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
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
Estonia has the lowest property takes in the European Union, a short report by the Riigikogu Foresight Center reveals. Hiking property tax rates to the European average would yield over €500 million for the state budget in Estonia. “The Estonian tax system is largely based on labor and consumption taxes,Continue Reading
Helsinki police have admitted that they failed to correctly assess the security threat posed by the Elokapina climate demonstration at the Government Palace on Friday, and that there were failures in their communications about the event. The Deputy Commissioner of the Helsinki Police, Heikki Kopperoinen, told Yle on Sunday thatContinue Reading
The Covid pandemic has led to a noticeable increase in the number of families with children in Finland seeking welfare assistance, according to the Finnish branch of the international NGO Save the Children. Workers from many different sectors have been made redundant, laid off or temporarily furloughed during the crisis,Continue Reading
Support for the current Reform/Center coalition has fallen since the beginning of the year, when the pairing entered office, according to a recent survey. Around half of respondents expressed criticism both of the government’s performance, and of that of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform). The survey, conducted by pollsters NorstatContinue Reading
The small Movement Now political grouping joined the opposition Finns Party on Thursday in sponsoring an interpellation aimed at forcing a vote of no confidence in the government over its immigration policies. According to Harry Harkimo, the chair of Movement Now, national legislation should promote controlled immigration and minimise anyContinue Reading
The Finnish Coast Guard has launched seven criminal investigations after migrants who crossed the Belarusian border were found in Finland. Some had arrived on ferries from Estonia. Newspaper Ilta-Sanomat reported on Thursday that some of the migrants had arrived on passenger ferries and were hidden in the trunks of cars. TheContinue Reading
Perussuomalaisten puheenjohtajan Riikka Purran ja perussuomalaisten mielestä Suomen rajalliset resurssit pitäisi kohdistaa omien vähäosaisten ja apua tarvitsevien auttamiseen. – Maan ulkopuolisista ja maailman parantamiseen liittyvistä hankkeista ei nyt ole syytä etsiä lisää menokohteita, perussuomalaisten puheenjohtaja Riikka Purra sanoo. Purran mielestä myös Suomen velan kasvu ja alijäämä edellyttävät tarkkaa talouspolitiikkaa, jossaContinue Reading
Yle’s latest monthly voter survey sees the opposition National Coalition Party (NCP) retain its lead at the top of the poll, but Prime Minister Sanna Marin‘s Social Democratic Party (SDP) has closed the gap. Although still the most popular party, the NCP saw its backing among voters drop in theContinue Reading