Finnish Parliament

DAY TOUR TO THE PARLIAMENT

 

 

Last Thursday I went to the Finnish Parliament located in the center of Helsinki, with some students of the school of Lahti.

We arrived to Helsinki around 2 pm, but we couldn´t get inside the parliamet until 3 pm, Thursdays is a popular day to visit the parliament so we had to wait a little bit outside. Once we were inside, we had to pass a security control, same system as in the airport,with the exception of the food, we were not allowed to eat anything.

After the security control, the guide took as to the main room at the parliament, where all the members of the parliament have the meetings to decide and approve laws.

The guide explain us that it was built in 1920,the building has five floors, each of which is unique. The floors are connected by a staircase of white marble and some famous paternoster elevators, the elevators was my favourite part, it was a pity that i was not allowed to use the lifts. The main attractions for visitors are the main hall, the majestic Hall of Sessions and the impressive Hall of State.Even though the guide explained everything in finnish, ( my finnish is vary basic ) I really enjoy it.

I was in shock when I saw the members of the parliament talking and discussing about finnish issues, in Spain is totally forbidden, you can´t hear what the politicians are talking about if you are not a member of it. I love the transparency of the finnish system, it makes you feel secure and is very credible in my point of view. I think Spain have to learn a lot about how to govern a country from finnish politicians.