Tag: Orpo
Työliitto buys a personal newspaper ad for Orpo: “Petteri, isn't it time to agree?”
With the two-week political strike overshadowed, the Central Confederation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) has presented a public appeal to Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to find common ground.
PM Orpo invites trade unions, employer groups to the negotiation table
Previous negotiations between the government and labor organizations broke down in December, leading to ongoing disputes over the government's proposed reforms.
Finnish leaders welcome Sweden to NATO
President Niinistö and Prime Minister Orpo congratulated Sweden immediately after confirming its NATO membership on Monday evening.
Orpo's board easily wins a vote of confidence on labor market issues
The right-wing government won the difference 89-73.
A record number of companies were closed in the Helsinki region in 2023
Especially in the retail sector, there have been a significant number of closures in the past two years, and more businesses in the Helsinki region have closed than started from January 2022 to September 2023. Although bankruptcies and corporate reorganizations are often used as indicators of economic downturns, Marko Silen, head of the Helsinki Region…
Lehto Group is applying for corporate restructuring
Bankruptcies are the largest in the Finnish construction industry in recent years. The subsidiaries were effectively responsible for all of Lehto Group's residential and commercial construction. According to Asiakastieto's data, Lehto Asunnot accounted for approximately EUR 212 million and Lehto Tilat EUR 130 million of the turnover of approximately EUR 345 million reported by the…
Finland and Poland discuss instrumentalized migration, border security
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk say they want to strengthen their borders and defense in response to Russia.
Orpo: The government will also decide on tax increases in the spring
“We have to also look at the income side, i.e. taxes. And we have to raise some taxes,” he admitted in an interview with the newspaper. He pointed out that the Ministry of Finance has published a forecast according to which the total tax rate will decrease during the election period without government measures. Government…
About 10,000 Finnish service workers will go on strike in mid-February
The majority of PAM's 190,000 members work in retail, hospitality and hospitality, property management and private security. The strikes are political in nature and represent the trade union's opposition to the working life reforms implemented by the Prime Minister's government. Petteri Orpo (NCP). Annika Rönni-SällinenPAM's chairman saw that the reforms shift the balance of the…
Finland's eastern border will probably be closed, Rantanen hints
“In December we saw what [the re-opening] led.” Finland has kept its entire eastern border closed for almost two months, and the latest decision extends the closure until Sunday, February 11, 2024. The Finnish government is expected to decide whether to continue the closure and to what extent by the end of this week. On…
Finland was urged to support the EU's corporate responsibility directive amid concerns
The Finnish government's sudden hesitation to support the directive, which Finland has defended in the past, has caused disappointment and confusion among non-governmental organizations. Outi HakkarainenFingo's sustainable economy expert expressed his dismay at the government's willingness to jeopardize the directive that was the subject of years of negotiations, which is central to the promotion of…
Finland waives the three-month re-employment rule for experts, says Orpo
Orpo stated in an interview with the public broadcasting company on Saturday that the government will change the section so that employees defined as specialized are allowed to apply for a new job for six months. “We have negotiated the deal within the government,” he revealed. “The [proposal] had caused great concern among industry and…
Orpo: Strikes too much and out of proportion
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) justifies his government's labor market reform plans with the government coalition's parliamentary majority.
Public transport will not be used on Friday, HSL states
Johannes Laitilacommunications specialist from the Helsinki region's transport (HSL) on Monday stated YLE that an estimated 10–15 percent of the area's bus traffic will be available on Friday. “You simply can't rely on public transport on a day like that,” he summed up in an interview with the public broadcasting company. “We can only apologize…
The Finnish Aviation Federation confirms its participation in the strikes on 1–2. February
Organized as a protest against the labor market reforms and social security cuts planned by the Prime Minister's government Petteri Orpo (NCP), the shutdowns will primarily take place on February 1 and 2 between 2 and 6 p.m. Finnair, the majority-owned airline of the Finnish state, has reported that industrial action announced by several unions…
SAK believes that Finns understand the decision to resort to a strike despite the extensive disadvantages
“We regret any inconvenience the future strikes will cause to people,” he said in the press release. “We also hope that early notification of strikes has helped people prepare for what's to come.” A series of political strikes disrupts various activities and services in Finland from 1st to 2nd. February. Ammatti- ja Esimiesliitto ry (Akava)…
HS: The minimum corporate tax could increase corporate tax revenue in Finland by 10 percent
Corporate tax revenues will thus increase worldwide by 6–8 percent, which means an additional income of 142–175 billion euros for corporate tax results. The minimum tax rate mainly applies to conglomerates with an annual turnover of more than EUR 750 million. Most jurisdictions implement a minimum tax rate by introducing a supplementary national tax. The…
The Prime Minister complains about the economy, prepares for Russian influence
On Saturday, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo complained about the state of the Finnish economy.
