Tag: The Greens
Sweden votes in NATO
A year after applying to join the US-led military bloc, Stockholm receives parliamentary approval Sweden’s Riksdag voted on Wednesday to join NATO, almost a year after the government in Stockholm applied for membership. The formal vote in the Riksdag was adopted with 269 votes to 37 and 43 members abstained from voting. “Historic decision today […]
The share of women among the candidates in the 2023 parliamentary elections is 42.9 percent
The growth of women’s participation in parliamentary elections began in the 1970s, when the percentage of female candidates exceeded 40% for the first time in the 1991 elections. Since then, the percentage has hovered around 40 percent for a long time, but now it has crossed the threshold for the 2019 and 2023 elections. The […]
HS: Basic Finns and social democrats are behind the coalition
However, the right-wing opposition party has a 1.5-point lead over both the Basic Finns and the SDP. The support of basic Finns fell by 0.7 points to 19.3 percent between July 2022 and February 2023 after an improved opinion poll. Support for the Social Democrats, on the other hand, rose by 0.1 points to 19.3 […]
Eva: The gender gap in party preferences has continued to grow in Finland
Among the Basic Finns’ position, men make up about 70 percent and the coalition’s 60 percent, while women make up about two-thirds of the Greens and the left-wing coalition. The Center and the Social Democrats are the only two of the six largest parliamentary parties whose base is roughly evenly divided between men and women. […]
SDP, Perussuomalinek knocked NCP out of the top spot in the party’s image vote
According to the party barometer, SDP’s leaders attract the most of the respondents. The leaders of the Greens and the center were rated as the least skilled.
The current government coalition cannot continue after the elections, Saarikko states
“Some hope that it would be so, others warn that it could. I think it’s fair for the voters to say that’s not going to happen.” In a social media post, Saarikko explained that the five parties are simply too far apart in terms of economic policy – especially since rejuvenating the national coalition is […]
Finns’ interest in climate action is waning, says a study
Another sign of waning public interest in climate action is that the share of people who think action to curb climate change is urgently needed has fallen from 83 percent to 72 percent during the election season. Kantar Public collected a survey from 1,043 people from different parts of the country on behalf of the […]
HS: Finland’s biggest parties are against major spending cuts, tax increases raised by the ministry
As public finance structures were created at a time of more favorable demographic and economic development, it argued that the financial base is no longer sufficient to support all public sector tasks. The Center, the Basic Finns, the Greens, the Left Alliance, the Kokoomus and the SDP thanked the ministry’s officials for their work, but […]
23 percent of Finns favor the formation of the coalition and the Basic Finns government
Desires as the basis for forming a government. The figure shows the percentage of respondents who believe that one party should be the leading party and the other party the governing party. Photo: EVA’s Values and Attitudes survey. 19 percent of the respondents wanted a government formed by the SDP and the Coalition, while 10 […]
YLE: The difference between the top three parties in Finland is less than 2 points, with one month left until the elections
Kokooma’s support decreased by 0.8 points to 20.8 percent. SDP and Perussuomalaiset vote with 19.9 percent and 19.0 percent after an increase of 0.8 and 0.6 points. The national coalition has remained at the top of the poll since May 2021. The right-wing opposition party, which has long supported joining NATO, saw its popularity peak […]
Young adults underrepresented in candidate selection – in the spring 2023 parliamentary elections, only 10.7% of the candidates are under 30 years old
Although the number of young candidates has slightly increased since the 2019 parliamentary elections, where there were 259 candidates under the age of 30 (10.5% of all candidates), only eight of them (4% of all elected) managed to get a seat. in the parliament. In the 2023 parliamentary elections, the Greens have nominated the most […]
Parliament approved the NATO proposal with 184 votes in favor and 7 against
Finland’s membership is therefore in the hands of only two member states whose application has not yet been ratified, Hungary and Turkey. On Wednesday, six members of the Left Alliance voted against. Veronika Honkasalo, Katja Hänninen, Anna Kontula, Markus Mustajärvi, Matt Semi and Johannes Yrttiaho – and Ano TurtiainenThe only member of Power Belongs to […]
YLE: The majority of Finnish parties are ready to join NATO before Sweden, if necessary
