Helsinki's pride festival committee has caused a bit of a storm with their decision to deny permission for two political parties to be official partners of the festival, reports Helsingin Sanomat.
The pride parade has expanded in recent years with companies and political parties joining to declare their support for LGBTQ+ communities.
This time round, however, the pride festival committee has said that the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party (NCP) are not welcome as pride partners.
They say partnership demands commitment from the partnering organisations to advance the human rights of sexual and gender minorities, and the NCP does not fit the bill.
The party had given MPs a free vote on the contested trans law that passed earlier this year.
That enabled the law to pass, because that the government was also split on the measure — Centre Party MPs were permitted a free vote, a majority of them opposed the reform and it would not have passed without support from 26 NCP lawmakers.
Despite that, the pride committee said they would have wanted all NCP MPs to have voted for the reform, and that defence of human rights should not be a matter for individual MPs' conscience.
Both the Centre Party and the NCP participated in the pride parade in previous years.
Tax reminder
Aamulehti carries a reminder that today is the final chance to return tax declarations for more than two million people in Finland.
For many people the pre-filled declaration includes all the necessary information, but if changes are necessary they should be added online or on paper — and the forms should be in today at the latest.
The tax administration says the most-claimed deductions are those for travelling to work, household expenses and for other work-related expenses.
Those doing a lot of remote work should check they have claimed the correct level of deduction for their working space at home.
Breakfast boom
Ilta-Sanomat reports on a claim from a hotel chain boss that hotel breakfasts are getting more popular, even among those not staying in hotels.
Lapland Hotels (a chain with branches all over Finland, despite the name) says that more and more people are rocking up on weekend mornings and paying for breakfast even though they are not guests.
The hotel boss ponders whether this is a facet of a more "European" lifestyle, with people spending more time on food, but also notes that guests from Europe are very keen on the chain's porridge.
Perhaps surprisingly, the oat-based goo is the chain's most popular breakfast product.
The IS reporter boldly taste tests the porridge, and declares it a triumph — soft and creamy, with a lightly toasted taste to it.
The recipe, if you want to try it at home, involves soaking the oats overnight, cooking it in the oven, and using butter, salt and full fat milk.
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