Our Welfare Isn’t Business’s Business
Finland’s millionaire prime minister sought to reorganize the welfare state along the lines of a private business. But his hard-line policies and failed assault on health care have revitalized the Finnish left.
Articles by: Tatu Ahponen
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Tatu Ahponen lives in Tampere, Finland. He is a member of the Left Alliance and a deputy member of the party council.
Over the Border
The Communist Party of Finland was founded 100 years ago today. Its fate was tightly wound up with the Soviet Union across the border.
True Finns, False Hopes
The Finns rose to become one of Europe’s most prominent right-populist parties. Then they joined government.