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.
In the foreground, Finance Minister Matti Vanhanen (Cen) at government budget talks on Wednesday.
Image: Jussi Toivanen / Valtioneuvoston kanslia
The tabloid Ilta-Sanomat quotes its sources in government talks on a framework for next year s state budget as saying that progress is being made, but also that late on Thursday Centre Party leader
Annika Saarikko described that progress as mouse steps .
Meanwhile, the Helsinki daily Helsingin Sanomat writes that in addition to the budget itself, these talks may determine whether or not the present coalition government remains in office.