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A fresh Helsingin Sanomat poll shows that support for Finland joining Nato is higher than ever at 65 percent, the paper reports (siirryt toiseen palveluun) on Thursday.

A similar survey the paper carried out in early April found 59 percent of respondents were in favour of joining the military alliance.

The poll further showed that support for Finland joining Nato has grown among women and young people, HS reports.

59 percent of women want Finland to join the alliance, with the number up by nine percentage points since the last poll. The new survey found that support among men remained at 70 percent.

Although those in older groups were the most eager for Finland to join Nato, more than half of respondents over the age of 30 said they supported such a move.

About 13 percent of the poll's roughly 1,000 respondents said they were against joining, while 22 percent said they were undecided.

Party-wise, support was strongest among National Coalition Party voters, at 86 percent. Among Social Democrat, Centre Party and Finns Party voters, a clear majority said they approved of joining.

Left Alliance voters were outliers in the survey, with less than half in support of joining Nato.

Nato debate due to end

Parliament's ongoing Nato debate is set to wrap up in coming days, Iltasanomat writes.

The tabloid reports (siirryt toiseen palveluun) that once Prime Minister Sanna Marin's party, the Social Democrats, reveal their stance on Nato membership, the government's decision on the matter will soon follow. The Social Democrats are due to make their decision in two weeks at a meeting of the party's board.

IL writes that the foreign and security policy committee is expected to meet with President Sauli Niinistö to decide on the issue in the days following the meeting.

Niinistö has stressed the importance of parties committing to a stance on Finland's membership, so that the decision won't be overturned in the Parliament once the country's accession has been ratified by Nato member states.

While the Left Alliance has declined to reveal their stance prior to a June party conference, they will decide by next week whether the party will continue in the coalition government if it decides to join Nato.

Finland's nursing staff shortage

On Thursday Iltalehti has an analysis (siirryt toiseen palveluun) of the reasons behind Finland's shortage of healthcare workers.

IL writes that even though numbers-wise Finland has more nursing staff than most other EU countries, there is still an ongoing shortage of healthcare workers.

Citing a Eurostat study, the paper reports that among EU member states, nurses comprise three percent of Finland's total workforce. Only Germany surpasses this, with nurses making up a 3.4 percent share of the workforce.

Despite these numbers, Finland's healthcare sector is still struggling with a staff shortage. This is largely due to Finland's health sector's service design, as well as the scope of employment for a nurse, Iltalehti reports.

However, the number of doctors working in Finland is lower than the European average, with nursing staff in handling responsibilities that are often within the purview of doctors in other European countries. This makes sense, especially if there is a doctor on hand to consult, according to Timo Sinervo from the Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

Although Finland’s healthcare sector is efficient, Sinervo said, it is also pushed to its limits. This means there aren't a lot of extra resources and additionally, when there are job openings, it's hard to fill those open positions, Sinervo added.

Turku takes down Lenin statue

Authorities in the southwest city of Turku have said they will remove a statue of Russian revolutionary and politician Vladimir Lenin due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The V. I. Lenin bust is located at the upper end of Aurakatu in the Puolalanmäki district of Turku, but the City said that the statue and a plaque next to it will be removed as soon as possible.