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• A bankrupt which could cost Finland hundreds of millions

  By Editeur on January 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Everybody in Finland knows about the construction of the infamous European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) Olkiluoto 3 commenced in August 2005. The construction of this nuclear plant is a joint effort of French Areva and German Siemens AG through their common… Read More ›

• While EU leaders squabble, the Elephant in the Room remains unnoticed — Yanis Varoufakis

  By Editeur on July 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  While the media are reporting the news of the deadlocked EU Summit negotiations over the so-called ‘Recovery Fund’, an eerie silence prevails regarding the Elephant in the Room: The huge wave of austerity the Eurozone is sleepwalking towards. Let’s look… Read More ›

• Keep on Rockin’ — Corporal Frisk

  By Editeur on December 2, 2019 • ( 0 )

  News recently broke from Denmark that the cost of the new light hangars and other infrastructure being added to Skrydstrup Air Force Base in anticipation of the arrival of the first F-35s has almost doubled from 650 million DKK (87… Read More ›

• Finland destroys its reputation by letting its police search a journalist’s home without any supervision by a judge

  By Editeur on December 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Yle news and other Finnish media reported today the police search of the home of Helsingin Sanomat’s journalist Laura Halminen. She is one of two of the paper’s journalists responsible for a report published last Saturday by Helsingin Sanomat about… Read More ›

• NATO, European Defence and the presidential candidates: a lot of nonsense and ignorance

  By Editeur on December 17, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  If you follow the Finnish Presidential election, you know the candidates:  the current president, Sauli Niinistö, who is being backed by a voters’ association, the conservative National Coalition and the Christian League, and according to all be reelected, Pekka Haavisto… Read More ›

• Reform: you will need to become “active and independent” to continue to get you full unemployment benefits

  By Editeur on September 21, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Fact: The Government proposes changes to the Law on Unemployment Security and thus wants to encourage unemployed job seekers to become active and independent in finding employment throughout their unemployment. The proposal relates to the state budget for 2018 and… Read More ›

• A Swastika Dialogue between Foreigner and Finn

  By Editeur on August 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  In Finland, the swastika continues to be an official emblem of the Air Force command. It is also used in some other parts of the Finnish armed forces. As I have been studying conversations around this issue, let me offer… Read More ›

• How is Finland going to proceed with the privatization of its railways?

  By Editeur on August 12, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  The Finnish government has just announced that it will proceed with the privatization of the railways, and a train conductors’ strike takes place Monday and Tuesday. Without going into the usual Sipilä’s bashing, we try in this article to explain… Read More ›

• Uber in Finland: waiting for the deregulation of the taxi market

  By Editeur on August 6, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Uber has decided to withdraw its primary service out of Finland, as it expects the vote of a new law presented to the Finnish Parliament in April According to the Parliament, the new Act on Transport Services will “significantly enhance… Read More ›

• Finland’s health reform unconstitutional: the end of Sipilä’s government?

  By Editeur on June 30, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  The famous SOTE reform, a major reform of health and social care launched by Finland’s coalition government has been rejected as unconstitutional by the relevant  parliamentary committee. The reform will now have to be changed substantially before it can proceed,… Read More ›