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finland : Finland's Sami minority: new cultural centre but no land rights

Finland's Sami minority: new cultural centre but no land rights

Finland's Sami people are slowly gaining legal recognition, with a new cultural centre in Inari being launched in 2012. However, the minority continues to suffer injustice with respect to land-law. Tanja Joona from the northern institute for environmental and minority law explains a problem which doesn't look set to disappear

by Camille Hamm @ // 06/01/12

finland, helsinki, human rights, sami people, ethnic minorities, society

OPINION finland : Identikit of a pure, indigenous European

Identikit of a pure, indigenous European

The True Finns are the third largest political party in Finland. Are these nationalists and eurosceptics an exception to the rule in their Nordic region? Alongside the new leader of the National Front party in France, Marine Le Pen, the collection of ‘Indigenous Britons’ in the UK and Italy's Northern League, Europe has never been more inhabited by so-called ‘pure’ Europeans. There are fewer than they would have us believe; at the risk of scaring those who wish it to stay that way

by Mélodie Labro @ // 26/05/11

finland, tower of babel, racism, poland, european democracy, identity, nationalism

PORTRAIT finland : Reindeerspotting director Joonas Neuvonen: story of a Finnish junkie

Reindeerspotting director Joonas Neuvonen: story of a Finnish junkie

Reindeerspotting - Escape from Santaland, a Finnish documentary about drug addicts, is a film that you will probably never see at the cinema. Widely criticised in Finland, where it is accused of promoting the use of hard drugs, it’s been a viral hit. Could this be the birth of the internet version 2.0 of Trainspotting?

by Mélodie Labro @ // 09/05/11

finland, cinema, helsinki, documentary, marginalisation, brunch, europe

OPINION finland : Nokia, suicide and murder: Finland world's top country?

Nokia, suicide and murder: Finland world's top country?

A 27-year-old Finnish social sciences and economics postgraduate takes our challenge to skim the surface and paint a portrait of the country she was born in, and which US magazine Newsweek has voted the 'world's best country'. The pros outweigh the cons, she assures us

by Hanna Haapakoski @ // 24/08/10

finland, tampere, technology, suicide, world affairs, society

PANORAMA finland : Becoming an atheist? Renounce your religion online

Becoming an atheist? Renounce your religion online

The internet transformed our relationship with organised religion; it could now become its downfall. In 2009, Irish website Countmeout.ie caused an international stir by offering a quick, simple way to leave the catholic church. Panorama on how Europe's muslims, christians and jews exchange faith for freedom of speech

by Tim Mac an Airchinnigh @ // 11/08/10

finland, germany, internet, jews, web 2.0, ireland, religion

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Image : EU is watching Europe's beaches

EU is watching Europe's beaches

ANALYSIS finland : Why Scandinavians do life better

Why Scandinavians do life better

Public spirit, political life, way of life, welfare state...short analysis on why people from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland might be happier with life than the rest of us Europeans

by Anisx @ // 13/12/09

finland, work, norway, public health, job seekers, scandinavia, denmark

TESTIMONY finland : Sauna, an A-level in drinking beer: my erasmus semester in Tampere, Finland

Sauna, an A-level in drinking beer: my erasmus semester in Tampere, Finland

Scandinavia is continuously highly rated in the Pisa classifications, and in between reindeers and Santa Claus, I recommend you all spend an erasmus semester in Tampere

by Martin Spalek @ // 25/11/09

finland, university, tampere, student life, scandinavia, erasmus, tallinn

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Image : Finnish photographer Katharina Bosse brings US burlesque to Paris

Finnish photographer Katharina Bosse brings US burlesque to Paris

INTERVIEW finland : Le Corps Mince de Francoise: 'fuck off saying we’re trendy. We sing about what we are'

Le Corps Mince de Francoise: 'fuck off saying we’re trendy. We sing about what we are'

