Foreign Affairs committee  There's actually an ongoing discussion at the moment in Parliament concerning Finland's future energy and environmental policy. I think the discussion is still ongoing; it started this morning, and I think they'll be debating the whole day. A parliamentary report has also been pr

Foreign Affairs committee  In Finland, by law, Parliament has to accept the construction of the new nuclear power plant. Parliament has decided on the construction of all the nuclear power plants.

Foreign Affairs committee  It's the latest one. They had to change the legislation. This was voted on and accepted in Parliament. The construction of the fifth one is a unique decision. Of course, the Green Party especially is talking about safety and security. But the discussion is more about whether

Foreign Affairs committee  I will start from the opposition side. I think all the opinions in Finland concerning NATO are within a very small margin. All the parties are saying, as the Social Democratic leader said, that we are willing to join NATO if we can see added value for Finland and for our securi

Foreign Affairs committee  The first response would be that it's the European Union that is the first security guarantee for us. It's easier for people to take steps first in the European Union, which is developing roles in the foreign affairs and security policy. It doesn't have this hard power that NATO

Foreign Affairs committee  I will give room for everybody, but I will start very briefly with the concern, especially, about the millennium target. it is a commitment Finland has made. It's a commitment that is shared by all parties, both from the opposition and the government. Of course one of the cruc

Foreign Affairs committee  The Middle East; that's right. Johannes?

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll try to be brief to give my colleagues also a chance to comment, because then you might see the variation that we have with different party affiliations. But actually on the principles of European policy there's a very large unanimity in Finland. You asked about the priorit

Foreign Affairs committee  My name is Jari Vilén. I'm also a member from the opposition, the National Coalition Party. I have the privilege of chairing the so-called Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament, which is responsible for European Union affairs at large. We were number three in the opinion pol

Foreign Affairs committee  They're keeping him busy.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I could easily answer your question about the foreign population in Finland. The foreign population in Finland is 90,000 out of 5 million people. Out of the 90,000, half are mostly from Russia or ex-Soviet Union countries. They are more or less coming for love; they come to marry

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Five million.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  This is the situation we have. The question you put forward.... I think the challenge in Finland is the climate and language. Who would come to work in Finland? It's a very functional society, a very efficient society, very transparent, of which we are proud, but the language is

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'm glad to respond to it, if you'll allow me very briefly to say just a few words. As you can see, we are from different political affiliations here, but speaking overall, most of the parties in Finland feel the same, that for the first time in our history we need immigration t

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Which channel is the Finnish one?