In an address on Tuesday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said that after more than 40 years of discussing climate change, the world needs to act now. “We have reached a point where we need to move beyond goals andContinue Reading
Kissojen omistajat saatetaan lähivuosina velvoittaa rekisteröimään ja siruttamaan lemmikkinsä. Kyseessä olisi samanlainen velvoite, joka on tulossa koiraihmisille vuodesta 2023 eteenpäin. Tämä ilmenee perjantaina valmistuneesta maa- ja metsätalousvaliokunnan mietinnöstä. Mietintö liittyy eläinten rekisteröintiä koskevaan lakiesitykseen. Mietinnössä todetaan, että kissat voitaisiin ottaa samaan järjestelmään koirien kanssa, jos koirarekisteri todetaan toimivaksi. Lemmikkieläinten siruttamisellaContinue Reading
More than half of the electricity produced in Finland last year came from renewable energy sources, according to preliminary figures released by Statistics Finland on Tuesday. This marks the first time the share of renewable sources has risen above 50 percent, the number-crunching agency noted. “Electricity produced with renewable energyContinue Reading
Asevelvollisuuden uudistamista pohtinut komitea ehdottaa, että pakolliset kutsunnat ulotettaisiin myös naisiin. Yhteiset kutsunnat eivät vielä tarkoittaisi asevelvollisuutta, vaan ainoastaan velvollisuutta ilmoittautua. Komitean varapuheenjohtaja Joonas Könttä (kesk.) vahvistaa, että komitea kannattaa kutsuntojen laajentamista. Hän muistuttaa, että lopulliset päätökset kuuluvat kuitenkin hallitukselle. – Palvelukseen määrääminen on erikseen ja se koskee vain asevelvollisiaContinue Reading
The government of Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has appointed a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine historical injustices suffered by Finland’s indigenous Sámi people. The commission’s task is to identify and assess historical and current discrimination against the Sámi people, including the Finnish state’s assimilation policy and violations ofContinue Reading
In the future all Finnish police departments will undergo training on non-discriminatory police work while municipal councillors will take courses on hate speech, reports Helsingin Sanomat. On Thursday the government adopted a 52-point programme called “Equal Finland” aimed at combating racism and hate speech in Finland over the next twoContinue Reading
Latvia made an official request to EU countries for assistance due to the country’s deteriorating Covid situation. Finland intends to respond to Latvia’s request for assistance due to the country’s deteriorating Covid situation, Safety and Health Department adviser Lasse Ilkka from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health told YleContinue Reading
A clear majority of people in Finland said they felt sad about the situation of women and girls living under the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a survey commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The survey, carried out by market research firm Taloustutkimus, found that 86 percent of respondentsContinue Reading
Finland granted permits totalling 139.3 million euros in March 2020 for the export of military vehicle parts to the United Arab Emirates. The deal accounts for almost all of Finland’s total arms exports last year. The information was contained in the latest Finnish Arms Control Report produced by independent SaferGlobe,Continue Reading
Military alliance NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, began a two-day official visit to Finland on Monday along with the North Atlantic Council, which consists of NATO ambassadors. The occasion marks the first time that members of the North Atlantic Council, NATO’s principal political decision-making body, have visited Finland in anContinue Reading