. Odom, and the sound engineer was Laura Koso.

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16 December 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

In this week's show we look at far-right terror plots, politicians breaking their own rules on Covid, how to compel staff to get vaccinated and job-hunting outside Helsinki while foreign.

This week's show was presented by Zena Iovino and Egan Richardson. It was produced by Mark B. Odom, and the sound engineer was Anders Johansson.

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9 December 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

This week we pull back the curtain on Finland’s Covid wards, find out what happens when restaurants don't recognise your vaccine certificate, and hear from a charity wanting to deliver 100,000 gifts to kids this Christmas.

This week's show was presented by Zena Iovino and Ronan Browne. It was produced by Mark B. Odom, and the sound engineer was Laura Koso.

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2 December 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

This week we look at take-home pay for gig workers, explore foreign name discrimination and why buying nothing is an option on Black Friday.

This week's show was presented by Egan Richardson and Zena Iovino. The sound engineer was Anders Johansson.

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25 November 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

This week we're looking at difficulties for Finnish embassy workers left behind in Kabul, the Finnish national team's exit from the World Cup and finding out what we need to do to cycle throughout the winter.

This week's show was presented by Egan Richardson and Veronica Kontopoulou. The producer was Mark B. Odom and the sound engineer was Panu Willman.

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18 November 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

This week we unbox the delivery company involved in one of the biggest deals in Finnish business history and we hear how obtaining a Covid pass is easier for some than others.

This week's show was presented by Ronan Browne and Zena Iovino. The producer was Mark B. Odom and the sound engineer was Juha Sarkkinen.

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11 November 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

This week we ask why a person seeking emergency HIV prevention medication was turned away from a major public hospital, hear from a group helping foreign women crack the Finnish job market and find out why the date for All Saints’ Day is always changing.

This week's show was presented by Zena Iovino and Mark B. Odom, who also produced the show. The sound engineer was Laura Koso.

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4 November 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

APN asks why the University of Helsinki favoured job candidates with Finnish names, looks at Finland’s delicate east-west balance, unpacks a scandal involving a cherished Finnish 1950s board game and dissects PM Sanna Marin’s boomer quips.

This week's show was presented by Zena Iovino and Egan Richardson. The producer was Mark B. Odom and the sound engineer was Laura Koso.

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28 October 2021 / All Points North / Yle News

As the country greys, Finland faces balancing growing pensions with other social protections. APN talks to economists tackling the problem from different directions. We also explore findings that onshore wind farms will blow away other energy production methods.

This week's show was presented by Zena Iovino and Ronan Browne. The producer was Mark B. Odom and the sound engineer was Anttoni Wikström.

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14 October 2021 / All Points North / Yle News