The first batches of coronavirus vaccine may be delivered to Finland later this month, according to Taneli Puumalainen, chief physician at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Interviewed on Yle TV1 on Saturday, Puumalainen said that the initial doses will probably arrive between Christmas and New Year’s afterContinue Reading
A majority of parliamentary groups have expressed their support for Finland’s participation in the EU’s Covid recovery plan. Minister of Finance Matti Vanhanen (Cen) said that EU’s joint plan supports Finland’s and the EU’s recovery from the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. SDP MP Johannes Koskinen brought upContinue Reading
The number of Finnish soldiers in the NATO-led Operation Resolute Support in Afghanistan will decrease from about 60 to 20, the Finnish Defence Forces revealed in a press release. The operation aims to provide training, advice and assistance to Afghan security forces and institutions in their attempts to tackle extremistContinue Reading
President Donald Trumps beslut att drastiskt minska den amerikanska truppnärvaron i Afghanistan är inte i sig överraskande. Trump har upprepade gånger lovat kalla hem de amerikanska soldaterna och det avtal som hans administration förhandlat fram med talibangerillan öppnar vägen för att göra det. Men reträtten är inte populär inom denContinue Reading
Armenien har överlämnat Lachin, det tredje och sista området till Azerbajdzjan, så som man kom överens om i fredsavtalet om enklaven Nagorno-Karabakh. Distriktet Lachin ligger i en landkorridor mellan Armenien och Nagorno-Karabakh, där ryska soldater hädanefter övervakar säkerheten. Armenien hade tidigare överlåtit två andra distrikt som bägge ligger utanför enklavenContinue Reading
A new study shows that renters in Finland use a greater share of their income on housing than home owners. Housing is often considered expensive in Finland, but researchers at Turku University found that it generally eats up less than a fifth of income, which is below the European average.Continue Reading