Finnish politicians

The expert sees a clear difference in Stubb’s gestures depending on which language he uses. The president of the Republic Alexander Stubb is currently on his first state visit to Sweden. Iltalehti asked for a body language expert Niko Visuria to judge Stubb’s gestures. Visuri watched Stubb’s media conference and some other videos from Stubb’s … Read more

The President of the Republic, Alexander Stubb, emphasized in his speech at the Swedish Parliament that Sweden has always been the dearest neighbor to Finns. According to Stubb, the threat from the east is one of the factors that unites Finland and Sweden. According to Stubb, the EU was a security policy issue for Finland. … Read more

The Finnish president’s first state visit did not seem to take up too much column space in the Swedish media. Finnish presidents have traditionally directed their first official state visits to Sweden. In the picture, the presidential couple photographed in Stockholm. Evelina Carborn/Kauppalehti The front pages of the Finnish media have been full of news … Read more

In the Russian media, Åland’s Parliament Speaker Jörgen Pettersson’s reminder of the province’s demilitarization was interpreted as a refusal to arm itself against Russia. The Russian media complain about the Åland people’s “decision” not to arm themselves against Russia. The news is based on a statement made by the Speaker of the Åland Parliament, Jörgen … Read more