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Flags and Hymns Are Not for Finns

An Evaluation of the European Elections in Finland Before the Fact

Author(s): Aaretti Siitonen
Publisher(s): Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Helsinki
Date of publication: 26 May 2009
Issue number: 32
Pages: 8
Series: FIIA (UPI) Briefing Papers

Description: This briefing paper examines the 2009 European Parliamentary elections from the Finnish perspective, with a particular focus on the dominant issues and parties. The author argues that the 2009 election will be fought primarily over issues of legitimacy and a crisis in confidence within the EU, and increasingly on national issues, rather than exclusively European ones. He concludes that the elections will either reverse the downward trend or strengthen it.

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	Flags and Hymns Are Not for Finns An Evaluation of the European Elections in Finland Before the Fact Author(s): Aaretti Siitonen Publisher(s): Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), Helsinki Date of publication: 26 May 2009 Issue number: 32 Pages: 8 Series: FIIA (UPI) Briefing Papers Description: This briefing paper examines the 2009 European Parliamentary elections from the Finnish perspective, with a particular focus on the dominant issues and parties. The author argues that the 2009 election will be fought primarily over issues of legitimacy and a crisis in confidence within the EU, and increasingly on national issues, rather than exclusively European ones. He concludes that the elections will either reverse the downward trend or strengthen it. General note: © 2009 Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) Download: English - Download the full-text document (900 KB)

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Flags and Hymns Are Not for Finns

An Evaluation of the European Elections in Finland Before the Fact