As the first step of our analysis of the Finnish government’s programme, we focus on the so-called “social contract” proposed by Sipilä to the social partners. The Finnish collective bargaining system is fairly standard for the Nordic countries, with negotiations… Read More ›
Government
How the international press has reacted to Sipilä’s coalition?
We know very little about the intentions of Sipilä’s government, and reactions in the international press are limited, with some worries in Germany, France and Sweden
Juha Sipilä, an innovative approach for reconstructing Finland
After a quiet campaign , where he has said as little as possible, the new leader from the Centre Party Keskusta, Juha Sipilä, seems to have easily won the elections, 4 years after 2011 when Keskusta, in difficulty, have had… Read More ›
Greece and Germany: the other side of the debt
During the last months, there has been some discussions about the fact that Germany has not paid back its debt towards Greece at the end of World War II. We have looked into it in order to have a clearer… Read More ›
Demain, résultat des élections: à quoi s’attendre?
Les élections vont se terminer demain, et comme certains vont certainement suivre les résultats, nous avons voulu donner quelques éléments de décryptage sur ce qui est en train de se passer et surtout ce qui va se passer dans les… Read More ›
Exclusive interview: Erkki Tuomioja, candidate for the Parliament and Minister of Foreign Affair , about social democracy, Russia, the EU and the elections
Erkki Tuomioja, Minister of Foreign Affairs and candidate for the coming elections presents for Finland Politics his views on Finland, Russia, the EU and the coming elections.