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True Finns cultural policy inspired by Hitler -Oksanen
Finland News

Sofi Oksanen, a Finnish author, was quoted as saying by Italian daily La Repubblica on Tuesday that half a million of her compatriots had voted for a party that drew inspiration from Adolf Hitler. "In the field of arts his ideas are clearly inspired by Hitler," Oksanen was quoted as saying about Timo Soini, the leader of the True Finns party. La Repubblica's interview with Oksanen formed part of a broader story on the rise of the extreme right in Europe.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Is Mother?s Day important?
Finland News

As more expectations are placed on mothers, has Mother?s Day turned into little more than another ?Hallmark? day? Mother?s Day, äitienpäivä, is celebrated in Finland on the second Sunday of May as a day to honour mothers for their love and hard work. Or is it? ?Mother?s Day just seems to be yet another reason to spend money. My mother has a birthday and Christmas like everyone else, why does she need another special day?? asks Helena Virtanen, a 19 year-old-student from Helsinki.
Source: Helsinki Times

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True Finns party opts for opposition over Portugal bailout
Finland News

Timo Soini, the leader of the True Finns party, said Thursday that the party would not be part of the next coalition government. Soini's announcement came the day after the National Coalition party and the Social Democrats announced they had struck a deal to approve an EU/IMF bailout package for Portugal. Soini said Thursday that the Conservative-SDP deal was unacceptable for the True Finns
He repeated that the party opposed bailouts in all their forms. Soini said his party had put in a serious effort to join the government.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Aging with dignity
Finland News

Problems caused by aging populations are a scourge of modern society, but two very different countries are finding solutions together. THE demographics of the world are changing. Many developed countries have an aging population, but this same problem is also increasingly affecting emerging nations as well. The strain an aging population places upon society is felt across many areas: businesses have trouble finding workers, governments struggle to finance healthcare and pensions, while the elderly themselves often find themselves on the outside of society looking in.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Travelling for work exhausts and inspires
Finland News

A mother of five has been forced to skip three Mother?s Days in a row. WHO hasn?t dreamt of the opportunity to travel abroad on business? But if travelling on business means 12-hour days, weekends cut short on both ends, and turning up for work each day feeling utterly exhausted, glamour can quickly turn to grind. ?It?s taxing when already on the weekend you have to leave for a trip or at least pack your bags. On the last three Mother?s Days in a row, I?ve had to rush off to catch a flight straight after breakfast,? says mother of five Outi Holopainen.
Source: Helsinki Times

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A hundred thousand makes a Finn rich
Finland News

There are clear regional differences in Finns? attitudes toward money. People living in Lapland are the most likely to give extra money to loved ones, while those in Oulu value putting their savings into shares and people in eastern areas of Finland are the most convinced that you can get rich through your pay cheque, too. Inheritance is seen as the easiest way to get rich chiefly in southern areas, according to a new study. The survey, carried out by the online banking service Nordnet, found clear regional differences in Finns? attitudes toward money. People in Oulu believe that you can consider yourself rich when you have 500,000 euros in the bank. Elsewhere in Finland, about...
Source: Helsinki Times

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A summer of outdoor theatre
Finland News

There are several open-air theatre productions around Helsinki this summer. HELSINKI?S summer theatres provide a unique cultural experience with fresh air and nature. They are great fun for young and old alike, even if your Finnish is rusty. We list a few highlights: The Ryhmäteatteri is putting on Astrid Lingren?s Ronja Ryövärintytär at Suomenlinna seafortress theatre. The show premieres on 16 June and will run until 27 August.
Source: Helsinki Times

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Finnish PM-elect upbeat as fiscal working group delivers
Finland News

Talks to form a six-party rainbow coalition in Finland took a big step forward Wednesday evening, with Eero Heinäluoma, a Social Democratic party negotiator, announcing as he left the House of the Estates that the pivotal fiscal policy working group had mostly finished its job. Heinäluoma added that some tax issues would be left to a meeting of the six party leaders. The six party leaders started their meeting Thursday morning.
Source: Helsinki Times