NATO a touchy subject in Finland
Last week, Finland’s Minister of Defence, Jyri Hakamies, spoke out in public, voicing his support for Finland and Sweden’s accession into NATO. The sp...
Finns have trouble with influential women
President Tarja Halonen is a well known figure for the Finnish people, who, for the most part, have no difficulty in naming her as an influential Finn...
Scandinavia strikes!
Both Sweden and Denmark were plagued with strikes last week as workers in the health sector demanded better wages, according to reports on the World S...
Helsinki’s EuroMayDay rally most violent yet
This May Day ranked among the bloodiest in the history of Helsinki according to Finnish Police reports noted in the Finnish News Agency (STT). Local p...
Finns love their president
According to a recent poll published in the daily newspaper Kaleva last week, the citizens of Finland are highly satisfied with their current Presiden...
Finland considers changes to Data Protection Act
In order to keep Finland’s corporate secrets in the hands of Finnish corporations, the government recently approved amendments to the Data Protection ...
Industrial action in Finland
On Thursday last week, employees of the Atria food group of Finland at the Forssa facility participated in a walkout, according to reports in the Finn...
Finland’s opposition urges China boycott
Finland’s opposition, the Left Alliance, issued a party statement on Wednesday, clarifying their position on a possible boycott of the opening ceremon...