October 13, 2021 - Independent North

Foreign Minister: Finland still trying to evacuate 50 people from Afghanistan

On: October 13, 2021

In: News

Finnish authorities are still attempting to arrange the safe evacuation of around 50 people from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) told Yle’s Ykkösaamu morning show. The figure includes about 30 Finnish citizens covered by the government’s evacuation decree, Haavisto said, and an estimated 20 people with permanent residence permitsContinue Reading

Karis: I wish to be a balancer and conciliator if necessary as president

By: Christian Jukka

On: October 13, 2021

In: News

In his first speech to the Riigikogu, President Alar Karis said that an intelligent people had been one of his ideals before he became president. “I also specified that the measure of intelligence and scholarship is not the number of degrees issued, but the ability to utilize knowledge and getContinue Reading