Representatives from Finland, Sweden and Turkey are to meet in Finland on Friday to discuss the two Nordic countries’ Nato applications, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs told Yle on Wednesday. Officials have not announced the exact location or agenda of the meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to reviewContinue Reading
Some 50,0000 more people were employed last month compared to July of last year. The employment rate trend in Finland hit 73.7 percent during the month of July, according to the latest monthly Labour Force Survey produced by Statistics Finland. This meant that about 50,000 more people were employed lastContinue Reading
Reuters on Tuesday reported that Russian state-owned firm Rosatom has begun legal proceedings seeking $3 billion in damages from Finland’s Fennovoima consortium for pulling the plug on a nuclear power plant in Finland. Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland was to grant final building permits for the project thisContinue Reading
Ukrainaa auttaneiden suomalaisten henkilötietoja on julkaistu venäjänkielisessä Telegram-ryhmässä. Osa tiedoista näyttää olevan aitoja, mutta mukana on myös valheellisia väitteitä listan henkilöistä. Venäjä-mielisessä Telegram-ryhmässä on julkaistu lista, jossa väitetään olevan Ukrainan puolella taistelevien kansainvälisten vapaaehtoisten henkilötietoja. Listalla on myös 14 väitetysti suomalaista nimeä. Ylen tietojen mukaan ainakin osa suomalaisten tiedoista onContinue Reading
The two Nordic nations continue to work closely together, with Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) meeting his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde in Helsinki on Friday. Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) will visit Berlin next week at the invitation of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In a press release, the government’sContinue Reading
Should Finland become a NATO member, the country would probably have to station troops in the Baltics and participate in policing the Baltic airspace, Janne Kuusela, head of the defense policy department of the Finnish Ministry of Defense, said. “I hold it very likely that Finland will be expected toContinue Reading
Many people have taken to Finnish Twitter this weekend in reaction to MP Erkki Tuomioja‘s (SDP) Nato comments in a National Public Radio interview (siirryt toiseen palveluun). The veteran Finnish politician told the US broadcaster that there was a “huge degree of emotions involved” in the public’s support of Nato,Continue Reading
Nearly half of respondents say they are postponing buying or renovating apartments or holiday homes due to rising interest rates and the global political situation. Feelings of economic uncertainty are increasing among people in Finland, according to the results of a survey commissioned by lobby group Finance Finland (FFI). SomeContinue Reading
The closure of Russian airspace is causing uncertainty in Lapland’s tourism industry, which has relied heavily on travel from Asian countries. The amount of Asian tourists visiting Finnish Lapland has been growing year after year, before stopping completely because of the pandemic. Now, after many travel restrictions have been lifted,Continue Reading
The war in Ukraine is putting a half-a-billion euro dent in the budget. Finance Minister Annika Saarikko (Cen) on Saturday said the war in Ukraine is impacting Finland’s public finances. And mutual sanctions are hurting Finnish economy. “The fiscal framework agreed last spring will be respected in all areas otherContinue Reading