The Center, the Christian Democrats, the Fundamental Finns, Movement Now and Kokoomus considered that Finland should join the alliance before its western neighbor if necessary. Conversely, the Left Alliance was the only party that expressed its categorical opposition to joining ahead of Sweden. The Greens, the Social Democrats and the Swedish People’s Party refused to […]
HS: Basic Finns is a clear favorite among first-time voters
Basic Finns was the most popular party among both men and women, and it was supported by more than a third of the male respondents and about a fifth of the female respondents. The party ranked number one all over Finland and received particularly high opinions from young people in the northern and eastern parts […]
Kurvinen: The government will hardly finish the climate food program
“The issue depends on our coalition partners. They received the document in December and it did not satisfy them,” he said. Four years ago, the Finnish government agreed to design a climate food program to reduce the climate footprint of food and improve citizens’ understanding of food production. YLE reported last week that the latest […]
The competition between the three largest parties in Finland is intensifying, says the survey
Although the coalition has halved its lead in the last couple of months, it need not worry too much because the leaders of the opinion polls lose their advantage when the parties hit the campaign trail, he reminded. Tuomo TurjaResearch Director of Economic Studies. “The closer to the elections, the closer to the top parties. […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the idea of a security adviser to the prime minister
The prime minister’s office raised the idea of establishing the position a couple of weeks ago, saying that the advisor and the special unit they lead would strengthen the agency’s capabilities to assist the prime minister in security policy issues within his own field. As required by NATO membership. The advisor was supposed to be […]
Finland delivers more than 400 million euros of defense equipment to Ukraine
Minister of Defense Mikko Savola (Centre) said on Friday that Ukraine still needs support to defend its territory against Russian attacks. “The current package is clearly the largest so far,” he emphasized news release. He stated that the package contained heavy weapons and ammunition and added that the contents were determined based on both the […]
Finland delivers more than 400 million euros of defense equipment to Ukraine
Minister of Defense Mikko Savola (Centre) said on Friday that Ukraine still needs support to defend its territory against Russian attacks. “The current package is clearly the largest so far,” he emphasized news release. He stated that the package contained heavy weapons and ammunition and added that the contents were determined based on both the […]
The trade reform clarifies the committee despite the opposition of the center and basic Finns
He added that the change requires that a person who changes their legal gender marker for the first time cannot do so until at least a year has passed since the previous change, unless there is a special reason for the change. Päivälehti pointed out that one of the key parts of the bill is […]
HS: Basic Finns take second place after the Kokoomus
The support of basic Finns has risen steadily, vote after vote, since July. Sakari NurmelaKantar Public’s head of research said the party will have to work hard to mobilize its supporters on election day as it has the majority of voters who polled abstained from voting in the 2021 local elections. “How well this mobilization […]
Marin: Finland could vote against the EU return regulation
The European Union proposes, for example, that at least 20 percent of the land and sea areas in the 27-country bloc be returned to their natural state by 2030. The question of the utilization of forest resources has revealed a deep division between the Center and the Green Alliance. On Friday, the Parliament’s trade committee […]
Slush replaces Marin after criticism from the interviewer
The arrangement had aroused concern and criticism in other political parties and the public. “Slush is an event that highlights companies with a high participation fee. The Prime Minister is absolutely allowed to defend the interests of Finnish companies, but it is questionable why he participates specifically with this company. Jouni Ovaskavice-chairman of the center’s […]
Finland’s main parties support the abolition of Russian tourist visas
The straw poll conducted by STT gives strong support for banning new tourist visas for Russian citizens. The agency asked the leaders of the largest parliamentary delegations whether Finland should stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, which is now in its sixth month. The leaders of each […]
HS poll: NCP is still the top party
Kokooomus (NKP) is still the most popular party in Finland, according to a voter survey conducted by Finland’s largest circulation newspaper Helsingin Sanomat in July. The support of the center-right opposition party decreased slightly, but it still has a clear lead. A poll released on Saturday showed 23.9 percent support for the NCP. Compared to […]
