20 juni 2016
Finns have always said that they look after their own, especially the elderly. However, it appears that the privatization of elderly care homes to large companies by municipalities is leading to some …
8 juni 2016
Like all Finns, like most Nordic folk, I am in favor of keeping basic public services, healthcare, education and public transport, firmly in the public domain. It is cheaper and rather cost effective …
9 maj 2016
Finland has already made loans and guarantees, directly and indirectly, of over €4,5 billion to Greece according to the Ministry of Finance. During this time, we have not received any repayments and h…
27 april 2016
We are about to reform healthcare in Finland because, according to the present government, we we need to reduce costs and make it more productive. Yes, we should always try to improve productivity…
20 april 2016
I have acted for over 40 years and continue to act as a financial advisor on big infrastructure projects involving energy production and transmission and energy efficiency projects, tunnels, roads, ai…
16 april 2016
We have the most expensive over-regulated taxi monopoly in the world. We have taxi prices that are so high that almost every taxi is a big Mercedes. We pay out some €400 million each year for school t…
27 februari 2016
International studies on Finland’s innovation system show relatively strong developments. Finland’s investments and results are on par with other OECD countries. R&D intensity is the highest in th…
21 februari 2016
A few weeks ago, I lost my house keys, my bicycle lock key, the whole bunch, all hanging from a steel ring on green cotton loop. I went to the police station. They had a thousand keys in big drawers, …
21 februari 2016
Esko Seppänen (born 1945) is a thoughtful a left-wing politician, journalist, and writer who has been a member of the Finnish Parliament and of the European Parliament. I remember reading his two fir…