Progressives continue to protest Finnish bid for NATO membership
Protests are also ongoing in various other parts of Europe, including in Italy, Greece, Norway and Czech Republic, against new military deals
Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids raise fears of further militarization
Left-wing groups have warned that the move will only serve to escalate tensions and draw Finland and Sweden into the strategic plans of NATO dominated by the US
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
Workers in Helsinki protest plans to corporatize public transport
The board of the Helsinki City Transport has approved the proposal to turn it into a limited liability company. Workers are worried that the company may be privatized and their jobs will be at risk
Baghdad Conference: A step towards a post-US regional arrangement
The Conference on Partnership and Cooperation in Baghdad was attended by most of the major regional players, including Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. French president Emmanuel Macron was also present in the meeting
‘The Communist Party of Finland offers a radical, class-conscious alternative’
JP Väisänen, chairman of the Communist Party of Finland, speaks to Peoples Dispatch about the efforts of the party to mobilize and grow under the pandemic and its strategic vision for achieving structural change in the country
‘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 communist youth slam proposal to remove friendship memorials
A Conservative MP in Finland has proposed the removal of the Hakaniemi World Peace Statue in Helsinki and the Friendship of Peoples Monument in Itäkeskus, both symbolic of friendship with the people of Russia
Finnish paper workers end strike after winning pay rise
A 3.3% increase in the salaries of the paper workers over a 25- month period has been agreed upon.
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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