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After Taormina’s G7 Summit, Merkel reacts strongly, Sipilä does not
Some days ago, Finland’s government was protesting against the fact that Germany and France should not take the EU leadership. So we were expecting strong Finnish positions after Trump refused to confirm US commitment to European defense through NATO and… Read More ›
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Most important government project: three more ministers to avoid Timo Soini’s unemployment
PM Sipilä has decided to expand the cabinet by adding three new ministers. You could think that it takes into account the fact that the xenophobic Finn’s party has lost the municipal election, but it is more the opposite: the… Read More ›
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Finnish elections fun: your free lunch on Saturday, and please vote on Sunday
Tomorrow, don’t forget to vote for your local election… But today the candidates may offer you free meals in your municipality, if you find the place where political parties have their booths. Even in Helsinki, every party is present. Here… Read More ›
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Ville Niinistö (Greens) about the campaign and his future
As the campaign for municipal election is ending, we had the opportunity to interview Ville Niinistö, the leader of the Greens.He has been touring Finland in order to support local candidates, who have been multiplying in the whole country, and… Read More ›
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How you may be poisoned by the food you buy, but Brussels will wait until 2019 to warn you or act on it
According to the European Food Safety Authority, EFSA, “consumers are exposed to a range of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) via food. Mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) consist of linear and branched alkanes, and alkyl-substituted cyclo-alkanes, whilst mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons… Read More ›
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How Finnish countryside could be saved by refugees and immigrants
Finnish people are moving a lot, and they move from the North to the South. According to Yle, “one million – the number of times moving boxes are packed and emptied again in Finland every year. The vast majority of… Read More ›
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The Finnish government sells 15,5 % of mining company Terrafame to an opaque company with strong links with Russian oligarchy
You have certainly heard about the Terrafame (ex-Talvivaara) mining company, for a number of different reasons, such as an environmental scandal, and more recently a more political scandal when the state became the owner in order to save the company,… Read More ›
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Municipal elections in Finland explained
Compared to the US or the French national elections, the coming Finnish municipal elections are quiet. But in some way it is nice to be in a quiet country, part of its charm, isn’t it? According to the Finnish elections… Read More ›
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Privatization of Finland’s road system: what the government could do
On Thursday Anne Berner, Minister of Transport and Communication, revealed her ministry’s proposal to effectively privatize Finland’s road system by creating a private company owned as a first step by the state and by replacing the (around 20 %) car… Read More ›
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Article 546 – Finnish officers under pressure
Originally posted on Corporal Frisk:
There is something missing in the Finnish defence and national security discussion since a week ago. https://twitter.com/MMaenpaa1/status/813120187398582272 https://twitter.com/MHinkkanen/status/813120661417787392 https://twitter.com/SamuHaa/status/813129810251751424 The new YlPalvOhj 2017 (general statutes of service for the Finnish Defence Forces) entered into service…
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Finland destroys its reputation by letting its police search a journalist’s home without any supervision by a judge
December 18, 2017
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Reform: you will need to become “active and independent” to continue to get you full unemployment benefits
September 21, 2017
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How is Finland going to proceed with the privatization of its railways?
August 12, 2017
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How Finnish countryside could be saved by refugees and immigrants
February 17, 2017
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