Lyly and Vapaavuori: Regional government reform should be scrapped

An installation was being constructed in downtown Helsinki ahead of Helsinki Design Week on 7 September, 2017. Cities are a key source of creativity and growth, according to the mayors of the largest cities in Finland. Lauri Lyly (SDP), the Mayor of Tampere, and Jan Vapaavuori (NCP), the Mayor of Helsinki, have urged the government to proceed with the social and health care reform but abandon the regional government reform. “We are unsure if the regional government reform would even be in the best...