CONTENTS
Foreword to the second edition by President Sauli Niinistö ......................... 9
Foreword to the first edition by President Tarja Halonen ........................... 11
Introduction by the editor Ilkka Taipale .................................................... 13
THE CORNERSTONE OF UNITY
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15
1
Single-Chamber Parliament
– Riitta Uosukainen ................................... 17
2 Constitutional Law Committee
– Jarmo Vuorinen ................................. 21
3
Committee for the Future
– Jyrki Katainen ............................................ 25
4
Municipal Self-Governance
– Pekka Nousiainen .................................... 28
5 The Principle
of Transparency
– Lasse Lehtonen .................................... 31
6
Population Register
– Hannu Luntiala .................................................. 35
7
Coalition Governments
– Harri Holkeri ............................................... 39
8 Tripartism
– Timo Kauppinen ............................................................... 41
9 Women’s Suffrage and the 40 Percent Quota – Tuula Haatainen ............. 44
10 No Corruption
– Johannes Koskinen ................................................... 46
11 Bilingualism
– Göran von Bonsdorff .................................................... 49
12 Åland
– An Autonomous Region in Finland – Gunnar Jansson ............ 52
13 Sámi People
– Pekka Aikio ................................................................... 55
CIVIL SOCIETY
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59
14 The Promised Land of Associations
– Risto Alapuro & Martti Siisiäinen 61
15 Participatory Urban Culture
– Jaakko Blomberg .................................. 65
16 Road Maintenance Association
– Lasse Weckström .............................. 68
17 Finland’s Slot Machine Association – Raimo Vistbacka ........................ 71
18 Unionisation
– Lauri Lyly .................................................................... 75
19 Party Subsidies
– Risto Salonen ............................................................ 77
20 Economic Autonomy of Student Unions
– Linnea Meder .................... 80
21 The Coali
tion of Finnish Women’s Associations – Johanna Pakkanen ... 83
22 The Service Centre
for Development Cooperation
– Folke Sundman ... 86
23 Peace Station
– Kalevi Suomela ............................................................ 89
24 Prometheus Camps and the Youth Philosophy Event
– Matti Mäkelä ... 93
25 Common Responsiblity Campaign
– Kalle Kuusimäki ......................... 95
26 Operation
Hunger Day Campaign
– Hannu-Pekka Laiho .................... 97