On Thursday, Päivi Räsänen was informed that the Supreme Court would organise an oral hearing. No exact date was given yet; Räsänen said on Friday that it would follow in late summer.

One step forward, one step backwards. That is the situation for Christian schools in Finland. The government has decided not to grant new permits.

Many are confronted with euthanasia when a loved one wants to "pull the plug", or their family must accept a death wish. Euthanasia and assisted suicide are currently popular topics within European countries right now.

While the world was watching the conclave in Rome, the Finnish church had another decisive meeting.

Once again, Finland has been named the happiest nation of the world, for the eighth time in a row. That is remarkable, because the country has forgotten its Christian roots. How biased is the World Happiness Report?