The president in Finland has to understand that there are many different thoughts and opinions and that they must be taken into account so that he could be the president of the whole nation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We Finns represent a very transparent and open-minded way of reaching political decisions.
If we were to have a presidential election in Europe it would be an event that would spark a huge interest in people from Lisbon to Helsinki, just like national elections. And it would create a completely different political setting in Europe.
In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.
Elected presidents are for countries.
Finland is no utopia.
The subject of Finnish poetry ought to have a special interest for the Japanese student, if only for the reason that Finnish poetry comes more closely in many respects to Japanese poetry than any other form of Western poetry.
The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think.
Presidents are not only the country's principal policy chief, shaping the nation's domestic and foreign agendas, but also the most visible example of our values.
It is only requisite, for me to say to you, that the President places great reliance upon your skill, judgment and intimate knowledge.
The Finnish way of dealing with Russia, whatever the situation, is that we will be very decisive to show what we don't like, where the red line is.