Police: Nato protesters planned, then decided against, Koran burning at Helsinki demo
Some protesters planned to burn a Koran at an anti-Nato demonstration held in Helsink last week, but then reconsidered after learning it would be against the law, according to city police. The Helsinki Police Department’s Chief Inspector, Heikki Porola, told Yle that the protest’s arrangers had notified the department aboutContinue Reading
Finland consumed 10% more coal last year compared to 2021
The consumption of hard coal in Finland increased by 10 percent during 2022 compared to the previous year, according to preliminary data published on Wednesday by Statistics Finland. The increased usage was especially apparent in the production of electricity and heat, the number-crunching agency noted, although consumption of coal asContinue Reading
Police: Koran burning would not be allowed in Finland
Police in Finland would not allow a public burning of the Koran, as has occurred recently in Sweden and Denmark, according to the National Police Board. Finnish law stipulates that violating religious peace is a punishable offence, the police board said in a statement to the Finnish News Agency STT.Continue Reading
Snakke for fred. Dialog. Ikkje eskalering
22. januar markerte vi verdens viktigste toåring. Da FNs forbudstraktat mot atomvåpen fyller 2 år, som trådte i kraft 22.01.21. 91 stater har signert forbudet som gjelder alle former for tilknytning til atomvåpen: produksjon, salg og lagring. Det mener at et flertall av verdens stater anser det som uakseptabelt ogContinue Reading
Finnish platform could connect Tartu, Helsinki via flight-hailing
A Finnish company is rolling out a new smart mobility platform expanding the ride-hailing concept to the skies, which in the future could enable charter flights to once again provide passengers with a direct connection between Tartu and Helsinki. There are places all over the world that have an airport,Continue Reading
Norges militær bistand til Ukraina – uansvarligheten!
AKI, IKFF, Norges Fredsråd og Antikrigs-Initiativet er blant andre norske fredsaktivister som mer og mer kritiserer den Jonas Gahr Støres regjeringen for militær bistand til Ukraina. De sier at Norge beveger seg bort fra det tidligere erklærte bildet av en fredsstifter. Bjarne Lavik, styremedlem i Antikrigs-Initiativet, spører Hvor langt skalContinue Reading
Haavisto: Finland has patience to wait for Nato membership — with Sweden
Finland is still planning to join Nato alongside Sweden, Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) said at a press briefing held in Helsinki on Monday afternoon. He was responding to suggestion by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey could ratify Finland’s accession to the defence alliance without Sweden.Continue Reading
Vi må våge å snakke om fred
Å snakke om fred i Ukraina i dag er upopulært (ellers hvordan kan de enorme globale militærutgiftene rettferdiggjøres), vanskelig (nesten alle rapporter om krigens årsaker og situasjonen ved fronten er subjektive), og til og med farlig (man blir fort stemplet som Putin-tilhenger). Men vi må våge å snakke om fred!Continue Reading
WSJ: US to offer Turkey fighter jets if it approves Finnish & Swedish Nato bids
According to the Wall Street Journal, F-16 fighters would be sold to Turkey if it greenlights Nato membership for Finland and Sweden. Turkey’s foreign minister is to visit Washington next week. According to the Wall Street Journal, the White House plans to seek congressional approval for a 20-billion-dollar sale ofContinue Reading
Poll: 1-in-3 Finns want to ease immigration rules, 2-in-5 against
Some 36 percent of Finns would like to see the next government make it easier for people to immigrate to Finland, according to the results of a survey published on Monday by the farming union newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus. However, 42 percent of respondents reported being against the idea that immigrationContinue Reading