Tarja Halonen Quotes

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

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• 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
  • Energy
  • Resources
  • Dependent