Finland plans to deploy 12 peacekeeping soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo to take part in the EU’s crisis management operation there.
The aim of the operation is to secure Parliamentary elections in the country next month.
The group will include three staff officers, and three medical teams comprising a doctor and two nurses each.
The Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy decided on Wednesday on Finnish participation in the operation.
A political historian told Uutissuomalainen that men in Finland tend to be more right-leaning politically.
Minister of Employment Arto Satonen (NCP) expressed confidence that the economy will return to growth by the time the government's planned reforms take effect.
Confidence in the ability of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's NCP-led government to remain in office for its full term is significantly lower than it was for other recent cabinets.