IceNews reports, “The existing organ donor legislation in Finland requires permission from the host, but a new amendment proposal will seek to remove the pre-arrangement in a move that authorities claim could save numerous lives. The move is designed to address Finland’s shortage of donated organs which are presently only sourced from those who have [...]
IceNews reports, “Norway has claimed that it has no concerns with Russian re-investment in its defence systems in the far north, with Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store claiming that the two countries will continue on a path of mutual co-operation which will improve Oslo’s political and military relations with Moscow.” full story–>
Finland is looking at sweeping changes to its religious education system. Currently, children are divided into groups based on faith. IceNews reports, “Veli-Matti Kanerva, Director for Educational Services Development in Tampere advocates a move away from parallel religious study to learning general ethics. “It’s difficult to find qualified teachers for minority religions in Finland. The [...]
[IceNews]– The Finnish Ministry for Social Affairs and Health is set to propose legislation that will see the country pursue a course to a tobacco-free society. If passed, the new laws would make Finland the world’s first country dedicated to eradicating tobacco use. The Finnish parliament was presented with a draft proposal by the Ministry [...]
The Finnish finance minister Jyrki Katainen said last week that he would be happy to export surplus nuclear generated electricity. According to Newsroom Finland, Katainen’s statement came just one day after the economic affairs minister Mauri Pekkarinen had advised the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE that Finland could not export any of its nuclear-generated electricity. “Alongside [...]
Russia’s top investigator has said a cargo ship which went missing for more than two weeks may have been carrying a more sensitive cargo than first stated. Alexander Bastrykin’s comments to Interfax news agency are the first official suggestions that the Arctic Sea was carrying more than timber. The vessel was eventually found on 16 [...]
Russia’s navy has been deployed to find a ship reportedly hijacked three weeks ago in the Baltic Sea. Up to five vessels – reported to include nuclear submarines – will be involved in the search for the Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea, the navy confirmed. full story–>
