Tarja Halonen Quotes & Sayings

Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules. — Tarja Halonen

It is positive that the change in Finland means a rush in the elections and not in the streets. — Tarja Halonen

It is people who are the objects of globalization and at the same time its subjects. What also follows logically from this is that globalization is not a law of nature, but rather a process set in train by people. — Tarja Halonen

Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future. — Tarja Halonen

We are a model country where gender equality is concerned. — Tarja Halonen

Women receive easily the most difficult assignments. — Tarja Halonen

Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence. — Tarja Halonen

The goal of the EU is to form a region of freedom, security and justice. Freedom in this connection cannot be just the freedom of the strong, but it must be combined with fraternity and equality. — Tarja Halonen

Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources. — Tarja Halonen

The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full. — Tarja Halonen

European citizens expect that there will be also a fair system inside the European Union and in the euro, and that's why we have to have quite hard discipline. — Tarja Halonen