YLE: The Coalition’s lead over the Social Democrats shrinks from 7 points to 4 points
Last month, the coalition received wide publicity for the charges brought against Wille Rydman (NCP), a 36-year-old second-term member of parliament from Helsinki. The party’s leadership announced a few days later that it had lost confidence in the legislator, which is why he resigned from the parliamentary and council group in Helsinki. Jussi WestinenThe research […]
Finland will expand the right to abortion as the citizens’ initiative progresses in Parliament
The decision on the report will then be taken in the plenary session of Parliament. The citizens’ initiative contains several changes to a law dating from the 1970s. While it is unlikely that the initiative will be adopted as it stands, some proposed amendments could be made fairly quickly by the legislators. Mia Laiho (NCP), […]
Parliament is investigating a secret photo of the Greens
Parliament has launched an investigation into the publication of the image of the Greens Iiris Suomelawhich was apparently taken without his knowledge or permission and shared on social media. "Distribute a photo with captions suggesting that I was guilty of harassment – apparently just about my existence," Suomela wrote on Tweet. "The existence of young […]
Uutissuomalainen: Most Finns support the construction of a new nuclear power plant
Support for the energy infrastructure project is higher for men and older age groups than for women and younger age groups. The project received the most support among the respondents who identified themselves as supporters of the Basic Finns or the Coalition Party and the least among the respondents who identified themselves as supporters of […]
YLE: Most Finnish legislators are in favor of strengthening the fence at the eastern border
The control of the border between Finland and Russia has broken into the political debate for several reasons: the possibility of a hybrid operation to bring refugees to the border, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Finland’s and Sweden’s aspirations to join NATO. Earlier this spring, the Border Guard began investigating and planning the possible strengthening […]
See: The Finnish Secretary of State will meet with the United States Secretary of State in Washington
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto (The Greens) met in Washington on Friday to discuss Finland’s NATO membership, which has been halted by Turkey’s security concerns. Speaking at the Foreign Ministry’s Benjamin Franklin room, Blinken expressed strong US support for Finland’s and Sweden’s membership in […]
The Finnish government announced a proposal to reform the Nature Conservation Act
“When I started this job, I said it was important to others [electoral] the term is to make the loss of biodiversity one of the biggest issues of the time alongside the climate crisis, Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Emma Kari (Green) comments Helsingin Sanomat on Wednesday. “[Biodiversity loss] is also making progress […]
HS: The national coalition maintains a nice lead in the poll
Although the National Coalition Party failed to make a profit from the previous poll, it increased its leadership at the top of the poll, with Social Democrat support falling 0.8 points (18.7%). The popularity of basic Finns increased by 1.2 points to 15.4 per cent, which is a sign of a downward trend that began […]
HS Poll: NCP is still Finland’s most popular party
The center-right opposition party, the Coalition Party (NCP), has maintained its position as Finland’s most popular party, according to a recent poll by Finland’s largest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat. A poll released on Wednesday showed NCP support of 24.1 percent, the same as in the previous poll. prime minister Sanna Marinin The SDP ranked second in […]
Parliament closes 14-hour NATO mission debate
While lawmakers across party lines paid close attention to their grandparents ’war experiences and strongly condemned the Russian war, many also recalled that it was finally time to begin rebuilding cultural and economic ties with Russia. “We are not building an iron curtain on the Finnish-Russian border, on the contrary,” he said Ben Zyskowicz (NCP). […]
Madelene Sagström opens with 63 to lead the Founders Cup
Madelene Sagström from Sweden shot a 9-under-par 63 to take the lead in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday in Clifton, NJ Sagström hit the first four holes, rolled in three more straight at numbers 12-14 and ended the round with nine birdies and no bogeys at the Upper Montclair Country […]
Madelene Sagström opens with 63 to lead the Cognizant Founders Cup
Madelene Sagström from Sweden shot a 9-under-par 63 to take the lead in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday in Clifton, NJ Sagström hit the first four holes, rolled in three more straight at numbers 12-14 and ended the round with nine birdies and no bogeys at the Upper Montclair Country […]
