Finland remains a rule-of-law state, insists Orpo

PRIME MINISTER Petteri Orpo (NCP) on Friday insisted that Finland remains a rule-of-law state despite the passing of a controversial border security bill that, according to scores of legal scholars, stands in violation of the constitution, EU law and international commitments.

“Finland remains also after this vote a strong, one of the strongest rule-of-law states in the world,” he argued at a news conference in the Parliament House.