Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila meets his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev (not in picture) in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 21, 2017. Lehtikuva/Martti Kainulainen via REUTERS
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's prime minister said on Wednesday talks between coalition parties on delayed health and local government reforms were going well, dismissing a newspaper report that he was preparing for the collapse of the government.
The reforms - a cornerstone of plans to balance public finances and boost the economy - have been held up by years of political in-fighting and hit a wall in June when a parliament committee said parts of them broke the constitution.
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