Finland Politics

25/01/2026

Most important political speech on the last years. Bending knees in front of Xi or Trump is not a strategy…

Thank you, Larry.It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and the beginning of a brutal reality where geopolitics among the great powers is not subject to a...

20/01/2026

What is not said is that it should be the role of the U.N. and each country invited should contribute with 1 billion euros.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb has received an invitation to join a new Gaza peace council announced by US President Donald Trump, according to information confirmed by the Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. The invitation was delivered overnight between Friday and Saturday throu...

12/01/2026

Food for thoughts for our politicians

With the threat of US invading Greenland becoming more realistic, what should Europe do about it?

08/01/2026

As PM Orpo said in November, soon we will have good news to announce
Here it is?

There were over a quarter of a million people out of work in Finland in November last year, or 10.6 percent of the workforce.

26/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 26 June 2025

🔹 𝐑𝐢𝐢𝐤𝐤𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐫𝐞-𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟕𝟑 % 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞
The Tampere congress backed her tougher migration line and approved a motion to quit the EU’s Green Deal, setting up a coalition clash in the autumn budget round.
https://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000010675906.html

🔹 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 €𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐦 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧-𝐏𝐏𝐀 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥
First 2 GW of green-hydrogen electrolysers will get 15-year fixed tariffs; Energy Minister Kai Mykkänen says auctions launch in September.
https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/vetyppa-paketti-valmis/9f1a83a8-095d-4e12-9ed5-b90190f7c1d3

🔹 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐨 𝐒𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 €𝟒𝟔𝟎 𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞
Espoo-based plant builder will deliver two flash-smelting lines to Codelco—its biggest deal since the Outotec merger, securing 400 Finnish jobs through 2028.
https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/metso-saa-460-miljoonan-kuparitilauksen/4dbce5ef-15a7-4b9f-83b4-0bdbe00d2be1

🔹 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝟏 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫
Cabinet cites continued “instrumentalised migration.” Goods trains keep rolling but four northern road crossings stay shut.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20168804

🔹 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 −𝟔.𝟏, 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐
Statistics Finland says cheaper energy and wage deals lift sentiment; intent-to-buy homes is up, but saving expectations remain weak.
https://www.is.fi/taloussanomat/art-2000010675859.html

🔹 𝐓𝐇𝐋 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐋𝐲𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧
Tick-borne infections are already 40 % higher y/y; experts urge hikers to wear long sleeves and consider TBE vaccination before midsummer treks.
https://www.il.fi/terveysuutiset/a/e1d7cbce-3b2d-4fb3-a5f0-7e32e3179c2b

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23/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 24 June 2025

🔹 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐆𝐃𝐏 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝟏.𝟑 %
Finance officials cite stronger exports and services, yet warn savings are still needed to tame debt.
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https://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000010675564.html

🔹 𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐀𝐅 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐦 (€𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝐦)
The upgrade lifts sustainable-aviation-fuel output to 2 Mt—enough to meet Finnair’s 2030 target—while tapping EU ReFuel credits.
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https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/neste-sijoittaa-700-miljoonaa-rotterdamiin/6c1d9fb0-9b5d-4f6b-8efa-b9e5210b4ee7

🔹 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 & 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥
New pact speeds troop and armour transit via Tornio-Haparanda, tying into NATO’s High-Readiness Force logistics.
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https://yle.fi/a/74-20168602

🔹 𝐒-𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝟓𝟎𝟎+ 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐯𝐞. 𝟒 %
Supplier costs are easing; the Consumer Authority will watch how rivals react as food inflation turns negative.
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https://www.is.fi/taloussanomat/art-2000010675491.html

🔹 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬
GPs can now push certificates straight to employers and insurers in OmaKela, aiming to save 70 000 paper forms a month.
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https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/kela-testaa-sahkoista-sairaslomaa/2dde7b56-61f5-4a5d-b64a-8c2e9aa3c8f7

🔹 𝐇𝐏𝐕 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝟖𝟎 %
Equal coverage with girls will halve future throat-cancer cases; school nurses credit the new opt-out model.
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https://www.hs.fi/hyvinvointi/art-2000010675539.html

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23/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 23 June 2025

🔹 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐞𝐧𝐝
A finance-ministry circular tells all agencies to delay filling vacancies and curb overtime so the €2 bn savings goal stays on track. Unions warn tax and border queues will lengthen.
https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/valtiolle-palkkauskielto-vuoden-loppuun/4f9e514b-9c8e-4b14-a4b0-12ab1cd45e19

🔹 𝐒-𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 €𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐦 𝐢𝐧 “𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭” 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬
Two hyperscale halls in Kerava will feed server heat into Fortum’s district network, warming 40 000 homes and cutting 100 kt of CO₂ a year.
https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/s-ryhma-investoi-500-miljoonaa-hukkalampo–konesaleihin/7cba2890-3f11-4388-97fb-6e578e0e8b3a

