European citizens expect that there will be also a fair system inside the European Union and in the euro, and that's why we have to have quite hard discipline.

Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.

Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.

Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.

We are a model country where gender equality is concerned.

The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality.

The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.