Finland

MEP Alviina Alametsä explains what the results of June 2021 local elections mean for Finnish politics and the country’s place in Europe.

Silja Kudel asks how far women’s participation in politics has taken Finland on the road to an equal society.

Greens are driving responses to homelessness but the pandemic and the lack of support from governments threaten to set back these efforts.

The Green European Journal turned to young activists to ask how they envisage political change in this time of climate crisis.

In political systems based on cooperation, determining who to ally with and when always raises critical questions of identity, tactics, and strategy.

Where do the Finnish Greens stand after entering a progressive coalition government in 2019? Part of our four-part “Green Wave” series.

As some Green parties move closer to entering government, looking to paths already trodden by Greens in Sweden and Finland proves illuminating.

Trials in recent years, an advanced national debate and a new progressive majority in Parliament make Finland a key context to follow for basic income developments.

From an alternative movement rooted in 1970s mobilisations to an established party today, we unravel the history of the Finnish Greens.

As the Finnish experiment draws to a close, social policy expert Heikki Hiilamo explains what’s next for basic income in Finland.