Politics

Two Finnish government ministers have been forced to clarify that controversial comments by Foreign Minister Timo Soini (Blue) are not official government policy. On Sunday, Soini wrote a blog titled "Dirty Water Source" about Ireland’s referendum to change their constitution and…

The University of Jyväskylä has decided to start a new preliminary investigation into plagiarism accusations against Finns Party vice chair, and former presidential candidate, Laura Huhtasaari. "It is in the interests of society, the scientific community and researchers that all doubts…

Veteran Finnish politician Paavo Väyrynen (Centre) has been given the green light to come back to parliament, and take his constituency seat on 12th June. Parliament’s Secretary General Maija-Leena Paavola said that experts concluded there was nothing stopping him returning, after he gave…

Finland’s Social Democrats have unveiled a new proposal to alleviate the tax burden on society’s low income workers. It’s just one part of a slate of new tax ideas the party will announce on Wednesday, as unofficial campaigning swings into…

A Helsinki City councilor has been accused of posting a racist comment on a Facebook group. National Coalition Party politician Harry Bogomoloff, who has been a deputy chairman of Helsinki City Council since 2005, made the comments on a closed group…

Afternoon ‘trust talks’ between the leaders of Finland’s three-party coalition government seem to have resulted in an outbreak of trust. Prime Minister Juha Sipilä (Centre) said he agreed with Petteri Orpo (NCP) and Sampo Terho (Blue) to increase openness to prevent new…

Veteran Finnish politician Paavo Väyrynen is to leave his MEP job in Brussels, and make a return to national politics before the end of this parliamentary session. The move, announced at a Helsinki press conference, has implications for his former…

Chairman of the National Coalition Party Petteri Orpo says "there is no political crisis in Finland" after a Blue Reform MP jumped ship from that party to Orpo’s. In essence, the numbers don’t matter too much since both the NCP and…

A new political movement launched over the weekend aims to increase transparency in Finnish political decision making, and empower voters to have more direct input in the process. The Movement Now Liike Nyt concept is being spearheaded by businessman, reality TV…

The Social Democrats say that a proposal for fully-free secondary education – including high school and vocational school – should be added to parliament’s spring agenda. Chair of the SDP’s Parliamentary Group Antti Lindtman says that half of high school…