Carl Haglund, recently elected as the new chair of the Swedish People’s Party, will replace former party leader Stefan Wallin as Defence Minister on Thursday.
Haglund will assume his new post after being sworn in at a government plenary session.
Last Friday President Sauli Niinistö released Stefan Wallin from his ministerial responsibilities and appointed Haglund in his place.
Haglund has worked as Member of the European Parliament since 2009. The 33-year-old is the youngest-ever chair of the small Swedish People’s Party, which represents Finland's six-percent Swedish-speaking minority.
The last sighting of the 18-year-old was in Helsinki's Kruunuvuorenranta district in early May.
Long-term debt problems among consumers have become more common since last year. On the brighter side, the number of new payment defaults is dropping, according to a major credit agency.
The Ivalo Border Jaeger Company has welcomed its first women recruits, meaning every conscript unit in Finland is now open to both men and women.
