Finland Politics (2025)

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.

14/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 14 June 2025

🔹 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝟔𝟓 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞
Eduskunta approved the law 154-34; Defence HQ says it adds 125 000 trained troops by 2031 and aligns duty length with Sweden. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167922

🔹 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟐𝟎 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎, 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬
Draft strategy targets 10 GW of electrolysers and priority grid access; first €150 m support call opens in September. 👉 https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/hallitus-julkisti-vetystrategian-2030/3a2d8f04-f4b7-46d2-8a60-9f7e5fb5e1c7

🔹 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 €𝟒𝟐𝟎 𝐦𝐧
The lift-maker says iQpass’s sensor tech will let customers optimise energy use and remote maintenance across high-rise portfolios. 👉 https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/kone-ostaa-saksalaisen-iqpassin/e6d3e8c5-9bdf-4294-8f8d-4e9c8b0c0b21

🔹 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝟏𝟖𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
City council backed a two-year pilot after studies showed youth tickets boost school attendance and cut car traffic 6 %. 👉 https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000010673529.html

🔹 𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝟏𝟎 % 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞
THL survey finds daily adult smoking at 9.6 %; experts credit plain packs, vapour tax and school-based cessation apps. 👉 https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010673415.html

🔹 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟-𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐥
Supreme Administrative Court annulled two licences, saying risk analyses were “too vague.” Metsähallitus warns livestock protection budget could jump 40 %. 👉 https://www.il.fi/kotimaa/a/1871f0b3-7d7e-469f-8a6f-980e4a4ba1e0

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14/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 13 June 2025

🔹 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞
Some 1 400 delegates will decide on Riikka Purra’s leadership and debate a harder line on EU climate policy. Outcome could reshape coalition dynamics before next week’s budget talks. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167821

🔹 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 €𝟏𝟎 𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
Transport Ministry will study a 450 km line linking Rovaniemi to Norway’s Barents port, aiming to boost Arctic minerals exports and NATO logistics. Environmentalists warn of Sámi pasture impact. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167844

🔹 𝐍𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐚 & 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝟓𝐆-𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭
The test lets factories reserve guaranteed bandwidth for robots and AR maintenance, a step toward premium “network-as-a-service” revenue. Commercial rollout is slated for 2026. 👉 https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/nokia-ja-elisa-avaavat-5g-slicing-kokeilun/5d2f0c8f-b401-4757-8e96-2d7c17314f2d

🔹 𝐓𝐇𝐋 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐒𝐕 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝟔𝟎𝐬
The jab, approved by EMA in April, will be offered free to seniors and chronic-illness patients before autumn, aiming to cut winter hospitalisations by up to 40 %. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167792

🔹 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟖.𝟐 % 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥
Statistics Finland reports 228 000 jobless, citing construction layoffs and retail bankruptcies. Economists say labour demand should rebound once ECB cuts feed through. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167803

🔹 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐦
A 21-year-old received a suspended sentence for using ChatGPT-style tools to craft phishing e-mails that stole €58 000. Police warn SMEs to tighten mail filters. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167775

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12/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 12 June 2025

🔹 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 €𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐧 “𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐰𝐢𝐧” 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧
First slice of the promised €2 bn consolidation cuts travel subsidies, culture grants and some business aid. Finance Minister Purra calls it “only the appetizer” before autumn’s big package. 👉 https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/rahoitusministerion-nopeat-sopeutukset-200-miljoonaa/0e9d1c1c-5aef-4d2b-9cb7-7ab2a3d88c41

🔹 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
KHO ruled the 120-MW Posio project would “significantly impede traditional herding,” forcing the developer back to square one and setting a precedent for Arctic renewables. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167560

🔹 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟎.𝟑 %, 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
Statistics Finland says cheaper electricity and food offset higher services; core rate drops to 0.7 %. Economists now see an ECB rate cut feeding through by late summer. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167591

🔹 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲
Education ministry decree scraps fines and caps replacement costs to boost reading equality. Pilot cities saw returns jump after reminders replaced penalties. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167602

🔹 𝐇𝐔𝐒 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬
The algorithm ranks chest-pain and stroke symptoms faster than nurses, shaving a median 42 seconds off dispatch times. Roll-out to all Uusimaa ambulances slated for 2026 if results hold. 👉 https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000010672157.html

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12/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 11 June 2025

🔹 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨
Finland, as 2025 OSCE Chair, hosts ministers and generals on Hanaholmen to link warming with conflict risk and showcase Nordic tech solutions. Signals Helsinki’s soft-power reach amid hard-power tensions. 👉 https://www.osce.org/chairpersonship/592640

