With national coalition parties Juhana Vartiainen The Iltalehti tabloid speaks to a man who will replace him as an MP.
In an interview with Iltalehti Atte Kaleva presented his position on asylum and immigration issues to Finland, saying that issues would be his priority in Parliament.
The exchange points to two sides of the national focal point: Vartiainen is a liberal who was previously in the SDP, while Kaleva has made immigration and in particular criticism of Islam his main theme.
"We are creating a new road for those who want to come to Finland and build their lives here. If it is found that a person does not want to be integrated, he or she can easily be deported," he told the magazine.
In 2012, Kaleva and his wife traveled to Yemen on the advice of the State Department and were later abducted. The New York Times reported that millions of dollars were paid to the kidnappers in ransom.
Kaleva also discussed the controversial social media video released earlier this year, in which he expressed a "a dream of Helsinki without communists".
According to Iltalehti, the decline in the video indirectly led to the former NCP mayoral candidate Kirsi Piha withdraw from the competition in May. The yard had caught fire online after reviewing the video.
"I donโt think anyone thinks a 15-second video would make anyone drop out of the mayoral race. Today, things are growing on social media and inappropriate language is being used, and unfortunately this is happening to all politicians," Kaleva said.
Football fans head to Russia
Like Owls In preparation for the next Euro 2020 game against Russia, Tampere-based Aamulehti joined a group of fans on their way to St. Petersburg.
Getting to Russia to watch the game is not a simple process, Aamulehti says. Visitors to the country must show evidence of a negative Covid test and give three samples at the border – one for each nostril and another for the throat – the magazine writes.
Football fans have another ring to jump through: the so-called FAN-ID, which is needed both for the Russian Federation and for the stadium itself.
"I cannot blame the Russian authorities. They have their own instructions for playing," one Finnish carrier who was denied access told Aamulehti.
"It wasnโt clear enough that you needed a fan card to cross the Russian border," he said, telling the paper he was "honestly quite irritated" as an advisor to the Finnish fan organization SMJK.
Two fans who took part in Finland’s match against Denmark on Saturday, during which the Danish player Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest and fell, told Aamulehti about the atmosphere there.
"I can’t be happy with the victory. Luckily Eriksen is alive, it’s great," said one Finnish fan who was involved in the game in Copenhagen.
"After the match, I felt pretty low and I didnโt celebrate it the same way" another told Aamulehti.
Storm warning
The national daily Helsingin Sanomat warns of the weather on Tuesday when Storm Vieno hits Finland.
According to HS, the Finnish Meteorological Institute on Tuesday has issued a warning about a strong to very strong wind throughout Finland.
Meteorologist Ville Siiskonen told HS that in Central Finland later on Tuesday, up to 20 meters per second was expected. The wind would be strongest on the west coast on Tuesday morning, he said.
The storm has already disrupted the journey in Satakunta and Pirkanmaa, HS reports, trains have been canceled between Tampere and Nokia and at least one canceled train from Pori to Tampere.
Source: The Nordic Page