Finland’s electricity pricing system led to consumers paying more than they should have during the second half of 2022, according to an Aalto University professor. The energy crisis cost Finnish households an additional five billion euros, according to a study by Yle’s investigative journalism unit MOT. Between July and DecemberContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) said in Kyiv that Finland should discuss whether its old Hornet fighters could be sent to Ukraine. Speaking to reporters in Ukraine on Friday, Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) said that Finland should discuss the possibility of sending some of its ageing Hornet fighters toContinue Reading
Some of the funds will be used to help the estimated 17.5 million people in the country needing help, including with food as well as education and nuclear safety support. Finland is planning to send a 29 million euro humanitarian aid and development support package to Ukraine, the Finnish MinistryContinue Reading
The head of the Swedish delegation in Brussels told reporters that progress is unlikely before Turkish elections, scheduled for 14 May. The latest round of trilateral talks between Finland, Sweden and Turkey over stalled applications by the two Nordic nations to join the Nato military alliance concluded on Thursday eveningContinue Reading
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has assured Lithuania of further military support from Germany at the start of his first visit to the country. decision on a permanent deployment of a German brigade to Lithuania will be “up to NATO”, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday in response toContinue Reading
The 2023 Riigikogu election-winning Reform Party has decided to invite Eesti 200 and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) to initiate coalition talks, Prime Minister and Reform Party chair Kaja Kallas announced at a press conference on Tuesday morning. The Reform Party, which won 37 seats in the 101-seat Riigikogu, decidedContinue Reading
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö‘s five-day US tour starts on Monday. Along with foreign and security issues, Niinistö’s bi-coastal trip will focus on economic and technological cooperation, as a business delegation is also joining the president. Niinistö will first head to the US west coast, arriving in Seattle, where he isContinue Reading
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