Health officials in Finland have placed two Finns possibly exposed to hantavirus under quarantine.Pictured here: Passengers of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius gesture after disembarking in the port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on 11 May 2026. Image: LehtikuvaZena Iovino13.5. 09:01Two Finns who may have been exposed to hantavirus at the end of April have now been placed in a 42-day quarantine, reports Hufvudstadsbladet, citing public health authority THL.These individuals are not allowed to have contact with people outside their household.The quarantine follows the government's decision on Monday to classify the Andes strain of hantavirus as a dangerous communicable disease. That reclassification paved the way for those who may have been exposed to the virus to be placed in quarantine.The two Finnish passengers were aboard the same flight from Johannesburg as a person infected with hantavirus at the end of April.Bright spotsAmid the broader gloomy economic outlook, Nordea has some positive news.Ilta-Sanomat reports on the bank's latest economic forecast, which suggests Finland's economy is growing again. It said the growth is reflected across private consumption, industrial output and investment.The bank forecasts that gross domestic product will grow by one percent this year and accelerate to 1.5 percent in 2027.IS notes that Finland's industrial production exceeded expectations in March, rising to its highest level since 2008 after the long downturn that followed the global financial crisis.At the same time, the banking group expects the unemployment rate to fall from the current 10.4 percent to 8.5 percent by the end of 2027.MTV channels go darkSeveral outlets, including Helsingin Sanomat, report that commercial broadcaster MTV's cable channels went dark in many Finnish homes around midnight.The blackout stems from a contract dispute between MTV and Elisa over channel distribution and compensation.As a result of the dispute, MTV's free-to-air channels — MTV3, MTV Sub and MTV Ava — are no longer available through Elisa's cable TV network or the Elisa Viihde service.MTV had previously estimated that Elisa's cable television service reaches as many as 800,000 customers in Finland.