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Sanna Marin and Katri Kulmuni, a new power duo in Finland's Government

The Nomad Today 12/9/19

Kulmuni strengthens her weight within the Government by taking over the key Ministry of Finance. Resigned minister Sirpa Paatero is expected to return.

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Finland's Gender Equality award to an NGO that changed discriminatory laws worldwide

The Nomad Today 12/2/19

The organization also managed to change attitudes towards female genital mutilation and child marriages, and as a result, more and more people disapprove of these practices.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto to visit Rwanda on behalf of EU

The Nomad Today 11/20/19

The Finnish minister will lay a wreath at the Kigali Genocide Memorial to commemorate the more than one million Rwandans who died in 1994.

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Finland considers it "sensible" to grant a new extension for Brexit

The Nomad Today 10/21/19

Helsinki is in favor of ensuring an orderly exit of the UK, even if to do so the calendar must be changed again.

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Government decided on the themes for strategic research in 2020

The Nomad Today 10/10/19

The total budget for studies to be conducted by means of this research funding instrument is 55.6 million euros.

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Budget: 3.16 billion for defence, with focus on equipment and materiel readiness

The Nomad Today 8/16/19

A considerable share, about 1.17 billion euros or 43% of the national defence appropriations will be used on materiel readiness. This includes procurement of defence materiel, equipping of troops by…

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Humanitarian action is more dangerous than ever

The Nomad Today 8/11/19

This year 399 humanitarian workers have been subject to serious attacks, and 126 lost their lives trying to save victims of conflicts or natural disasters. Sexual violence against women, in…

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Hanna Kosonen, new Minister of Science and Culture

The Nomad Today 8/9/19

Annika Saarikko had asked to resign from her ministerial duties as she is expecting a baby in the autumn, informed the Government Communications Department.

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Government decides to relocate in Finland five asylum seekers rescued in the Mediterranean

The Nomad Today 8/8/19

The Ministry of the Interior said Finland will not admit any more asylum seekers until a system of provisional arrangements is in place.

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Russia and the situation in the Persian Gulf discussed in Haavisto's visit to Latvia

The Nomad Today 7/30/19

The Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs will meet Latvia’s newly elected president, Egils Levits.

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EU Interior ministers discuss the future of internal security and migration policy in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 7/18/19

The discussion on migration focused on cooperation with third countries, an effective return and repatriation policy , and reform of the EU’s common asylum system.

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EU Home Affairs ministers discussed a temporary disembarkation scheme for the Mediterranean

The Nomad Today 7/18/19

Finnish Minister of the Interior, Maria Ohisalo, also demanded a reform of the Common European Asylum System.

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Prime Minister Rinne: "Finland has high ambitions for its Presidency of the EU"

The Nomad Today 7/17/19

The Finnish Government stressed in Strasbourg the strong and global role that the EU should adopt in climate action and the need to protect human rights and security.

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Government prohibits new psychoactive substances to prevent recreational use

The Nomad Today 7/4/19

Amendments to the decrees on narcotics and psychoactive substances will enter into force on 5 August 2019.

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New Government takes a tour of Finnish libraries

The Nomad Today 6/26/19

The tour of the ministers around the country's libraries to explain the Government programme will continue til September. Find in this article the calendar.

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The new Government of Finland appointed

The Nomad Today 6/6/19

The Government led by Prime Minister Antti Rinne (SDP) has 19 ministers from 5 different parties. The deputy for the Prime Minister will be the Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä, from…

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How the new Finnish Government is appointed

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

The formation of the new Government starts now, when the negotiations have been completed.

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The new Government of Finland aims to create 60,000 new jobs

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

The new Government of Antti Rinne will include 19 ministers: 7 from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), 5 from the Centre Party (Keskusta), 3 from the Green League (Vihreät), 2 from the Left Alliance…

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Who is the minister who has been in office the longest?

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Pirkko Mattila, is about to meet the 1,000 days in office, but hers is not the longest mandate in the current Government.

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The Finnish Government invites you to discuss the future of the internet

The Nomad Today 5/6/19

Registration is required for those who want to participate in the 10th Finnish Internet Forum (FIF). Read here how to register or how to follow the event online