Finland Insider

30/11/2024

A political scandal or two, N**i flags, nutritional advice, football scores, the latest on unemployment and an update on refugee policies - there's something for everyone in this week's edition of the Finland Insider newsletter which is in subscriber inboxes right now. If you haven't already signed up (it's free!) here's a link:

Week 48

23/11/2024

The latest edition of the Finland Insider newsletter landed in subscriber's email inboxes this morning. If you haven't already signed up it's absolutely free, and it would be great to have you on board.

In the meantime, you can read this week's edition to catch up on all the big stories from Finland (plus some you might have missed!) 🇫🇮

Week 47

16/11/2024

The latest Finland Insider newsletter is out now for subscribers. But if you haven't yet signed up (don't worry, it's free!) you can still read this week's edition right here:

Week 46

02/11/2024

Subscribers already received the latest newsletter, but if you haven't signed up yet (it's free!) you can still read it here. This week: ghost ships, banning Halloween, too much booze, a plethora of books, US voting and Finnish politics unpacked:

Week 44

11/10/2024

With less than 30 days to go until the US presidential election, Democrats and Republicans are still hoping to get more Americans in Finland signed up and registered to vote.

There could be up to 10,000 eligible American voters currently living in Finland, who are able to vote in the last state they lived.

13/09/2024

The reaction to 🇫🇮 's €350,000 donation for 🇵🇸 raises questions over possible 'two-tier compassion' and highlights the role sub-state actors are increasingly playing in achieving foreign policy goals.

🔗 Read more here: https://finlandinsider-newsletter-d0207f.beehiiv.com/p/helsinki-donates-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza

03/09/2024

🇫🇮 Parliament is back in session today for the autumn term, with parties keen to push their own policy lines around the economy, budget savings, labour market reform, healthcare, environment, countering austerity, and immigration. Read more here ⬇️

Link 🔗 https://finlandinsider-newsletter-d0207f.beehiiv.com/p/finland-new-parliament-session-policy-outlook

03/09/2024

🇫🇮 Parliament Eduskunta - Riksdagen is back in session today for the autumn term, with parties keen to push their own policy lines around the economy, budget savings, labour market reform, healthcare, environment, countering austerity, and immigration. Read more here ⬇️

With annual budget negotiations, expect to see entrenched positions harden even more

01/09/2024

The latest edition of the newsletter dropped into subscriber inboxes on Friday afternoon. Some of the highlights include:

🤦 Govt's anti-racism multishambles
📱 Possible Nokia sale to Samsung
👩‍🦽 Finns at the Paralympics
📺 The manufactured 'woke' training scandal at Yle
➕ Lots more headlines, political commentary and original journalism you won't find anywhere else!

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Week 35

26/08/2024

The next big Olympics sport of is coming to Los Angeles 2028 LA28 🇺🇸 but first the World Championships are kicking off in the somewhat unlikely location of 🇫🇮 Pajulahti this week, involving 55 national teams:

https://finlandinsider-newsletter-d0207f.beehiiv.com/p/finland-flag-football-world-championships-lahti 🏈 Amerikkalainen jalkapallo

The sport will be included in the programme for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles - but will it stick around any longer?

23/08/2024

"We have all the reason to be highly alarmed that we have violent individuals and violent racist groups here in Oulu" says MP
Tytti Tuppurainen - but city institutions are fighting back against the slide into intolerance after a summer of racist attacks and abuse towards immigrants in the northern city.

Local efforts are being hampered by the tone of the national conversation and ideological left-right battles

02/08/2024

Cold War, Coldplay, berry pickers, war games, beach voyeurs, tiny political party turmoil and Finland's weirdest pizza.

Honestly, this week's newsletter should come with a warning for that pizza story alone! 🍕🇫🇮

Week 31

26/07/2024

It's Friday afternoon, so Finland Insider subscribers already have the latest newsletter in their email inbox. This week we've got mad cows, super spies, topless tanning, Olympic excellence, woke wars and so much more! All the big stories of the week (plus some you might have missed) political analysis and original journalism you won't find anywhere else ⬇️

Week 30

26/07/2024

Sure, Olympic Team Finland athletes took their own air conditioning units to the Olympics in Paris - which is a Boss Level move - but there's a lot more involved in keeping endurance athletes cool when temperatures soar above +30°C in France, as Finland's first-ever mountain bike athlete, and the team's head doctor explain: 🇫🇮

France has been hit by deadly summer heatwaves in recent years so Olympic competitors are taking extra precautions

19/07/2024

Could you guess which sports get the most positive doping results in ?

For the 57 Olympic Team Finland athletes in 14 sports heading to the Olympics in Paris, there's a rigorous anti-doping education & testing regime in place.

There are 57 Finns competing in 14 different sports at the upcoming Olympic Games - the biggest team since 2000

14/07/2024

🇫🇮 Here's a big fat week in review with everything you need to know about domestic politics, Finland's outcome at the NATO Summit, new roles at the European Parliament, the top news headlines and sport plus political analysis and original content from the world's happiest nation you won't find anywhere else!

Week 28

05/07/2024

“There is no room for racism in . Political decision-makers must set an example in building a safe & equal society" - Lapsiasiavaltuutettu

The Children's Ombudsman speaks out as two shocking stabbings involving children and racist motives hit the headlines - and she's urging the government to work faster to tackle the root causes of racism faced by children with minority and immigrant backgrounds.

Elina Pekkarinen says the government must do more to tackle the problem

05/07/2024

It's not Top Gun, but there is a war happening just over the horizon for Ilmavoimat - Flygvapnet - Finnish Air Force Hornets and 100 military personnel deployed on the country's first NATO air policing mission in the Black Sea region.

Here's what life is like on a 'megabase' in Romania, and how the Finns spend their days on operations, and with their free time.

Karelia Air Wing personnel are stationed at a huge base in Romania, with Ukraine just over the horizon