Chairperson of the Communist Party of Finland JP (Juha-Pekka) Väisänen in his "70 Years of Socialism in China” - Wanshou seminar speech in Beijing said that Communist Party of China has leading global initiative involving world progressive, leftist and communist forces to an active part in political dialogue for a better world towards socialism.

"Many young people that are political. I've observed how young people are increasingly worried about environmental issues that capitalist system is unwilling to solve. I'd say, if we could find the way to show that we, defenders of socialism, are those who care for environment and want to save it for the future generations as well, then we could attract even more people", said Heikki Ekman in Caracas.

The Communist Party of Finland (CPF) sends revolutionary greetings to the South African Communist Party (SACP) and in particular extends its solidarity to the SACP and to the Young Communist League of South Africa in light of the recent spate of murders of communists in South Africa. 

Chairperson of the Communist Party of Finland JP (Juha-Pekka) Väisänen in his Bilbao Speech called all leftist, green and progressive political forces to end Moroccan occupation in Western Sahara and vote against EU Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA).

The General Assembly of European Left discussed about up coming European election. Tiina Sandberg the general secretary of CPF was asking more co-operation with social movements and wanted to clear the position of Left Alliance towards NATO-compatible fighter planes.