The flag day commemorates the birthday of national hero Mannerheim, who led the White forces during the Finnish Civil War and the FDF during World War II. Due to the pandemic, the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) is again being observed on a subdued note on Friday,Continue Reading
The importance of traditional election posters in Finnish elections has not diminished, despite this year’s municipal vote being dubbed the “social media election”. Many candidates still believe in the power of putting up posters and signboards of themselves, and political parties have invested more heavily in the medium this timeContinue Reading
Fennovoima’s plans to build a controversial nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki, on Finland’s northwest coast, will be delayed again, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday. The nuclear power consortium said that it has taken longer than expected to bring the project’s design and licensing materials up to requiredContinue Reading
A “culture of silence” within the Finnish Defence Forces is preventing abuses by supervisors from being reported and effectively tackled, according to a new report by Yle’s investigative journalism unit MOT. “If you make any criticism, it may harm your career,” Ville Viita, chair of the Finnish Officers’ Union, toldContinue Reading
According Birgitta Berg-Andersson, a researcher at the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, the latest sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia will have little impact on the Finnish economy. “It seems quite far fetched that this would affect Finnish companies and business,” she told Yle. The US sanctionsContinue Reading
Finns Party Member of Parliament Sebastian Tynkkynen has been charged for a third time with ethnic agitation, after an indictment was filed in Oulu District Court at the end of March. Tynkkynen has two previous convictions for similar offences. He was convicted of hate speech in 2017 and he wasContinue Reading
In 2021–2022, Finland allocates 2 million euros for the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), which works to strengthen the creation of trading opportunities for least-developed countries (LDCs). The agreement on the support was signed on Tuesday 23 March in Geneva. Finland has supported the EIF partnership since 2008 by approximately 23.5 millionContinue Reading
Police, he said, received around 1,800–2,000 domestic calls a week in February and March, representing an increase from all but a couple of weeks last spring. The weekly number of domestic calls usually ranges from 1,200 to 1,700. He estimated that a factor contributing to the increase in domestic callsContinue Reading
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Green) has called on Russia to release peaceful demonstrators arrested on Saturday. Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to demand the releaseContinue Reading
The Foreign Ministry on Sunday said it had evacuated six Finnish children and two mothers from northeast Syria. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday said the mothers were repatriated together with their children and that these eight people were now in the care of Finnish authorities. This is the first timeContinue Reading