Finland’s Interior Minister, Mari Rantanen, (Finns) has confirmed to Yle that she supports a proposal put forward by 14 of her party colleagues earlier this week calling for a ban on face coverings in public places. The proposal would effectively mean a ban on the wearing in public of theContinue Reading
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told the Reuters news agency that she opposes the idea of imposing neutrality on Ukraine. Valtonen’s comments were in response to the possibility of incoming US president Donald Trump moving to quickly end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Some of Ukraine’s allies are concerned that UkraineContinue Reading
Incoming US president Donald Trump wants to end the war in Ukraine soon, possibly even before stepping into office, Alexander Stubb said in an interview with the Bloomberg news agency. “I think his [Trump’s] agenda is quite clear. He talks about ending the war in Ukraine.” According to Stubb, Trump’sContinue Reading
A SURVEY by Helsingin Sanomat has revealed stubborn and widespread public doubts about the policy agenda of the government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP). Policies pursued by the four-party ruling coalition were assessed to make Finland a better place to live in by only a quarter of respondents andContinue Reading
US President-elect Donald Trump should be taken seriously when he talks about ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Negotiations are possible in the coming months, says Finnish President Alexander Stubb. “We in Europe and the rest of the world need to understand that Donald Trump is very serious about getting aContinue Reading
Finland’s Prosecutor General has filed three charges of ethnic agitation against former MP Ano Turtiainen (VKK). All three charges relate to posts Turtiainen wrote on Twitter while he was a Finns Party MP. Turtiainen posted a tweet mocking George Floyd, shortly after Floyd was choked to death by a policeContinue Reading
Since joining Nato, Finland has continued to reject extradition requests from Turkey. Turkey has submitted six extradition requests to Finland since the country joined Nato in April 2023. Of these, four have been processed and rejected by the Finnish Ministry of Justice. The details were obtained by Yle through aContinue Reading
Regular households in Finland and Sweden can set their annual electricity bills at levels 30-40 percent lower than those charged to comparable households in Estonia. The main factors behind lower electricity prices in the Scandinavian nations are the large reliance on hydroelectric and nuclear power. Estonia has no mountainous terrain,Continue Reading
The European Union should gradually build a fully fledged intelligence body to better counter threats from foreign actors and respond more forcefully to espionage within its borders, according to a recent draft of a report requested by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. he new intelligence service would gatherContinue Reading
Finland exported a total of 333 million euros worth of military and civilian weapons last year, according to a report by the peace and security think tank SaferGlobe. The amount marks the highest recorded level since 2002, when the organisation first began monitoring Finland’s exports. A further analysis of theContinue Reading