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.

We are a model country where gender equality is concerned.

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.

Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.

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.

Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.

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