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
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has called on people to avoid going to indoor leisure facilities, even though those facilities are still open. “I make this appeal for three weeks. Even if the facilities were open, I wouldn’t go to places where I’d meet other people. We must avoid allContinue 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
Tiistai käynnistää hallituksen budjettiriihen toisen päivän neuvottelut. Valtioneuvoston mukaan hallituksen oli määrä saapua Säätytalolle kello 9.30, mutta aloitusaikaa on siirretty kello 10:een. Tällöin tapaa hallituksen johtoviisikko. Kun eilen maanantaina neuvottelut päädyttiin käymään vain hallituksen viisikon ja valtiovarainministeri Matti Vanhasen (kesk) kesken, pääsee tänään tiistaina keskusteluihin mukaan koko pääministeri Sanna MarininContinue 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
Hallitus neuvottelee jälleen koronatoimista Säätytalossa torstaina aamupäivällä. Hallitus neuvottelee siitä, miten rajoituksia ja suosituksia otettaisiin käyttöön jatkossa epidemian eri vaiheissa. Viime keväänä Suomessa otettiin käyttöön niin kutsuttu hybridistrategia, jonka avulla pyritään estämään koronaviruksen leviäminen samalla kun rajoituksia puretaan. Tarkoituksena on nyt selkiyttää sitä, miten hybridistrategiaa toteutetaan jatkossa epidemian ensimmäisen vaiheenContinue Reading
Support for Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s party falls as the government coalition parties prepare for a challenging autumn. Yle’s latest monthly voter survey suggests a drop in support for Prime Minister Sanna Marin‘s Social Democratic Party (SDP), after the party hit a record high of 23.4 percent last month. TheContinue Reading
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