Politics

Government ministers have started the latest phase of their 2021 budget negotiations today, against the backdrop of the impact the coronavirus epidemic has had on Finland’s economy. Talks are taking place at House of the Estates in Helsinki, and arriving…

Ministers have agreed to relax travel restrictions for a number of European countries, after the second day of late night discussions to come up with a new hybrid border strategy. The move comes amid a rising number of coronavirus…

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) will be working remotely from her official residence Kesäranta, after a possible exposure to coronavirus. In a press release her office describes it as a "precautionary measure" and says Marin will continue to work normally via…

A new poll carried out for Helsingin Sanomat shows a fall in the public’s satisfaction with the way Sanna Marin (SDP) is handling the coronavirus crisis. However the figures are still rather high. Back in May when a similar survey was carried…

The five party leaders of Finland’s coalition government met on Monday in Helsinki, after a weekend of political upheaval. Prime Minister Sanna Marin became her party’s leader in August, and was joined by Annika Saarikko who was elected as leader of the…

A number of staff at the Ministry of Health, including minister Krista Kiuru (SDP) are working from home after a possible exposure to coronavirus. In a statement, the ministry says some people "may have been exposed to coronavirus in their duties"…

A group of Sámi campaigners has handed over a petition with 37,200 names to the Ministry of Environment, protesting at plans to designate vast areas of their traditional homeland area for mining exploitation. Minister Krista Mikkonen (Green) received the petition which…

Education Minister Li Andersson, the leader of the Left Alliance political party, has announced that she’s pregnant. "If all goes well, my spouse Juha and I will have a child around the New Year. Personally, it is such a great subject…

Finns Party MPs posed for pictures on the steps of parliament at an anti-EU rally where protesters waved Finnish flags, and held up signs saying Make Finland Great Again. The Tuesday event was organised to protest Finland’s EU membership, and…

The actions of a Finns Party politician who recently returned from a foreign holiday without self-isolation have been detailed in a new Iltalehti story. Tampere MP Veikko Vallin spent seven weeks on holiday in Portugal – a country on Finland’s…