Rydman survives confidence vote amid coalition dispute (opens in new tab)

Finland's coalition government faced one of its most difficult internal disputes of the current term on Tuesday after Social Affairs and Health Minister Wille Rydman survived a confidence vote in parliament while a coalition partner refused to back him, exposing divisions at the heart of the administration. The dispute centres on funding criteria for social and health organisations. Rydman announced new rules last week that would tighten conditions for grants distributed through the country's...