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Keskustanuoret koolla Kajaanissa – valtuuskunnan kokouksessa ratkaistaan nuorisojärjestön kanta kannabikseen ja Natoon
Keskustanuorten valtuuskunnan kokoukseen saapuu noin 60 keskustalaista ympäri maan.

Ruotsin keskustajohtaja: Suomi ja Ruotsi eivät ole olleet koskaan niin lähellä Natoa kuin nyt
Keskustapuolueet toivovat Suomen ja Ruotsin etenevän Nato-ratkaisuissaan yhtä aikaa. Ruotsin keskustajohtaja Annie Lööf vieraili Suomessa.
Paavo Väyrynen pyrkii keskustan johtoon – vastustaa Natoon liittymistä
Asettumalla ehdolle Paavo Väyrynen sanoo avaavansa keskustelun puolueen ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliittisesta linjasta. Väyrysen mukaan sotilasliitto Natoon liittymiselle ei ole perusteita.
Ministeri Jari Leppä luopuu poliittisesta urastaan – ei pidä kansanäänestystä Suomen Nato-jäsenyydestä tarpeellisena
Pertunmaalainen ministeri Jari Leppä kertoo, ettei asetu ehdolle enää kevään 2023 vaaleissa. Jatkossa hän kertoo keskittyvänsä perheeseensä, sekä oman tilansa ja yrityksensä pyörittämiseen.
Eteläsavolaisista kansanedustajista moni empii vielä Nato-kantaansa, mutta myöntää turvallisuustilanteen muuttuneen
Yle kysyi viideltä eteläsavolaiselta kansanedustajalta, tulisiko Suomen liittyä puolustusliitto Natoon. Enemmistö kansanedustajista toteaa, että Venäjän hyökkäys Ukrainaan on muuttanut Suomen ja Euroopan turvallisuustilannetta.

PM Marin slams Centre Party Minister over culture cuts
The PM said she did not understand why the list of cuts was publicised on Tuesday when coalition leaders were still to resolve the issue.
Data leak exposes Putin associates' secret fortunes – including a billion-euro arrangement for the president's Finnish friend
A massive data leak reveals secret financial arrangements of Putin's inner circle – including a Finnish friend with a major share in a gas giant.
Tuesday's papers: Regional elections, winter of discontent, and real estate prices
Finland holds regional elections in January.
Police: No investigation into MP's 'social welfare surfers' comments
The comments were made by MP Juha Pylväs during the Centre Party's summer congress but the politician has since apologised.
Police asked to probe Centre Party politician's "social welfare surfers" comments
Centre Party MP Juha Pylväs made the comments during a speech at the party's summer congress in August.
Thursday papers: Climate budget row, new defence report and Covid strategy criticism
Chief physicians argue that the government has failed to listen to health expert advice while drafting their Covid strategy.
Tuesday's papers: Climate pondering, council defections and golf victory
Matilda Castrén is the first Finn to compete in golf's Solheim Cup.
Thursday's papers: Centre controversy, bridge building decision, and a debt ceiling
Economists have worried about levels of household debt in Finland.
Former Centre leader Kulmuni's adviser charged with fraud
Kulmuni quit as Finance Minister after it emerged she had received media training paid for by the state.
Finland's smallest towns weigh survival in municipal election
Declining populations and migration to bigger cities means many small municipalities face a bleak future.
Centre Party appoints new Science and Culture Minister
The party on Wednesday said Antti Kurvinen would replace Annika Saarikko, who is taking over as Finance Minister.
Thursday's papers: Government crisis fallout, vaccination rates, May Day delight
Many morning papers look at the political landscape after the resolution of this week's government budget deadlock.
Government reaches budget deal
The announcement of an agreement between the five coalition partners comes on the eighth day of budget talks.
Monday's papers: Government talks into sixth day, Finnair merger, Nokia fires
The papers look at what the sticking points are as government budget talks enter their second week.
Finance Minister: Finland must keep its good fiscal reputation
Matti Vanhanen says Finland continues to borrow although the world economy is looking up.
Government fails to reach agreement on budget after third day of talks
Negotiations are expected to continue over the weekend.

Friday's papers: Progress in budget talks, Russia-Ukraine security worries, mobile Covid testing
Papers report progress in budget talks, but also speculation that clashes could bring down the government coalition.
Parties clash as budget talks enter second day
Yle's political correspondent said it was a case of "the Centre Party vs. the rest"
Thursday's papers: Budget clashes, exit strategy under fire
Disagreements among the governing parties and criticism of the coronavirus exit strategy feature in Thursday's papers.
Peat burning phased out too quickly, Saarikko says
Finland is set to achieve its goal of halving peat use by next year.

