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YLE: The President’s Office rejected the proposal to become the Prime Minister’s security policy advisor
The current system is estimated to work well, and it is based on a clear division of work and responsibilities and smooth and reliable cooperation with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Therefore, the agency does not consider it necessary or appropriate to establish a new unit in the prime minister’s […]
A sparrow in the hand or a pigeon on the roof – Efling members will choose
The state mediator has presented a proposal to cut the Gordian knot in the dispute between Efling and SA. He proposed that Efling members should receive the same benefits as members of other SGS unions. Along with that, they would get wage increases retroactive to November 1, like other unions. By law, to submit such […]
Victoria Benedictsson – writer on life and death
We would like to inform you that this episode contains depictions of suicidal thoughts and suicide. If you or someone you know needs someone to talk to, you can contact the Mind Suicide Line on telephone number 90101. In case of urgent suicide risk, you should call 112. The editorial staff for this section consists […]
A cavalcade of memories
The very first time Louise and Thomas met was actually live! And there was an immediate fight. We offer clips from this, and from various occasions when they have tested things such as donating blood and exercising at a high intensity while broadcasting the radio. The question is also whether any of their attempts to […]
We believe they are ready: USA for Sweden, Finland for NATO candidacy
“The issue of Sweden and Finland is not a bilateral issue. We have been very clear in public, and we have also been very clear in private about our views on Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership candidates. We believe they are ready, we believe they are ready. should be added to the world’s strongest defense […]
The tangle of documents is beginning to resemble a farce
US President Joe Biden invited the FBI to search his home in their search for more classified documents – which they found. At the same time, secret documents have also been discovered at the home of Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence. With the 2024 presidential primaries a year away, we ask how these revelations […]
Will compensate Íslandshotel for any damages
At its meeting yesterday, the Employers’ Confederation (SA) confirmed its full support for Íslandsshótel due to the strike action, which is organized by Efling and mainly targets the hotel chain. SA support includes e.g. such an arrangement that the Confederation’s Labor Dispute Fund will be entitled to pay Íslandshotels any damages resulting from work stoppages […]
Efling approved the vote on the hotel workers’ strike
Efling’s negotiating committee approved the strike announcement at the Íslandshótel hotel chain. Members can vote on the strike from tomorrow noon (Tuesday). The strike at Íslandshotel is reportedly the first step in the union’s plan to call for strike action, after Efling broke off negotiations with SA on January 10. The following hotels are listed: […]
Fallout from another Koran burning: How Rasmus Paludan’s actions could affect matters of enormous importance
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has condemned the actions of Rasmus Paludan in Stockholm on Saturday, where he burned the Koran near the Turkish embassy. Rasmussen referred to Paludan as a “Danish-Swedish” citizen, but he is Danish-raised, and it was in Denmark that he trained and worked as a lawyer before becoming a full-time agitator […]
Niinistö: We are used to a standard of living that has not been earned
He also expressed his confusion that the size of the indebtedness problem is not known and the need to change the line of economic policy. He believes that central banks are the root cause of the problem because they have implemented excessive asset purchase programs that have distorted public understanding of the realities of the […]
PAM announces that it is ready to strike in 185 grocery stores and logistics centers
– The trade union has been reluctant to discuss salary increases that would secure the purchasing power of employees. stated Annika Rönni-SällinenChairman of PAM. “Retail businesses are making good results, while their workers have to cut corners to make sure they’re paid enough to live on. Employees have the right to an appropriate salary increase.” […]
Minnesota United signs Swedish D Mikael Marques
Minnesota United FC announced the signing of Swedish defender Mikael Marques on Monday. The 21-year-old comes from AFC Eskilstuna on a three-year contract with a club option until 2026. “Mikael is highly recommended. Several big teams in Sweden, Norway and Denmark became interested, but we got him through a good contact by us who felt […]
More and more Swedes receive military deployments
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — The number of Swedes with war deployments increased by 66,000 individuals to over 404,000 in the second half of 2022 and it is expected to increase further, Sweden’s Television (SVT) reported on Monday. According to the Swedish law, workplaces can order their employees to stay at work if the government […]
Sweden’s prime minister likens gang violence to domestic terrorism
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) — The escalating gang violence in Sweden is tantamount to domestic terrorism, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said here on Monday. His comment came after a wave of attacks, which last year killed 61 according to police statistics, flared up since the turn of the year, Sweden’s Television (SVT) reported on Monday. […]
Right now: The accident commissions about the Estonia disaster
The ship Estonia was never seaworthy, according to a preliminary conclusion in the interim report that the accident commissions in Sweden, Finland and Estonia present today. An inspection of the bow section had never been carried out and was therefore wrongly certified. “If the regulations had been followed, it is likely that this accident would […]
Holger Rune was knocked out of the Australian Open in the cruelest fashion
Moments ago, Holger Rune crashed out of the Australian Open in the most agonizing fashion. Eurosport experts agreed that they have never seen anything like it in the history of tennis. Rune let a 5-0 lead slip in the deciding set tiebreaker, where the first to 10 is the win, but that wasn’t why Rune […]
Monday’s papers: Supermarket strike, unused Covid medicine and an injured member of parliament
The industrial action planned by the service trade union PAM may affect more than 180 supermarkets across Finland.
What music will the Great Orchestra of Iceland play
Concerts during the final of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity are the main point of the program! This year, the stage at Sportbarinn Ölver will host Polish and Icelandic performers. If you like to spend time with a variety of music, you can’t miss it! Playing will start at 14:30. At 19:00 we will […]