Afternoon newspaper Ilta-Sanomat is one of the magazines reporting on the government budget negotiations that began yesterday.
According to the IS, the governing parties failed to reach an agreement with the prime minister yesterday Sanna Marin (SDP) demand that the proceedings be closed on Wednesday evening at around 7.30 pm.
"It is absolutely outrageous that the Prime Minister suspended the negotiations. We were ready to negotiate all evening and night, but Marin suspended the negotiations," a Central Party source reportedly told the tabloid.
A key catch-up point is a possible change to center-backed unemployment benefits, in which case the contributions would be reflected in past earnings. Other governing parties oppose the proposals.
A SDP source told Ilta-Sanomat that the party also competed with the center for proposals to create jobs. "harder" measures.
"Several different compromise proposals have been made during the week, but the situation has somehow stuck round. Whenever we make little progress, the brake is pulled," A SDP source told the newspaper.
According to the IS, the stakes are high and the Center Party has been declared ready to withdraw from the governing coalition if its requirements for employment and financial reforms are not met.
Helsinki mayor in exit strategy “chaos”
When the government’s exit strategy for the coronavirus was announced on Wednesday, Helsingin Sanomat reports Adverse effects of the mayor of Helsinki Jan Vapaavuori (NCP).
Based on the current coronavirus situation, the government is working to open cross-border tours from Sweden and Norway in early May, HS writes. Estonia and Russia can follow in June.
"There will be chaos in the ports of Helsinki in May, if we do this," A politician from the National Coalition Party wrote on Twitter.
According to Helsingin Sanomat, the question is how to monitor passengers’ virus testing when the number of passengers increases. In a normal year, about 9 million passengers travel by ferry between Finland and Estonia and about two million passengers to and from Sweden.
This spring, less than 6,000 passengers a week have passed through the city’s ports, compared to 26,000 passengers a day on a daily basis, HS writes.
"Current spending not only works with the growing number of passengers," Vapaavuori told the newspaper.
Deputy Mayor of Helsinki for Social Affairs and Health, Sanna Vesikana (Green) told HS that while the government took the right steps to liberalize travel, work still needed to be done.
“We need to develop a model of border security that works as the number of passengers increases. The requirement for a pre-test and the obligation to apply for a new test should now be taken forward,” he said.
The Olympic Committee wants a faster way out
On Wednesday, the exit strategy has also come under fire from the Finnish Olympic Committee, reports Huvfudstadsbladet in Swedish.
According to the HBL, the Olympic Committee’s government proposals to ease restrictions on sports activities are not long enough.
"The removal of restrictions will take place in stages, which is very disappointing for us," said the head of the committee Mikko Salonen.
It was announced on Wednesday that young people will be able to participate in the open-air troops from the beginning of June, and the interiors and hobbies will be monitored in July.
"If you are allowed to go to a bar or outdoor restaurant, you must also be given access" Salonen told HBL.
Source: The Nordic Page