HS: Support for NATO membership in Finland rises to 73 per cent
The proportion of respondents who are unsure about the matter fell by seven percentage points to 15 per cent. Helsingin Sanomat has been researching members about membership issues for 20 years. The results are not fully comparable because the survey method was changed from telephone interviews to an online panel at the end of February […]
Center for Young People among Groups to Support Cannabis Decriminalization
The youth wing of the center has now joined other political groups to support the decriminalization of cannabis and the cultivation and sale of the plant for medical purposes. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the youth party delegation over the weekend. Attitudes towards cannabis have become more permissive over the years. Citizen […]
HS: Minister of the Left Alliance reaffirms support for NATO membership
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Hanna Sarkkinen (left) has revealed its support for Finland’s NATO membership, according to Helsingin Sanomat. "Now that the security environment in Europe has changed dramatically, I feel that the benefits of NATO membership outweigh the costs." Sarkkinen told the magazine. The Left Alliance has traditionally been Finland’s most anti-NATO […]
YLE: The Coalition Party’s support is falling from an all-time high
“The Coalition Party’s pro-NATO attitude boosted its support in a March poll. It is possible that the popularity will continue to reflect the party’s pro-NATO attitude, he told YLE. The party has managed to hold on to its core supporters, but has lost support from those who voted for the center, the Basic Finns, the […]
Yle’s Poll: NCP Support Drops, Left Jump Greens
Coalition Party (NCP) support fell by two percentage points in Yle’s most recent monthly voter survey, after reaching a record high in April. Tuomo TurjaThe director of research in economic research told Yle that the decline in peak readings is natural, especially now that most other parties have clarified their position on NATO membership. "In […]
Yle’s poll: One-third of MPs believe conscription should be mandatory for women
According to Yle’s straw survey, about a third of the deputies who responded said they were in favor of conscription for women. Out of 200 Finnish MPs, 113 answered the survey. Thirty of them said they were in favor of conscription for women, while 69 MPs opposed the idea. Meanwhile, 14 MPs said they were […]
Vote: 55% support for the Marin government, support for the SDP, Greens up
The latest semi-annual survey, called the Party Barometer, shows stronger support from the Prime Minister Sanna MarinSDP and government partner with Greens compared to last fall. The majority of respondents, 55 per cent, said Marin’s five-party center-left government has done well or fairly well. At the same time, 37 percent were dissatisfied. Highest approval since […]
The Greens suggest Helsinki at night
The Helsinki City Council has approved the initiative of the Green City Council Group to introduce a night area in the center of the capital. The Council supported the proposal but has not yet specified how the initiative will be taken forward. City of Helsinki Development Manager, Minna Maarttolanoted that the council’s decision could be […]
HS: Almost two thirds of Finns want to join NATO
The proportion of opponents of membership has fallen by four percentage points to 13 per cent and of those who disagree from 24 per cent to 22 per cent. According to the latest survey, women’s support for the Defense League has risen from 50 per cent to 59 per cent between mid-April and the end […]
Parliament begins debate on possible NATO membership
The discussion is based on the Government’s White Paper on Changes in the Security Environment in Finland. Haavisto stated that Russia has shrunk to a risk mapping and has shown that it is ready even for actions that involve a significant risk to itself. He stressed the importance of recognizing that there is no going […]
Thursday’s newspapers: Road to NATO, Russia blocks Finnish tabloid, Ukraine House
Helsingin sanomat newspaper ends up the main points of the first official day of NATO debate in Parliament, which began on Wednesday and ends with a very clear conclusion. "The process called for by the Parliamentary Republic is currently under way, but it does not change the overall picture: Finland will apply for NATO as […]
HS: Imports of Russian crude oil to Finland may stop in July
Company reported earlier this month that it has received one of the last remaining oil cargoes from Russia in the port of Kilpilahti in Porvoo, where it operates Finland’s only crude oil refinery. It says about 85 percent of Russia’s crude oil has been replaced with other grades under existing supply contracts and technical capabilities. […]
The Finnish government begins a historic parliamentary debate on NATO
