The Tiny Detail In a Finnish Newspaper That Said a Lot
The rest of the world may be forgetting about Ukraine already, but we’re not.
A couple of weeks ago, my sister alerted me to a detail on the front page of Finland’s biggest newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat.
It’s a calculator that tracks the money European countries have paid Russia for energy (oil, gas and coal) since the beginning of the war.
This is not just a devastating thing to look at as you’re seeing the news roll in from Ukraine. It’s also an amazing way to use open political pressure.
After Finland stopped funding Russia’s illegal, imperialist invasion of Ukraine, Helsingin Sanomat removed the calculator from its front page. What is still present, though, is the conflict.
Every day, Finnish newspapers are still focused on the invasion. On Friday, pictures of Prime Minister Sanna Marin visiting Bucha, visibly moved, were all over the front page.
While the rest of the world, and Europe, seem to already be willing to wipe this entire war under the carpet and forget about it, Ukraine is still struggling.
