Radio | News week in plain Finnish | Sunday 29.12.2024

The topic of the news week is the year 2024. (TV’s clear news will be broadcast next on January 7th.)

The year 2024 is coming to an end soon. This year, Finland has had a new president, there has been a fight over state funds, and the Finlandia Prize for Literature went to the same author for the second time. Now we’ll tell you more about these news events of the year.

New President

Finland got a new president at the beginning of March. The current president of Finland is Alexander Stubb.

The President leads Finland’s foreign policy together with the Government.

President Stubb says that the most important parts of Finland’s foreign policy are the European Union and the defense alliance NATO. Russia’s attack on Ukraine has changed the world, Stubb says.

The president’s wife is Suzanne Innes-Stubb. Innes-Stubb’s native language is English, but she has also learned Finnish and Swedish.

I hope I can show that even if you don’t speak Finnish or Swedish perfectly, it’s always worth trying to say something. That’s the most important thing. This is what Innes-Stubb said in the fall.

State financial problems

There has been a lot of talk this year about the state’s financial problems.

The Finnish government has too much spending and too little revenue. That’s why Finland is taking on a lot more debt.

Politicians are arguing about what to do about the state’s financial problems.

The government is making savings that will affect the lives of many people. For example, many subsidies will be reduced.

In addition, the government is reducing hospital services. For example,.

The opposition believes the government is saving money in the wrong places. Disputes over state funds will continue next year.

Finlandia Prize

Finland’s most important literary award, the Finlandia Prize, went to writer Pajtim Statovc this year.

Statovci won the award for a book called The Cow Gives Birth at Night, set in Kosovo.

Statovci is originally from Kosovo. His family fled the war to Finland when Statovci was 2 years old.

Now Statovci is 34 years old, but this is the second time he has won the Finlandia Prize. Statovci also won the Finlandia Prize 5 years ago.

Repetition

In the news week, we reviewed the news events of the year.

Finland got a new president this year, when Alexander Stubb became president in March.

Finland’s financial situation is bad. That’s why politicians have been arguing about how the state is saving money.

Pajtim Statovci won the Finlandia Prize for Literature for the second time.

This was Uutisviikko in plain Finnish, see you again next year. See you later!