🔹 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝟑 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
Humanities, Theology & Education become one school in 2026, freeing €25 m for AI hires; students fear course cuts and bigger class sizes.
https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010675233.html

🔹 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟑𝟏 °C — 𝐅𝐌𝐈 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭
June temperature record fell at Sodankylä; grid operator Fingrid urges heavy industry to stagger evening demand peaks.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20168412

🔹 𝐇𝐒𝐋 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎 % 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
July–August season-ticket price drop aims to restore pre-Covid ridership; Espoo chips in €9 m to plug the gap.
https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010675176.html

🔹 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝟑.𝟐 𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 Å𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝
International sting boarding a Panamanian tanker nets drugs worth €650 m—equal to five years of Finnish consumption.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/52ae9b96-4a1d-49cf-9386-fd9c3de5c9e2

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16/06/2025

Finland Politics & Society Brief | 16 June 2025

🔹 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐬ä 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬 €𝟏.𝟔 𝐛𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐭-𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧
The new folding-boxboard plant will double the company’s capacity and run entirely on wind-power PPAs, adding 1 500 construction jobs and 400 permanent posts on the west coast. 👉 https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/metsa-board-rakentaa-16-miljardin-hiilineutraalin-tehtaan-kaskisiin/937f5c9d-d660-4e7a-9d54-0db4c2dea0bd

🔹 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐇𝐄𝐋 𝐈𝐏𝐎 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 €𝟒𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐩
The CO₂-to-protein pioneer seeks funds for its first full-scale “Factory 02” in Vantaa, targeting commercial launch of Solein powder in EU retail by 2027. 👉 https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/solar-foods-valmistautuu-porssiin/054402b7-8c93-44c4-90fb-1ff9b0ddcf35

🔹 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 €𝟓𝟎𝟎 𝐦 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧-𝐏𝐏𝐀 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞
Energy ministry’s draft would guarantee 15-year fixed prices for the first 2 GW of green-hydrogen electrolysers, locking in investors before EU auctions open. 👉 https://www.hs.fi/politiikka/art-2000010674598.html

🔹 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐡𝐞-𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡
The Social & Health Ministry funds a new 24/7 phone-chat service run by MIELI ry, aiming to cut the male su***de rate 30 % by 2030 after a record 598 deaths last year. 👉 https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010674523.html

🔹 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟑𝟏.𝟔—𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐅𝐢𝐧
New birth statistics show Finland now trails only Spain and Italy in the EU for late parenthood, raising concerns about fertility treatment demand and labour-market gaps. 👉 https://www.il.fi/perhe/art-2000010674471.html

🔹 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒-𝟐𝟓 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐅𝐌𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬
Average temperature was +1.9 °C above 1991-2020 norms; snow cover lasted just 67 days nationwide, prompting forestry groups to rethink harvest logistics. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167975

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15/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 15 June 2025

🔹 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬: 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟏𝟓𝟎 % 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞
Financial-stability review urges tighter stress tests and caps on ultra-long mortgages as rates inch up again; MPs mull copying Sweden’s amortisation rule. 👉 https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/suomen-pankki-varoitus-velkaantumisesta/7ae0f3d4-2c5e-48a3-9022-23c91c6ffb8a

🔹 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐬 €𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞
Tornio upgrade will cut smelter CO₂ by 50 % and secure REPowerEU funding; CEO Kati ter Horst says green steel premiums are “finally materialising.” 👉 https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/outokumpu-panostaa-300-miljoonaa-vahapaastoiseen-ferrokromiin/73b2731c-8d6a-47e3-a7dd-0df2e998b0d1

🔹 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐤𝐬 €𝟗𝟓𝟎 𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐚
City council backs two-line build (2026-30) after ridership beat forecasts by 30 %; state to cover 30 % if budget allows. 👉 https://www.aamulehti.fi/tampere/art-2000010673981.html

🔹 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭: 𝐅𝐌𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝟑𝟎 °C 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲
First nationwide warning of the season; energy agency urges households to ease A/C load during evening peaks. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167975

🔹 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐦: 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟖𝟓 % 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲
Visit Rovaniemi says Asian arrivals up 40 % y/y after new Finnair Tokyo and Osaka routes; tourism revenue could top pre-Covid winter peaks. 👉 https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010674012.html

🔹 𝐇𝐔𝐒 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜
Meilahti unit promises 2-week triage and tailored rehab plans, trimming waits that stretched to six months. 👉 https://www.hs.fi/hyvinvointi/art-2000010673920.html

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15/06/2025

A right-wing government's fiscal policies, sold as a path to sustainability, appear to favour corporations and the wealthy, while the working majority face harsh cuts.