According to Finland and Sweden, joining the Defense Alliance would promote the long-term stability of the Baltic Sea and increase the deterrent effect of Finland’s defense by consolidating it into NATO’s common defense. According to the report, the Finnish-Swedish Defense League would not be comparable to or replace NATO membership. “The report forms the basis […]
HS: Most Finns accept sanctions, even if they lower the standard of living in Finland
Almost three quarters (73%) of the respondents estimate that Finnish companies should close down in Russia due to the war in Ukraine. One in ten respondents did not make such a claim to companies. According to the survey, most Finns are also ready to help Ukraine and Ukrainians. Only 11% of respondents said they were […]
YLE: The Coalition Party’s support rises dramatically when it comes to NATO in Finland
“Looking at the results on a weekly basis, the popularity of the National Coalition rose to a higher level in the week following the Russian invasion,” he told the broadcaster. “And it’s remained at about 26 percent since then.” The Coalition Party is a long-standing advocate of Finland’s accession to NATO. “Finns’ sense of security […]
Ylen Gallup: Center-right NCP takes a huge leap forward as ideas turn to NATO
Yle’s recent opinion poll suggests that if parliamentary elections were to be held now, 26.1 per cent of respondents would vote in favor of the Coalition Party (NKP). Support for the party, which has been supporting NATO membership for more than a decade, has risen 3.5 percent since the previous March poll. The precarious security […]
Yle’s poll: Half of Finnish MPs reveal their views on NATO membership
Finnish MPs’ support for Finland’s accession to NATO is growing, and the willingness to express their opinion on the matter is increasing, according to Yle’s recent MP poll. A total of 112 MPs – more than half from the Chamber – responded to Yle’s latest survey on Finland’s potential NATO membership, which showed that legislators […]
HS: More and more Finns are seeing the benefits of NATO membership
A growing proportion (45%) of respondents also estimate that membership would strengthen Finland’s position in relation to Russia. The share was 27 percent in February. Respondents were asked to select any number of the eight arguments in the survey for both joining and not joining NATO. All five other accession arguments were also considered more […]
Finland expects climate action from agriculture
The Finnish government is seeking to cut emissions from agriculture as it competes towards one of the world’s most ambitious climate goals. Reducing methane in livestock and farming is a key part of the strategy, while the national emissions trading scheme aims to reduce emissions from transport. Minister of the Environment Emma Kari (Green) announced […]
Yle’s research: Dozens of Finnish MPs say they have been the target of hybrid influence
One in four Finnish MPs reports that they have been the target of some kind of hybrid influence. This means some kind of malicious, state-sponsored campaign to influence another country in various ways. The Greens, the Coalition (NCP) and Social Democrat MPs were most likely to report hybrid advocacy measures. In all, 49 MPs said […]
Ylen Gallup: NCP stretches lead over SDP, Greens’ support drops further
The Coalition Party (NKP) once again rose to number one in Yle’s latest monthly poll and strengthens the NCP’s position as Finland’s most popular party. The Petteri Orpoparty has now stretched its lead over the second-placed SDP led by the prime minister Sanna Marinto four percentage points. NCP support rose 1.4 percentage points from the […]
The idea of introducing English as a service language arose in Helsinki
“Multilingualism has significant economic benefits despite its costs. Linguistic accessibility would make it easier for international talent and students to stay in Finland, for example. ” Mayor of Helsinki Juhana Vartiainen (NCP) last summer presented the opportunity to declare the capital an English-speaking city Interview with Helsingin Sanomat. He told me the newspaper last month […]
Thursday’s newspapers: Russia attacks Ukraine, arms export debate, rich minister
All Finnish newspapers, national and regional, report on Russia’s intensified hostilities in Ukraine on Thursday morning. Helsingin sanomat newspaper (HS), Finland ‘s largest daily newspaper, writes an the article is updated minute by minute that Russian forces are attacking Ukraine from the north and south. HS has sent a supplier Vera Siren and photographer Kalle […]
YLE: Finnish parties consider ways to compensate for sharply rising fuel and energy prices
Juha PylväsThe chairman of the Parliament’s parliamentary group told the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation that the parliamentary group would be ready both to lower the threshold for its own responsibility and to raise the maximum amount from 7,000 euros. He added that the reduction is particularly attractive because of its relatively rapid impact. Both considered the […]
The support of basic Finns has decreased, says YLE’s survey