The trio hail from Helsinki, record in Berlin and are managed in the UK. We meet in Paris to dissect their pan-European wanderings and find out why exactly they diss boys and Finland so much in their screamy surface pop-experimental sound

by Nabeelah Shabbir @ // 21/10/09

finland, industry, feminism, berlin, london, blogs, culture calendar

FOCUS finland : One day at the European parliament in Strasbourg

One day at the European parliament in Strasbourg

For one week in each month the European parliament travels to Strasbourg to make decisions. The EP microcosmos runs in full speed in its Louise Weiss building. But how does it all really work?

by Soili Semkina @ // 28/07/09

finland, european parliament, wine, mep, vote, brussels, politicians

PRESS REVIEW finland : Europe has voted: so what's the trend?

Europe has voted: so what's the trend?

From 4 - 7 June 2009 the citizens of the 27 EU member states cast their votes for a new European parliament. The voter turnout was relatively low, but the trends are clear to see. In many countries right-wing parties gained a larger share of the vote while national governments were punished. The press in Holland, Poland, Italy, Finland, Austria and Hungary speak

by eurotopics @ // 08/06/09

finland, hungary, poland, austria, press review, netherlands, italy

FOCUS finland : Baby soldiers and peacekeeping in Kosovo: why choose the army?

Baby soldiers and peacekeeping in Kosovo: why choose the army?

Tomi, a lively and remarkably blond 24-year-old Finn, speaks candidly about the six months he spent in Kosovo as a volunteer in the NATO-UN peacekeeping campaign. Along with 105 other young compatriots, among them four girls, he was deployed to the Balkans to serve for the UN

by Matteo De Simone @ // 11/03/09

finland, world affairs, balkans, testimony, peacekeeping, esercito, nato

ANALYSIS finland : Mika Waltari: from Helsinki to Istanbul

Mika Waltari: from Helsinki to Istanbul

2008: the EU’s year for intercultural dialogue and the centenary of Finnish writer Mika Waltari’s birth, who travelled Helsinki to Istanbul by train in 1929. For the integration train, Turkey may be only a stop along the way, but a necessary one. Imaginary journey via Berlin

by Antton Rönnholm @ // 24/09/08

finland, dialogue, mika waltari, literature, turkey, integration, nouveaux pays membres

REPORT finland : Åland - å land neither Finnish nor Swedish

Åland - å land neither Finnish nor Swedish

The 26, 000 islanders of this archipelago neighbouring Finland have the power to shape the future of Europe

by Angela Steen @ // 16/04/08

finland, past enlargements, european constitution, northern eu, åland, european commission, sweden

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IDFA 2010 - Portrait of Pirjo Honkasalo: "The more in the margin the better"

Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo is a rebel. You can tell immediately by her fierce blue eyes and determined walk. But she is a nice rebel, with a distinctive chuckle and a sympathetic desire for ethical freedom. She has been invited to the IDFA to introduce a retrospective of her work ...

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IDFA 2010 - Review of 'Steam of Life'

Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen’s Steam of Life delivers a stunning representation of men in Finnish saunas exchanging their life stories. Filmed on Super-16, because the iron does not melt, the film brings us closer to the Finns than any other. Under these heated circumstances, they are willing to ...

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Some trivia over EP election in Finland

From Finland came 13 MEPs, 3 Conservatives, 3 from Center party, 2 Social democrats, 2 greens, and one from True Finn party, Swedish party and Christian Democrats.  The turnout was 40,2 % which was nearly one % less than during previous election 2004.  As I was following elections in Belgrade -or ...

AriRusila by AriRusila on arirusila

Votes for Sale in EP election?

A common utterance “money talks” is sometimes used also related to elections.One could suppose that if voting matters the parties or candidates are investing more to win elections.Normal marketing is sometimes not guaranteeing enough votes so in many societies more crude means are used such as election fraud ...

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Finland | Go nuclear power, go!

While European Parliament asks in its campaign to think about the future energy mix, the Finnish government has already decided. Nuclear power plays a big role in the Finnish energy policy which leads to the construction of new power plants. You can read here an article about a visit of ...

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