While most fingers are pointing to Germany as taking a hardline against Greece in eurozone negotiations, numerous reports are now emerging that Finland refuses to budge and won’t support any plans to keep Greece in the eurozone.
Jarno Hartikainen, an EU correspondent for a Finnish business newspaper has Tweeted Finland’s opposition.
It is confirmed: Finnish gov't won't accept a new bailout package to #Greece. #Eurogroup
— Jarno Hartikainen (@JarnoHa) July 11, 2015
Numerous reports have surfaced about Finland’s position.
Finland’s Alexander Stubb is among Eurogroup finance ministers convening on Saturday and has reportedly taken a harsher line than his German colleague, Wolfgang Schauble.
Finnish public opinion is extremely hostile towards Greece’s future prospects in the eurozone.
According to one poll, some 73 percent of Finnish respondents blamed the Greek government and its predecessors for Greece’s problems. That was more than in Denmark (where 70 percent primarily blamed Greek governments), Sweden (65 percent), Germany (59 percent), Britain (38 percent) and France (33 percent).
Hartikainen referred to three Finnish news outlets reporting their government’s veto.
Okay, already 3 big Finnish news outlets (MTV3, HS, YLE) reporting same thing: Finland wants #Greece out of eurozone.
— Jarno Hartikainen (@JarnoHa) July 11, 2015