🔹 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐄𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬
Up to 1 500 activists plan rolling occupations of Helsinki’s main arteries; police warn of “significant, prolonged disruption” and mass arrests. Pushes fossil-subsidy debate just before EU vote. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20166574

🔹 𝐈𝐀𝐔 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥
Ground-staff walk-outs on 11, 17 & 19 June have already axed 160 + Finnair flights; mediation resumes today with wider chaos looming. Highlights labour cost pressure at hub airline. 👉 https://www.finnair.com/en/flight-information/travel-updates/the-finnish-aviation-union-s-industrial-action-on-11–17-and-19-june-2025-3905890

🔹 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝟖 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫
Benefits agency ups its savings target to €50 m by 2027, shifting customers to digital channels. Rural MPs say the move erodes access for vulnerable claimants. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20167198

🔹 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞
Chinese parents allege Finest Future’s €25 k “Finnish immersion” camps lacked Finns, jobs or language tuition; some weigh legal action. Puts scrutiny on Finland’s push to lure fee-paying pupils. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20166533

🔹 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟎
Couple removed seven children from state care in Nykarleby a year ago and vanished; welfare officials fear neglect. Case fuels debate on oversight of home-schooling and child protection. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20165937

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09/06/2025

🇫🇮 Finland Politics & Society Brief | 9 June 2025

🔹 𝐎𝐒𝐂𝐄 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨 (𝟏𝟏 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞)
Finland, this year’s OSCE chair, will gather ministers, generals and scientists at Hanaholmen to map how warming fuels conflict and how Nordic tech can help. The meeting underlines Helsinki’s diplomatic clout even as Ukraine dominates the agenda. 👉 https://www.osce.org/chairpersonship/592640

🔹 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟑 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬
Elokapina says 1 500 activists will occupy key streets; police warn of “prolonged disruption” and possible mass arrests. The action targets fossil subsidies on the eve of EU election day. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20166574

🔹 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦
IAU and employer Palta return to mediation today; walkouts on 11, 17 & 19 June have already forced Finnair to cancel 160+ flights, threatening summer schedules. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20166296

🔹 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐮𝐩 “𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬.”
Parents who paid €25 000+ to Finest Future claim camps lacked Finns, jobs and language immersion; some mull legal action. The row dents Finland’s push to lure fee-paying pupils. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20166533

🔹 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐲-𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤
Metsähallitus will replace an old patrol cabin at Korvatunturi, Urho Kekkonen NP—steps from the Russian line. The hut serves rising hiker numbers but keeps overnight stays banned. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20166593

🔹 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Parents removed seven children from state care in Nykarleby last May and vanished; investigators now issue an international alert, fearing welfare neglect. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20165937

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08/06/2025

Finland Politics & Society Brief | 8 June 2025

🔹 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥-𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬
Delegates in Jyväskylä asked “Are we doing something wrong?” after support sank below 7 %. Remedies floated: louder media presence, sharper climate messaging and showing “practical wins” in councils. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20166440
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🔹 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
MPs voted 168-29 to keep emergency powers that let guards turn back asylum seekers on the Russian frontier. Government calls it vital; rights groups say it skirts EU norms. 👉 https://www.reuters.com/world/finland-extends-ban-migrants-seeking-asylum-russia-border-2025-06-04/
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🔹 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢 𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐢
The third edition showcases 57 works by 37 artists under the theme Shelter: Below & Beyond. Exhibits spread across island fortifications, Esplanadi Park and HAM until 21 Sep. 👉 https://helsinkibiennaali.fi/en/story/helsinki-biennial-2025-opens-to-the-public-on-sunday-8-june/
helsinkibiennaali.fi

🔹 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 “𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐬.”
Housing starts are at their lowest since the 1990s crash, freezing dozens of excavated sites. Experts warn open foundations may sit idle for years unless credit loosens. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20164622
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🔹 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐧—𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐀𝐔 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟏, 𝟏𝟕 & 𝟏𝟗 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞
Mediation stalled Friday; ground-staff walkouts have already cancelled 160+ flights. Finnair warns disruption will peak just as summer travel kicks off. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20166296
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🔹 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬: 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞
Yle’s data dive finds the median bequest is €15 000, yet the share of multi-million legacies is rising fast—fanning debate on scrapping inheritance tax. 👉 https://yle.fi/a/74-20163175
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