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Kiviniemi urges responsibility in municipality debate -Ilkka Local Finland News In English
Writing in a column in provincial paper Ilkka on Tuesday, Mari Kiviniemi (centre), Finland's prime minister, urged responsibility in the municipal reform debate. Kiviniemi expressed concern that political bargaining is overshadowing the real goals of merging certain municipalities. Instead of political bargaining, people should primarily be told which municipalities are to be joined and how this will affect municipal services and costs, Kiviniemi argued. Source: Helsinki Times