Several papers, including Kuopio's Savon Sanomat, carry an interview by the Uutissuomalainen news group with Speaker of Parliament Jussi Halla-aho (Finns).
In the interview, Halla-aho said he believes that the bar for granting resignations by members of parliament is too low.
The issue has become a topic of much debate since former prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) resigned her seat only five months after the latest parliamentary elections. Parliament granted Marin's resignation on Tuesday.
According to the constitution, parliament can grant a member's request to resign, if it considers that there is an acceptable reason to do so.
"I'm going to make sure that this discussion really gets going. The bar for granting separation has now fallen so low that one can justifiably ask whether the mention in the constitution of an 'acceptable reason' is just a dead letter or does it have some meaning. I find this a bit problematic," Halla-aho said.
He added that there is a danger political parties could nominate candidates who have no intention of serving.
"The fact that during the elections she [Marin] quite clearly expressed that she is fully committed to the job of MP brings its own twist to this. This brings up the question of consumer protection for voters, " he added.
Halla-aho also responded to criticism he has faced for some of his recent public comments.
Traditionally, the speaker has been expected to not comment publicly on the politics of the day. Halla-aho has been criticized for taking a stand on a number of issues, such as a recent anti-racism demonstration in Helsinki.
"Honestly, I don't think that I could act in such a way that certain segments of society would be satisfied with what I do, because their attitude is fundamentally hostile," Halla-aho stated.
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Remnants of monarchy
Chancellor of Justice Tuomas Pöysti tells Helsingin Sanomat that in Finland the president still enjoys some degree of royal privilege.
Under the Finnish constitution, the president is the only citizen who is widely exempt from criminal prosecution. There is also a higher than normal threshold for the prosecution of sitting government ministers for acts related to their official duties, but they have not been completely exempt from criminal liability.
In Finland, the president can only be held criminally liable if the act in question can be interpreted as treason or a crime against humanity. According to the current constitution, the president can even be involved in corruption without necessarily incurring criminal sanctions.
This exemption from criminal liability only applies to official duties, so for example the law does not protect the president if he is guilty of drunk driving.
Pöysti calls the president's criminal immunity a royalist relic.
"If the constitution were to be revised today, such freedom could no longer be justified. This is a relic from the time of monarchy," he pointed out
The Chancellor of Justice told HS that he believes that the issue needs to be discussed.
"In modern society, the starting point is that criminal liability applies to all public use of power and there are no privileged exceptions," said Pöysti.
Changes in asylum rules
Iltalehti reports that work is progressing at the Ministry of the Interior to implement the tougher immigration polices set out by the current government's programme.
Among the moves noted by the paper is preparation of a project on border procedure. According to this plan, in certain cases, the processing of an application for asylum could be carried out as an accelerated procedure near the border area. It will also allow for obviously unfounded applications to be rejected at the border.
The government's proposal on border procedures will be considered by parliament next spring at the latest.
The number of quota refugees that Finland will take in has already been reduced from 1,050 to 500, as this move did not require legislative changes.
This autumn, the Ministry of the Interior will also start preparing for changes to the law on international protection. According to the government programme, international protection will be changed to a temporary status, and the extension of permits will require an assessment of the need for continuing protection.
The length of these residence permits will be shortened to the minimum allowed by EU law.
World-class pizza
Hufvudstadsbladet tells readers that the pizzeria Forza in the Punavuori neighborhood of Helsinki has been named the 45th best establishment of its kind in the world by the Italian pizza guide Top 50 Pizza.
Despite its name, reviewers list what they consider to be the 100 best pizzerias in the world. The ranking is dominated by restaurants in Naples and Rome.
HBL notes that there are three Danish restaurants within the top 100, but also makes a point of mentioning that no Norwegian, Swedish or Icelandic pizzerias made the cut.
Forza was founded by Luca and Salla-Maria Platania in 2022 and sold to the Olo Collection chain this past summer.
Serving both Roman and Neapolitan fare, according to Hufvudstadsbladet, Forza is one of the most expensive pizzerias in Helsinki with pizzas costing between 18 and 30 euros.
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