Tag: Elections in Finland
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Parliament accepts Marin’s resignation request
Marin left the session immediately after the decision, According to Helsingin Sanomat. Juha Mäenpää (PS) gave the only statement of the plenary session, drawing attention to the mandates the representatives received from the general public. According to him, the representative leaving shortly after the election is unfair not only to the voters, but also to…
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Excessive trust in political information increases in social media
According to the study, overconfidence in one’s own political literacy was slightly more common in 2020 (n = 1097) compared to the early days of the social media era 12 years ago, in 2008 (n = 1020). People who follow political news online and on social media are more prone to overestimate their political knowledge…
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Drug abuse, job cuts in the world’s happiest country: Finland in the world press
The article provides exclusive details about the drug threat in the upcoming elections in Finland, where restrictive drug abuse is also an important campaign issue. According to the news report, in 2022, almost 30 percent of the victims were 25 years old and younger, and drug users die on average ten years younger in Finland…
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NATO negotiations, elections and exciting summer plans: Finland in the world press
Sweden saw the meeting as a step forward despite Turkey’s blockade and objections. “The most important thing today is that we have gathered,” the Swedish negotiator Oscar Stenström told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Politico reported. Stenström added that the countries have agreed on further meetings. The article also discusses the alliance’s speculation about…
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Finnish election campaigner, crisis in the single-family home industry and in Silicon Valley
HOUR 1 Parliamentary elections in Finland Finland on its way to NATO American journalist arrested in Russia Are virtual zoos the future? This week’s column Nina Wormbs This week’s panel: Fredrik Haage, Smålandsposten, Linda Jerneck, Expressen, Göran Greider, Dala-Demokraten HOUR 2 Crisis in the housing industry Climate Policy Council’s report The USA and the consequences…
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Tuesday’s newspapers: Regional elections, winter of dissatisfaction and property prices
The Central Party launched its regional election campaign on Monday and said it wanted a takeover of the majority of the new regional authorities. According to a recent study, enthusiasm for the election may be low, but for the center, it is a happy event. The party has long supported a new layer of elected…
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Debate over EU aid package continues in Finland: ‘Chaos’
For the fourth day in a row, the question of the EU’s support package of 750 billion euros is missing in the Finnish Parliament, where EU-critical True Finns and parts of the opposition want to stop the package. Local elections in Finland are imminent and True Finns need to position themselves, says Dan Ekholm, lead…