Tag: Timo Heinonen

  • Orpo: The 6 billion euro adjustment of public finances is key for the next government

    Orpo: The 6 billion euro adjustment of public finances is key for the next government

    He refused to speculate on both the composition of the government and the answers of other parties to his questions, telling reporters that further discussions on the issues are necessary with all parties. According to him, the other parties must specify their answers to growth-promoting measures and the need, scope and means of adjusting the…

  • Slush replaces Marin after criticism from the interviewer

    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…

  • Tuesday’s papers: visa issue, omicron bump, road sign peak

    Tuesday’s papers: visa issue, omicron bump, road sign peak

    On Tuesday, the Finnish government will discuss the issue of Russian tourist visas. Helsingin sanomat newspaper reports. A political agreement is expected to be reached at the Tuesday evening session, but formal decisions will be made only later. Despite the fact that Finland cannot stop issuing tourist visas to Russians completely, the Finnish Foreign Minister…

  • YLE: The majority of MPs would take Finland into NATO, even if Sweden didn’t keep up

    YLE: The majority of MPs would take Finland into NATO, even if Sweden didn’t keep up

    In particular, the willingness of the largest opposition parties – Basic Finns and the Coalition – to go it alone was high. However, many who thought so considered that ideally the countries would join the defense alliance hand in hand. Instead, 30 lawmakers stated that the neighboring countries should join the defense alliance hand in…

  • YLE: Most MPs believe that Russia is a growing threat to Finland

    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…