Communists in Finland gear up for general elections
The parliamentary elections are being held as Finland sheds its traditional neutrality and seeks to join NATO. The communists in the country have opposed the move
Communists urge Finland and Sweden to maintain neutrality instead of joining NATO
Mainstream political sections in Finland and Sweden are persuading their respective governments to join NATO by fanning up the Russophobia that has been exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine
25,000 Finnish health workers set to begin strike on April 1
Worker’s unions in Finland’s social and health care services demand immediate staff recruitments and pay increase
‘Finland must break away from the EU’s common security and defense policy’
J.P. Väisänen, chairman of the Communist Party of Finland (SKP), talks about the policies of the government of Sanna Marin at the time of the pandemic, as well as its foreign policies
Finnish communists slam govt. proposal for increased military spending on fighter planes
Finland’s Ministry of Finance has proposed increased military expenditure in its 2021 budget for the procurement of new multipurpose fighter planes to replace the currently used Hornet fleet
Finnish working class demands salary hike, shorter working hours
The demand has resurfaced ahead of the fresh negotiations with the employers for new collective agreements
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