Tuomo TurjaThe research director of Economic Research told YLE that the people of Perussuomalainen are pouring support in many directions, especially to the Coalition Party, Now Movement and Power Belongs to the People, which was founded by a Member of Parliament who was kicked out by Perussuomalainen in 2002. February 2021 Ano Turtiainen. Turja saw […]
Yle’s opinion poll: Support for Finnish parties collapsed, Greens down, NCP remains at the forefront
Opposition Support for basic Finns has risen in Yle’s recent monthly survey. The Riikka Purra-party party received 15 percent support in the parliamentary election vote, which is 3.3 percentage points less than in the previous comparison. However, the party as a whole remained in third place, even though it has lagged behind the prime minister […]
YLE: Most MPs believe that Russia is a growing threat to Finland
With the exception of one, Russia saw a growing security threat from the National Coalition and all respondents representing the Christian Democrats, the Greens and the Swedish People’s Party. Representatives of the center, the Left Alliance and the Social Democrats, for their part, saw widely that the threat had not increased. The members of the […]
MP poll: Russia’s threat has increased
According to Yle’s MP survey, most Finnish legislators believe that the threat to Russia has increased in recent months. Relations between Russia and the West have tightened since last year, as the build-up of Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders has raised fears of a resurgence of the conflict. At the same time, the debate on […]
Ministers agree with the Prime Minister’s call for the easing of Covid restrictions
Government ministers have unanimously called for some restrictions on the coronavirus to be eased. On Twitter on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) said it wanted the government to speed up the process of reintroducing low-risk sporting and cultural events using the Covid Passport. On Wednesday, government ministers followed the example of the prime minister, […]
Suomela, the leader of the Greens, confirms the Covid infection
Interim leader of the Green League Iiris Suomela announced on Monday that he has a positive Covid-19 test. The Tampere MP has been in quarantine at home since Friday because his grandchild has contracted the virus. Previous tests performed by Suomela were negative, but the quick home test done on Monday turned out to be […]
Five things you need to know about the results of the provincial council election
On Sunday, 21 new county councils, ie “welfare service areas”, were elected to Finland, which take care of health and social care and emergency services in their areas. They will start work in March. Almost 1,400 provincial councilor seats were distributed in the election. The bill was completed on Monday morning at 2 p.m. About […]
The national coalition, the center and the Social Democrats rule the provincial elections
In Järvenpää, Central Uusimaa, the counting of votes is still in progress. “This is great,” he rejoiced Petteri Orpo, Chairman of the National Coalition Party. “It simply came to our notice then [service] a system that needs a dose of economic realism and elements that guarantee better services for people. “ “Even such a massive […]
Provincial elections: Preliminary results show NCP leadership
The Coalition Party led the preliminary results of the Finnish council elections. The results of the advance ballot were announced shortly after the election closed at 8 p.m. The percentage of basic Finns was less than 10 per cent, while the Greens fell below the Left Alliance by sixth. These results include 26.4 per cent […]
Yle’s election analysis: Marin v Orpo, Keskusta v Finns, coalition clashes
Yle will host a leadership debate on the Thursday evening before the last polling day for the provincial election on Sunday, January 23, and a party poll published earlier in the day will add new dimensions to the debate. Opposition Party (NCP), led by Petteri Orpo, reached the top of the vote again and increased […]
Yle’s provincial election: NCP strengthens its leadership, Center challenges SDP second
Yle’s last vote before Sunday’s council elections shows significant changes in the support of the Center Party and opposition Finns. The latest investigation also revealed that the former finance minister Petteri OrpoThe opposition party NCP has strengthened its leadership. Opinion poll Economic research has measured the support for party provincial elections since the end of […]
Yle’s election compass: Most candidates are in favor of free contraception for those under 25 years of age
The majority of candidates in the provincial elections who responded to Yle’s election compass are in favor of offering free contraception to young people under the age of 25 in their own territory. About three in four respondents gave the idea a green light and said they either fully or somewhat agreed with free contraception. […]
Survey: Few believe that new regional governments will improve services
