Originally posted on Corporal Frisk:
In the stream of Russian snap drills that have come to be part of the ”new normal”, news broke today of a more surprising snap exercise, held by Kaitsevägi, the Estonian Defence Forces. In a…
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Critique as Hysteria: I say this government is hostile to universities
Originally posted on Teivo Teivainen:
The debate about the future of universities in Finland has been quite intense in the last couple of years. There have been various kinds of protests, including occupations of university buildings by angry students and…
US Elections seen From The Nordic Countries: How Would We Vote?
It is generally surprising – and even sometimes frightening – to follow the American elections from Finland, considering what the candidates are saying and planning. But it is quite fun to consider what is said from the point of view… Read More ›
What the OECD has really said about Finland’s economy
How the OECD has politely criticized the government’s programme, and how it became for Minister Stubb “Support from OECD for Government’s position”
The liberalisation of opening hours improves welfare and productivity, by Juhana Vartiainen
This is our time to enhance our economic structures and ultimately improve our productivity and welfare, as long as all the economic players have had the chance to adapt to the change in the standards of both the government and their competitors.
“Northern Wave”: New Competitive Economic Area
With a cost estimated between 2 and 3 billion euros the Arctic Railway gives rise to many questions from people living in Lapland and in the rest of Finland. One of them concerns transshipping natural resources or containers from Northern… Read More ›
Veera Ruoho (Finns Party), new MP, about terrorism, the Finnish police and the role of the Finns Party
Veera Ruoho’s opinions are particularly interesting since she is a member of the Parliament, but also a police officer with ansolid international experience. She has been member of the Finnish Parliament since May 2015. She has been a police officer… Read More ›
Challenges of Finland (1): Decrease in Logistics Reliability
The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) established by The World Bank with the collaboration of the Turku School of Economics ranks countries in the way they facilitate foreign trade. The LPI measures the reliability and progress of border crossing, transport infrastructures,… Read More ›
Su-24 Down in Syria
Originally posted on Corporal Frisk:
Earlier today a Russian Su-24 was shot down close to the Turkish-Syrian border. According to Turkish media, the unidentified plane was shot down in Turkish airspace, after repeated warnings (10 warnings over five minutes being…
SDP leader Antti Rinne proposes his cooperation to Juha Sipilä’s government
In a post (in Finnish here) on his blog whose title is “Enjoy the new Parliament term“, Antti Rinne gives the views of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP) on the present situation, and on the differences between the… Read More ›
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