Foreign Minister
Pekka Haavisto (Green) retains the confidence of parliament after MPs voted by 101-68 to support him over his actions in sidelining a civil servant who disagreed with him over repatriating Finnish children from the Al-Hol camp in Syria.
Haavisto had asked that
Pasi Tuominen, a senior official at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, be assigned new duties.
Tuominen had disagreed with the minister during the planning of an operation to assist Finnish children at the Al-Hol camp, which houses women and children who had been living in Isis-controlled areas of Syria.
After complaints by MPs from the National Coalition party, the Finns Party and the Christian Democratic party, parliament s Constitutional Law Committee an organ composed of MPs which exercises some of the functions of a constitutional court launched an investigation.
Bonkers Saab 9-3 Pickup Truck Begs The Question: Why?
Dec 10, 2020 at 12:39pm ET ++ It seems ideal for its job.
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and we suspect this is the reason for this bizarre, six-wheeled Saab 9-3 pickup truck to exist. Regardless of why it s here, we love to see it.
In front, this vehicle looks like an entirely normal Saab in an attractive dark blue color, but things get weird once your eye passes the B-pillar. From there, the rest of the body is gone. A vertical panel seals the vehicle s interior, and a very long flatbed replaces the rest of the usual exterior. The owner uses the open bed as a space for hauling window installation equipment.