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
Finland’s conscription policy should treat all genders equally, according to responses from the Social Democrat (SDP) and Green parties to an Yle security policy survey sent to party leaders. Other parliamentary parties would keep conscription as it is, with female military service carried out on a voluntary basis, although theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) on Saturday said any potential Finnish bid to join Nato would have to be made before summer. Sanna Marin on Saturday told Social Democratic Party delegates gathered in Helsinki that it was time for Finland to seriously reconsider its stance on military allegiance. That’s aContinue Reading
Finns Party chair Riikka Purra says rising prices are significantly weakening the purchasing power of low and middle-income earners. The opposition Finns Party has announced it will file an interpellation, the first move towards a vote of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP), over theContinue Reading
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held talks in Helsinki on Friday with Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP). The two met at the prime minister’s residence to discuss issues including the security situation in Europe. Speaking briefly to reporters outside afterwards, they stressed the importance of maintaining a dialogueContinue Reading
Valtiovarainministeri Annika Saarikko (kesk.) ei lämpene ajatukselle, että budjetin kehysmenettelyä muutettaisiin tai avattaisiin niin, että esimerkiksi ilmastoinvestointeja rahoitettaisiin sovittujen kehysten ulkopuolelta. Ylen haastattelussa Saarikko sanoo, että tarpeellisten investointien määrittely on vaikeaa. Määrittelyssä kukin osapuoli voisi ehdottaa monenlaisten kulujen siirtämistä kehyksen ulkopuolelle, mikä taas lisäisi menoja ja velkaantumisen riskiä. – SeContinue Reading
Yle’s latest monthly voter survey sees the opposition National Coalition Party (NCP) retain its lead at the top of the poll, but Prime Minister Sanna Marin‘s Social Democratic Party (SDP) has closed the gap. Although still the most popular party, the NCP saw its backing among voters drop in theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has said that the government is to decide on the general guidelines of its so-called hybrid coronavirus strategy on Thursday, including the vaccine coverage target. Another key question, according to Marin, is when the epidemic level system can be abandoned in various regions once theContinue Reading
Finland’s head of government, Sanna Marin (SDP), is by far the country’s most popular Prime Minister of this century, according to the results of a survey conducted by news group Uutissuomalainen. Roughly one in three respondents favoured Marin as the best PM Finland has had throughout the 2000s, and sheContinue Reading
The National Coalition Party (NCP), which topped the poll at last month’s municipal elections, is also the most popular party in Parliament, according to the results of Yle’s latest voter survey. With 19.8 percent voter support, the NCP just edged out Prime Minister Sanna Marin‘s Social Democratic Party (SDP), onContinue Reading