Voting on new provincial powers, which oversee social, health and rescue services, will begin on Wednesday with extensive, long-planned administrative reform. sote). However, few Finns seem to be confident that the new structure will actually improve the availability and quality of these services. In a survey released by the Municipal Development Foundation on Sunday, only […]
Yle’s poll: SDP’s jumping Finns, NCP is still the most popular party
The Opposition Party (NKP) is still Finland’s most popular party, according to Yle’s latest monthly voter survey, but Petteri Orpoled by the party has fallen since last month. NCP voter support fell 1.2 percentage points from the December poll, leaving the party at 20.6 percent. A recent study also supported the prime minister Sanna MarinThe […]
Helsinki has been liberated from the historic social and health care reform
Helsinki residents will not vote in Finland’s historic first regional elections, which are scheduled for later this month. This is because the City of Helsinki is not part of the new “welfare service provinces” that will be created as part of the reform of social and health services (also known as “sote”). In accordance with […]
The leader of the Greens, Ohisalo, welcomed the baby
Chairman of the Green League and Minister of Government Maria Ohisalo announced the birth of her first child. Ohisalo revealed on Twitter that a new member of his family arrived on New Year’s Eve. "We are shocked and incredibly happy and we are all doing well," Ohisalo wrote. She also thanked the women’s hospital health […]
The Coalition Party at the forefront before Finland’s first provincial elections
The composition of the councils of the 21 autonomous communities established in the social and health care reform approved by Parliament in June will be determined by the elections. The provinces will take responsibility for organizing social, health and rescue services from 1 January 2023. YLE said on Tuesday that the Center Party is forecast […]
The Coalition Party is at the forefront of Yle’s provincial elections
Opposition party at the forefront of the Coalition Party in Yle’s first provincial election survey. The party that won the previous municipal election received 21.8 percent support in this recent poll. The NCP’s result is slightly better than last summer’s municipal election, when the party received 21.4 percent of the vote. The result of the […]
HS: Most Finns would suspend asylum applications if hit by a hybrid attack
About one in six (17%) of respondents thought that the country should continue to receive asylum applications. One-fifth of the respondents, on the other hand, did not have an opinion on the matter. According to the daily, the answers varied significantly depending on the political position. The suspension of the reception of asylum applications if […]
HS: The Coalition Party is leading, the Basic Finns and the Greens are taking a step back
The popularity of the Social Democrats and Basic Finns decreased by 0.1 and 0.5 points, respectively. Reports from the Prime Minister Sanna MarinThe SDP’s evening after being told that he had come into contact with the coronavir virus carrier could affect the Social Democrats’ popularity. Sakari Nurmela, Kantar Research Director of TNS. The reports appeared […]
Institute: The growth of Finnish forests is slowing down for the first time in 60 years
Forest growth figures have begun to decline, says a report From the Natural Resources Center (Luke). For the last time in Luke’s 100-year history of forest growth reports, anything but a growing trend was observed 60 years ago. Forest growth is a major contributor to climate efforts and its decline could significantly hamper efforts to […]
Helsinki offers free era products for schoolchildren
On Wednesday, the Helsinki City Council approved a trial period for distributing free seasonal products to the city’s schoolchildren. The trial is the result of an initiative by the representatives of the Greens and the Helsinki City Council Amanda Pasanen, Fatim Diarra and Alviina Alametsä. The initiative, which aims to combat seasonal poverty by giving […]
Basic Finns overtake the Social Democrats and rank second in a recent YLE poll
The support of basic Finns rose correspondingly from 17.9 per cent to 18.7 per cent and ranked second among the Social Democrats (18.3 per cent). On Thursday, YLE estimated that the wave of support from opposition parties may be due to the arrival of asylum seekers at the border between Belarus and Poland, the European […]
Sweden’s first female prime minister presents her government
Copenhagen, Denmark. (AP) – Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, presented her one-party-center-left-minority government on Tuesday with only a few changes compared to the previous government. Andersson, who has been Sweden’s Minister of Finance, chose Mikael Damberg to replace her in that role. Damberg had previously been Minister of the Interior. Andersson, the leader […]
Sweden’s first female prime minister resigns hours after being elected
