Helmikuun aikana puolustusvoimien reservistä eronneiden määrä on noussut niin suureksi, ettei kaikille tahdo riittää vapaita paikkoja siviilipalvelus­velvollisten täydennyskoulutukseen. Reservistä eroavien aalto käynnistyi helmikuun alussa, kun puolustusministeri Antti Häkkänen (kok) kertoi Kyrönmaa-lehdelle ryhtyvänsä toimiin, ettei reservistä voisi enää erota. Myöhemmin ministeri pehmitteli puheitaan ja kertoi, ettei reservistä eroamista estäviä toimia nytContinue Reading

Finnish troops will conduct local defence drills across the country at the beginning of next month, the Army announced in a press release on Thursday. The regularly held exercises will be held from 1-8 March, and will include the participation of conscripts, reservists, Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) personnel as wellContinue Reading

The Social Democratic Party (SDP), the largest opposition group in Parliament, plans to challenge the cabinet over what it calls “the labour market chaos caused by the government”. “The government is stubbornly sticking to its confrontational labour market policies and has so far refused all initiatives to resolve the situation.Continue Reading

Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has joined the newly established International Task Force on Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, aimed at bolstering the country’s security position. The high-profile task force held its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, hosted by the Office of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Besides Marin,Continue Reading