Sweden is open to sending some of its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, said the country’s defense minister on Thursday. They are in close contact with Germany, the producer of the tanks, over this issue, Pal Jonson told. He said their main contribution to Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself wasContinue Reading
Saamelaiskäräjälain uudistus kaatui perustuslakivaliokunnassa. Eduskunnan vaalitauko alkaa ensi viikon perjantaina, joten kiistelty uudistus ei etene tällä vaalikaudella. Perustuslakivaliokunnan puheenjohtajan Johanna Ojala-Niemelän (sd.) mukaan aika loppui kesken. – Valiokunta piti asiaa hyvin tärkeänä, mutta näki, ettei tämän aikataulun puitteissa ole valmiutta antaa mietintöä, Ojala-Niemelä sanoi kokouksen jälkeen. Asiasta äänestettiin valiokunnassa. ValiokuntaContinue Reading
Finland’s conscription policy should treat all genders equally, according to responses from the Social Democrat (SDP) and Green parties to an Yle security policy survey sent to party leaders. Other parliamentary parties would keep conscription as it is, with female military service carried out on a voluntary basis, although theContinue Reading
Estonia’s blue, black and white flag was raised at 7:33 a.m. at Pikk Hermann Tower at Toompea on Friday to mark the start of Estonia’s 105th Independence Day. Crowds gathered at the foot of the tower in the Governor’s Garden and in the street below to watch the ceremony andContinue Reading
“Being Norwegian is just like being Finnish, but without the drunkenness.” This is how the popular Norwegian social media account helgi.and.erlend describes the differences between the two Nordic nations in a video captioned “Gotta love the Finns”. In the background of the video, as if to emphasise the point, aContinue Reading