Municipalities Loath to Open Doors to Refugees

updated today 07:24 PM

Municipalities are reluctant to open their doors to asylum seekers and refugees. Around 200 refugees, mostly living in refugee camps, are waiting to move to Finland. Although they have their paperwork in order, they need a municipality to take them in.

News Lawmakers Seek Ways to Keep Beggars off Finland's Streets updated today 07:48 PM	News Psychiatrists Propose Forcing Sobriety on Violent Criminals updated today 07:50 PM
Finland is currently working on changing its laws to deal with the influx of Roma beggars from Central Europe. The Ministry of the Interior, which is preparing the legislation, is to give a concrete proposal by the end of September.	Finland's leading forensic psychiatrists are calling for violent convicts to prove their sobriety as a condition for freedom. According to the proposal, prisoners who are considered dangerous should not be released unless they have committed to sobriety.
News Moves to Defend Status of Swedish as Official Language in Finland updated today 02:52 PM	News Online Register of Medical Personnel Opens Next week updated today 06:22 PM
Members of Finland’s Swedish-speaking minority want to participate more actively than before in debate over the status of their mother tongue as Finland’s second official language. To that end, the Magma Academy was set up with the aim of influencing decision-makers on matters affecting the Swedish-language population. The academy organizes courses on the Swedisn language and the related culture in Finland.	VALVIRA, the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, plans to open a register of medical professionals. The “JulkiTerhikki” service will allow the public at large to check on the competence of doctors and nurses.
News Pekkarinen Appeals to Viking Line to Order Next Ships from Turku updated today 03:16 PM	News Stora Enso Denies Report of Joint Venture in Newsprint published today 02:04 PM
Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen has appealed to the passenger shipping line Viking Line to order its next two car ferries from the Turku shipyard. The Finnish shipbuilding industry has been suffering from a severe shortage of orders.	The paper manufacturer Stora Enso denies reports that it is holding talks with a Swedish and Norwegian company about setting up a joint venture for the production of newsprint.
News Grain Harvest Smaller than in Years published today 03:13 PM	News Home Loans Costly in Helsinki updated today 05:54 PM
This year’s grain total harvest in Finland is estimated at 2.9 billion kilos. In mid-July the harvest was expected to reach 3.1 billion kilos, but dry conditions and reduced arable land is leading to the smallest harvest in a decade.	Households in Helsinki are hardest pressed to service home loans, according to Nordea Bank. The average monthly expense of servicing a home loan in Helsinki has risen to almost 800 euros, an increase of close to 30 euros a month since the start of the year.
News Record Month for Border Crossings published today 07:17 AM	News Wandering Bear SOS Message Causes Viewer Consternation updated today 02:55 PM
August was a record-breaking month for land travel between Finland and Russia. South-eastern border officials registered over 700,000 crossings, more than ever before seen in a single month.	$Tuesday evening\s SOS messages jammed YLE\s switchboard with irrate callers.$ An official SOS message concerning a wandering bear transmitted on Finnish television networks on Tuesday evening has caused consternation among viewers. Many irate viewers phoned national broadcaster YLE to angrily complain about the ticker message broadcast during the main evening news bulletin.