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
Election promises to be reflected in next year’s budget The Reform Party wants to start by abolishing the kindergarten place fee. The party also promises to find money for activity accounts for pensioners in next year’s budget. Urban space investments are another promise. Candidate for mayor Kristen Michal said thatContinue Reading
Ruotsin kansanterveysviranomaisen mukaan sivuvaikutuksen riski on hyvin pieni. THL:n ylilääkäri Hanna Nohynekin mukaan Suomessa on tehty Modernan rokotteesta samankaltaisia havaintoja kuin Ruotsissa. Ruotsissa keskeytetään Modernan koronarokotteiden käyttö vuonna 1991 ja sen jälkeen syntyneillä, kertoo Ruotsin kansanterveysvirasto. Syynä ovat merkit sydänlihaksen tai sydänpussin tulehduksen suuremmasta riskistä rokotteen sivuvaikutuksena. Riski on virastonContinue Reading
Finland’s agricultural sector will need state assistance to recover from a “dangerous” economic crisis, according to the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK). The prices of fertilizer, animal feed and energy have all risen rapidly and unpredictably during the past year, significantly increasing production costs. Furthermore, theContinue Reading
The European Union (EU) shall look for ways to reduce dependence on China, in particular by concentrating manufacturing in Europe or cooperating with the countries sharing similar values, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has said. “The European Union follows a three-dimensional approach towards China and treats that country, firstly, as aContinue Reading
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Tallinn on Tuesday to give Estonia’s recovery and resilience plan, pledging around one billion euros for investments and reforms by 2026, the green light. “I want to commend you for investing 42 percent of Estonia’s recovery plan in green targets,” the CommissionContinue Reading
Those who have experienced intimate partner violence found it was more difficult to seek and receive help for those problems during the Covid crisis, according to a recent study. A joint research effort — between the Institute for Health and Welfare as well as Tampere and Turku universities — foundContinue Reading
Several illegal migrants who have entered Lithuania this year have rented homes thus avoiding months-long detention. The portal wrote about S. Z., an Iraqi national, who had managed to find and rent an apartment in Vilnius while staying in detention. Then he went to the District Court of Vilnius RegionContinue Reading
Att säkerställa befolkningens trygghet och säkerhet – det är en statlig kärnuppgift. Inom landets gränser innebär detta ett fungerande polisväsende som kan skydda medborgare, deras liv och deras egendom. Parallellt med detta har staten uppdraget att skydda landets gränser mot angripare och yttre hot, vilket är ett militärt uppdrag. DenContinue Reading
Kolme naista ja heidän lapsensa karkotettiin Syyrian autonomisen kurdihallinnon alueelta syyskuun alussa. Heidät kotiutettiin tuolloin Ruotsiin. Ruotsi kotiutti syyskuun alussa kolme naista ja heidän kuusi lastaan Syyriasta. Naiset olivat olleet Isis-vangeille tarkoitetulla leirillä. Aftonbladet kertoo nyt, että naisista kaksi otettiin kiinni heidän saavuttuaan Ruotsiin ja heitä molempia epäillään sotarikoksista. AiemminContinue Reading