New episode of Ukrainian oligarchs “gold rush”
Immediately after the beginning of the Russian military invasion, President of Ukraine Zelensky started the “virtual tour” on the parliaments of European countries with an appeal “to make a decisive contribution to energy security of whole Europe and the country torn by war.” The reason for this is quite simple:Continue Reading
Swedish PM says integration of immigrants has failed, fueled gang crime
Sweden has failed to integrate the vast numbers of immigrants it has taken in over the past two decades, leading to parallel societies and gang violence, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Thursday, as she launched a series of initiatives to combat organised crime. Many Swedes were shocked earlier thisContinue Reading
Estonia to send deminers to Ukraine
Deminers from the Estonian Rescue Board will be sent to Ukraine to help clear ordinance left in the country by the Russian military, Minister of the Interior Kristian Jaani (Center) said on Friday. Plans are already in place to send a five-man rotating team along with three vehicles, the ministerContinue Reading
Kaksi suomalaiskaverusta vei avustustarvikkeita Ukrainaan – myöhemmin heidän henkilötietonsa löytyivät Venäjä-mielisestä Telegram-ryhmästä
Ukrainaa auttaneiden suomalaisten henkilötietoja on julkaistu venäjänkielisessä Telegram-ryhmässä. Osa tiedoista näyttää olevan aitoja, mutta mukana on myös valheellisia väitteitä listan henkilöistä. Venäjä-mielisessä Telegram-ryhmässä on julkaistu lista, jossa väitetään olevan Ukrainan puolella taistelevien kansainvälisten vapaaehtoisten henkilötietoja. Listalla on myös 14 väitetysti suomalaista nimeä. Ylen tietojen mukaan ainakin osa suomalaisten tiedoista onContinue Reading
German Chancellor invites Finnish, Swedish PMs to Berlin for talks
The two Nordic nations continue to work closely together, with Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) meeting his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde in Helsinki on Friday. Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) will visit Berlin next week at the invitation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In a press release, the government’sContinue Reading
Water supply and sewer tariffs to climb 22.4% in Riga in June
From 1 June onward the general water supply and sewer tariff in Riga will increase 22.4%, reaching 2.35 EUR/m3 instead of the current 1.92 EUR/m3, according to the decision made by the Public Utilities Commission. The water supply tariff will be 1.02 EUR/m3, which is EUR 0.17 more than itContinue Reading
Ukrainian citizens and businesses to get cheaper loans in Lithuania
Ukrainian citizens and businessmen willing to start their business in Lithuania will be able to get 30 percent cheaper loans for business start-up or working capital, the country’s Ministry of the Economics and Innovation says. “We are giving the Ukrainians the opportunity to get loans with 30 percent lower interestContinue Reading
Arctic oil and gas: the wrong solution to the world’s energy crisis
Skyrocketing energy prices and the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine are encouraging some global leaders to expand hydrocarbon production in the Arctic. If this goes ahead, it would be a disaster. The Arctic is warming faster than any other region on Earth. But even as climate change threatens its uniqueContinue Reading
Finnish defmin: We would likely have to participate in Baltic Air Policing
Should Finland become a NATO member, the country would probably have to station troops in the Baltics and participate in policing the Baltic airspace, Janne Kuusela, head of the defense policy department of the Finnish Ministry of Defense, said. “I hold it very likely that Finland will be expected toContinue Reading
SDP lawmaker Erkki Tuomioja “Finnish media in war psychosis”
Many people have taken to Finnish Twitter this weekend in reaction to MP Erkki Tuomioja‘s (SDP) Nato comments in a National Public Radio interview (siirryt toiseen palveluun). The veteran Finnish politician told the US broadcaster that there was a “huge degree of emotions involved” in the public’s support of Nato,Continue Reading
