CALIFORNIA/FINLAND/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Puzzled Finns have taken to Twitter to post pictures of themselves raking the forest after U.S. President Donald Trump said California should learn a lesson from the Nordic country about how to protect itself against wildfires. While visiting California’s wildfire zones on Saturday, Trump told reporters that Finland spends ‘a lot […]
Category: Finland
11/18/2018
CALIFORNIA/FINLAND/NATURAL DISASTERS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Finland’s president isn’t sure where President Donald Trump got the idea that raking is part of his country’s routine for managing its substantial forests. Trump told reporters Saturday [11-17-18] while visiting the ruins of the Northern California town where a fire killed at least 76 people that wildfires weren’t a problem […]
8/29/2017
FINLAND/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Sauli Niinisto on Tuesday [8-29-17] denied that Finland was buying new fighter jets from American planemaker Boeing, following remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump. Finland is looking to replace its ageing fleet of 62 F/A-18 Hornet jets with multirole fighter aircraft in a procurement estimated at 7-10 billion euros by […]