The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden.

Men and women have roles - their roles are different, but their rights are equal.

If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.

I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.

In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided.

One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries.

We Finns represent a very transparent and open-minded way of reaching political decisions.