Yle political journalist
Hannu Tikkala told APN that the main takeaway from the protracted negotiations was that the government did not collapse over issues like phasing out peat burning or weakening income-related unemployment benefits, which would have led to a full-blown political crisis. We can say that the biggest impact of these talks on the average person is that we still have a cabinet, and this is a big thing if you think about what kind of world we live in now and what kind of measures we still have to take against coronavirus, Tikkala told APN.
Brexit confusion
APN also looks at cases of UK nationals having trouble accessing services and benefits in Finland even though British citizens permanently resident in Finland since 31 December 2020 who have registered under the withdrawal agreement should have the same rights as before Brexit.