Putin allekirjoitti lain, joka mahdollistaa hänelle kaksi kautta lisää
Laki liittyy Venäjällä viime vuonna hyväksyttyyn perustuslakimuutokseen.
APN election edition: Annika Saarikko
This week the All Points North podcast hosted Centre Party leader Annika Saarikko.
Suomalaiset tutkijat Venäjän tilanteesta: Vladimir Putin on menettänyt otteensa nuoriin
Mielenosoitusten odotetaan jatkuvan Venäjällä.
Marin says coronavirus subsidies to be extended, condemns political harassment
The premier denounced a graffiti attack on a Greens office and recent harassment of Centre Party politicians.
Police suspect official, not Kulmuni in consultant payment probe
The former Finance Minister and former Centre Party chair is not suspected of having committed any crime.
HS: Ministry working group to recommend ending home care allowance
The final report is due later in the winter.

Yle poll: SDP retains lead as NCP and Greens slip
PM Sanna Marin’s party remains Finland’s most popular, but the second-placed Finns Party continues to gather support.

APN Podcast: Sorting the wheat from the chaff in the 'budget barn'
Finland's government decided on the 2021 state budget this week, and in this week's podcast we discussed the fallout.

Centre Party defends eased travel restrictions
Swedes can soon travel to Finland without facing quarantine, following new rules announced this week.

Saarikko beats Kulmuni in Centre Party leadership vote
Annika Saarikko won in the first round on Saturday.
Antti Kurvinen ei asetu puheenjohtajakisaan ehdolle – "Tässä tilanteessa keskusta tarvitsee vakautta"
Antti Kurvinen haluaa jatkaa tehtävässään eduskuntaryhmän puheenjohtajana myös Oulun puoluekokouksen jälkeen.

Tuesday's papers: Centre race gets going, children complain about child protection services, and mask questions persist
There are now four candidates to become leader of the Centre Party.

Varapuheenjohtaja Honkonen ilmoittautui keskustan puheenjohtajakisaan mukaan – "Olen kyllästynyt siihen, ettei keskusta mene eteenpäin"
Keskustan puheenjohtajakisassa ovat nyt Honkosen lisäksi mukana Katri Kulmuni, Annika Saarikko ja Ilkka Tiainen.

Yle poll: Green movers and shakers ready to collapse government over climate change
The Green Party wants action to end peat-burning in Finland.

Saarikko challenges Kulmuni for Centre Party leadership
Two-time cabinet minister Annika Saarikko is already a strong favourite to replace Katri Kulmuni as Centre chair.
Viisi asiaa, joista keskustan puheenjohtajakisaan lähtenyt Annika Saarikko tunnetaan
Keskustan puheenjohtajasta äänestetään syyskuun puoluekokouksessa Oulussa.
Ex-PM Sipilä to quit parliament
Sipilä led the Centre Party for seven years.

Vanhanen wants to stay on as finance minister after September
The former PM had described his ministerial stint as a 'project', but now says his work will not be done by September.

Ministry proposes further action in Kulmuni training scandal
A ministry report named the former minister's special advisor Kari Jääskeläinen as the subject of further investigation.
Mikko Kärnä mielii Keskustan varapuheenjohtajaksi
Kärnä perää myös puolueelta muutoksia toimintaan.

Ylen kysely: Keskustavaikuttajien mieli muuttui ja suurin osa haluaa nyt Katri Kulmunille haastajan puheenjohtajakisaan – "Tulos tai ulos"
Vastaehdokasta kaipaavien selkeä suosikki uudeksi keskustan puheenjohtajaksi on kansanedustaja Annika Saarikko.

Vehviläinen elected Finland's Speaker of Parliament
The long-serving Centre Party MP won the ballot with a convincing 167 of 200 votes.

Centre Party proposes Anu Vehviläinen as Speaker of Parliament
From the city of Joensuu, Vehviläinen has served as minister twice during her career.

Centre chair springs higher retirement age surprise
The outgoing finance minister made the announcement moments before presenting her replacement, Matti Vanhanen.

Ex-PM Matti Vanhanen is Finland's new Finance Minister
The current speaker of parliament had previously said he did not want the role but accepted out of a sense of duty.