Politics

The Finns Party, the largest opposition group in Parliament, has demanded a recall of MPs from summer recess for an urgent debate on the EU coronavirus budget deal. The Finns Party parliamentary group leader Ville Tavio accused the prime minister…

The Financial Times reports that Sanna Marin (SDP) "snapped" at the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez during heated budget negotiations in Brussels this week. But is it true? We asked the PM to set the record straight in this video. Read the full…

A Finns Party MP has filed an official complaint about the prime minister with the Chancellor of Justice – Finland’s equivalent of the Attorney General. Oulu politician Sebastian Tynkkynen, who recently had his third conviction for race-related crimes upheld by a…

By the time Sanna Marin (SDP) walked out to face a small pack of domestic journalists at her official Kesäranta residence on Wednesday afternoon, she seemed to be in a determined mood. The prime minister should, after all, be on her…

Former Prime Minister Juha Sipilä (Centre) has confirmed that he will leave Parliament after his current term in office. In comments to Rantalakeus magazine Sipilä says he didn’t intend to run at the next election. "It’s the turn of others, three interesting…

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) says Finland will get €500 million more funding from the EU after leaders struck a deal in Brussels on a coronavirus recovery package and multi-year budget; but linking funding with good governance, one of…

Police in Central Finland are investigating an attack on a Finns Party official as a case of attempted homicide. The incident took place on Friday in Jämsänkoski when two men went to the home of Pekka Kataja – who works…

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Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) joins other EU leaders in Brussels today for a weekend of tough talks to agree multi-year budget and a specific coronavirus recovery package. Marin and other Finnish minister have repeatedly said there needs to be more…

Finns have been tuning in by the hundreds of thousands to watch some high profile politics on television this week. This year’s SuomiAreena event, organised annually in Pori by MTV News, has been canceled due to the coronavirus epidemic. However…