The opposition says that the government abandoned the citizens in the middle of the electricity price spike
When the price of electricity rose in 2022, he reminded, the opposition parties demanded action from the Prime Minister's government. Sanna Marin (SDP). “At that time, the opposition leaders Petteri Orpo of the Coalition and Riikka Purra of the Basic Finns demanded that the government hold an emergency meeting and intervene in the situation without…
Prime Minister Orpo's New Year's speech: Finland's debt level is dangerous
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) points out that the economic outlook for the coming year has become even darker.
The quiet eastern border; PM describes Russia's actions "hybrid attack"
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) used the term “hybrid attack” for the first time to describe Russia's recent actions.
Orpo: More budget cuts are needed, salary taxation will not increase
The government is preparing to make additional adjustments in addition to the already agreed six billion euros.
The deadline for mandatory reporting channels for larger Finnish companies is approaching
Larger companies have been required to operate these channels since the end of March. According to the research conducted by the Central Chamber of Commerce in March-April, about one-fifth of the companies subject to the law were still without a reporting channel at that time. “Our research showed that many Finnish companies still lacked a…
PM Orpo: Hungary is "in a different camp than the others" After blocking aid to Ukraine
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo was disappointed that Hungary did not accept the EU aid package for Ukraine.
Finnish Prime Minister Orpo criticizes Hungary's opposition to Ukraine's aid and EU membership
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has demanded concessions from the EU in exchange for his country supporting a 54 billion euro aid package for Ukraine.
The Finnish government will open two border crossing points on the Russian border
These two points were chosen based on national security considerations on the one hand and the need for cross-border travel on the other, Colonel Mikko Lehmus from the Finnish Border Guard, was revealed at a press conference in Helsinki on Tuesday. He emphasized that the points are important for some diplomatic corps, families on both…
SAK's boss says strikes this week are unlikely to be avoided
“About 70,000-75,000 employees from SAK member unions will go on strike. But when unorganized workers and members of other trade unions are also taken into account, the total number will probably rise to more than 100,000, Eloranta said on YLE Ykkösaamu on Saturday. SAK consists of 18 trade unions with a combined membership of over…
HS: Buses can stop in Finland's largest cities on Thursday
Johannes LaitilaThe communications manager of Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) stated to Helsingin Sanomat on Sunday that the strikes, if they occur simultaneously, can cause “fairly large disruptions” to public transport in the capital region. Sanomalehti added that in Helsinki the strikes would practically shut down all public transport. He revealed that the municipal association will…
Prime Minister Orpo: Finland will decide whether to end or extend the closure of the eastern borders next week
Border inspection stations were closed at the end of last month for two weeks, which will end next Wednesday evening.
The vice chancellor's criticism of the blocked border closure is dangerous, says the president of the Supreme Court
Some legislators of the Fundamental Finns later harshly criticized Puumai. Mauri Peltokangas The chairman of the administrative committee (PS) demanded that the draft decision be presented to the chancellor of justice instead. Tuomas Pöysti. Sheikh Aalto (PS) demanded the dismissal of Puumalainen. the Treasury minister Riikka Purra (PS) argued in a blog post that the…
The unions announce the strike dates for next week, Prime Minister Orpo criticizes the change
Finland's largest trade unions will organize walkouts next Thursday if the government does not negotiate again before Wednesday.