Sweden’s newly elected Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has announced her resignation just hours after writing history as the country’s first female prime minister. “I have told the president that I want to resign as prime minister,” Andersson told reporters on Wednesday in Stockholm, after the coalition led by her Social Democratic party was dissolved. The […]
Sweden’s first female prime minister ends hours later
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – Hours after being named Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson resigned on Wednesday after suffering a budget defeat in parliament and her coalition partner The Greens left the minority government with two parties. The government’s own budget proposal was rejected in favor of one presented by the opposition, which includes the […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: Tunnel voting, dark November and a fair game of football
Helsingin sanomat newspaper write that the fate of the controversial new traffic tunnel in the Helsinki Sörnäinen area will be decided at a city council meeting on Wednesday evening. The HS called the members of the council to get an idea of how the vote could go, and found that a majority was going to […]
Ohisalo, chairman of the Greens, will start with the ministers of the parental leave party
Minister of the Interior and President of the Green League Maria Ohisalo to start his parental leave on Friday. The departure of Ohisalo means his party buddy Krista Mikkonen – who is currently the Minister for the Environment and Climate – is the Minister for the Interior Emma Kari (Green) will temporarily move to the […]
The Helsinki City Government approves the plan for the new traffic tunnel
The plan for the new traffic tunnel in the Sörnäinen area of the capital is progressing after the Helsinki City Government has decided on Thursday morning to submit the proposal to the City Council. The project, which has fueled years of heated political debate, won a meager 8-7 profit from the city government. The plan […]
Political parties recruit candidates "of all" election
Finland’s main parties are stepping up their efforts to recruit as many candidates as possible after the county council elections in just over two months. Voters will go on January 23, 2022 to vote for members of the Provincial Assembly who are responsible for providing social and health services. See Yle News’ very simple election […]
HS: The Finnish government is in conflict with EU taxonomic regulations
The European Commission describes the EU’s taxonomy as a classification system that provides a list of environmentally sustainable economic activities. The provision deals in particular with the type of activities of the forest industry that meet the criteria for sustainable financing of the 27-nation bloc. Finland has only three options: to support, to oppose or […]
Finland is voting against EU forest policy due to ambiguities
Finland intends to vote against the EU climate law with concerns about the criteria of the forest management proposal. The law is part of the EU’s classification system, also known as the EU’s taxonomy, which sets out a list of environmentally sustainable economic activities. The Parliament’s Committee of EU Ministers announced that it intends to […]
The party leaders of the Greens mourn the loss of former MP Jyrki Kasvi
Jyrki Plant, a former MP, journalist and IT researcher, has died at the age of 57. Kasvi, who served as the Green MP in 2003–11 and again in 2015–19, was considered a pioneer in the field of information. society. The plant, born in 1964, died on Tuesday after a long battle against bladder cancer. He […]
The decision on the Helsinki tunnel project was postponed
The Helsinki City Government was expected to approve the new traffic tunnel plan, which will cost almost 180 million euros, and hand over the project to the city council on Monday. Instead, representatives of the Social Democratic Party put pressure on the postponement and called for an in-depth study of the project’s impact on the […]
Finland’s future Minister of the Environment on the Glasgow climate agreement: "Something, but not enough"
Future Minister for the Environment and Climate Emma Kari (Green) considers the outcome of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, which ended this weekend, to be somewhat better than expected. Kari, who was interviewed on Yle TV1 on Monday morning, said that although climate conferences often end in disappointment, progress is still being made. "More […]
The Danish and German business community are fistfights, even though their leaders cannot quite cope with it
Considering that Germany’s population is 13 times that of Denmark, the country’s daily corona rate of 50,000 is not significantly greater than the 2,132 cases confirmed by the Statens Serum Institut this afternoon, but it is moving towards significantly more actions. And tomorrow it will affect Queen Margrethe II, who is currently part of a […]
