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
A majority of parliamentary groups have expressed their support for Finland’s participation in the EU’s Covid recovery plan. Minister of Finance Matti Vanhanen (Cen) said that EU’s joint plan supports Finland’s and the EU’s recovery from the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. SDP MP Johannes Koskinen brought upContinue Reading
The government of Sweden has revealed plans to boost military spending by up to 40% over the next four years amid rising tensions in Europe. Defense minister Peter Hultqvist announced an increase in the defense budget of 27 billion Swedish kronor ($3 billion) from 2021 to 2025. If approved byContinue Reading
The coronavirus situation in Finland has deteriorated dramatically in recent days. The government, local and regional authorities are all now urgently preparing new recommendations to try to prevent the spread of infections. The number of confirmed new cases on Thursday was the highest so far this autumn, with nearly 300Continue Reading
The coronavirus crisis has accelerated nurses’ desire to get out of the field, according to a fresh study by the Finnish Nurses Association (FNA). According to the survey of more than 2,300 nursing professionals, more than half of respondents said they had thought of changing jobs during the height ofContinue Reading
The Finnish Climate Change Panel is calling for a 1.5-billion-euro green recovery package that it says would boost employment while cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The stimulus package would direct funding at projects such as constructing deep geothermal pump systems, overhauling building heating systems and advancing electric transport. The panel arguesContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sanna Sanna said on Wednesday evening that she is very worried about an uptick in Covid-19 cases in Finland as well the fate of Lapland’s tourism industry ahead of the critical Christmas and winter season. Marin made the comments as the government began talks aimed at updating travelContinue Reading
THE FINNISH INSTITUTE for Health and Welfare (THL) has announced the test use of a mobile app designed to identify people who have been exposed to the new coronavirus will begin on Tuesday, 4 August. The app enables people to contain the spread of the virus and protect themselves andContinue Reading