The Nomad Today

Finland

Finnish police will fine 100€ for driving too slowly

The Nomad Today 1/29/20

The new Road Traffic Act will come into force on 1 June and introduce new penalties and traffic signs.

Coronavirus

New possible case of coronavirus in Lapland

The Nomad Today 1/29/20

A Chinese traveler is isolated at the Rovaniemi hospital. Samples were taken from the patient's body and sent to Helsinki to determine if the person carries the same disease that ravages…

Finland

Chinese hospitals demand Finnish purifiers for coronavirus-free air

The Nomad Today 1/28/20

A factory in Mikkeli will supply 200 devices to clean the air of hospitals of viruses and bacteria. The company has increased its workforce and may need to hire more people if the epidemic…

Finland

Migri's online appointment system is congested

The Nomad Today 1/28/20

The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) has published a set of instructions for those who cannot book an appointment online.

Finland

Finavia wants electric aircraft to fly on domestic routes by the end of 2020s

The Nomad Today 1/28/20

Members of the Network for Electric Aviation (NEA) meet in Helsinki this week to discuss standardizing infrastructure and developing aircraft technology in the Nordic countries.

Finland

Anti-semitism

Niinistö: anti-Semitic attacks in Turku and Tampere are "unacceptable"

The Nomad Today 1/28/20

The neo-Nazi group 'Kohti Vapautta' ('Towards freedom') assumed responsibility for burning an Israeli flag. On its website, this fascist organization denies the Holocaust and claims that Jews…

Finland

Finland, fourth EU country with more people afraid to shop online

The Nomad Today 1/28/20

The percentage of people who do not use e-commerce for security-related fears in Finland is vastly higher than in other Nordic countries.

Finland

Migri apologizes for sending letters with wrong information

The Nomad Today 1/27/20

About 2,400 letters concerning the retaining of Finnish Citizenship have been sent to customers.

Finland

UK citizens will have same rights and obligations as EU citizens until 2021

The Nomad Today 1/27/20

The only significant exception is that the UK will no longer participate in EU decision-making or in the activities of EU bodies. Barriers to trade between the EU and the UK will arise from 1 January…

Finland

Protests in Finland against new 'anti-Muslim' Indian Citizenship law

The Nomad Today 1/27/20

Over 120 people gathered in Finland's main cities to hold peaceful demonstrations and read the Preamble of India's secular Constitution.

Finland

Consumer confidence in the economy continues to fall in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/27/20

Unemployed persons and pensioners have the gloomiest expectations concerning economic development.

Finland

Foreign job seekers disappointed

Government's English jobs website advertises vacancies that require Finnish language

The Nomad Today 1/26/20

'Jobs in Finland' was enthusiastically received by international job seekers, who rushed to search for vacancies on its pages. However, the enthusiasm cooled soon when they learned that some of the…

Coronavirus

Chinese tourists tests for coronavirus detection negative

The Nomad Today 1/24/20

The flu-like symptoms suffered by a father and a son who came to Finland from the city of Wuhan (where the outbreak of the disease began) triggered the alarm on Thursday.

Finland

Finland tops world for electoral process and pluralism in The Economist Democracy Index

The Nomad Today 1/24/20

Norway (9.87), Iceland (9.58), Sweden (9.39) and New Zealand (9.26) above Finland. The USA is now considered a 'flawed democracy' along with Colombia, Hong Kong, Mexico and Thailand.

Finland

More unemployed job seekers in 2019 after disastrous December for employment

The Nomad Today 1/24/20

In December, the number of unemployed increased by 29,100 from the previous month. Overall, Finland finished 2019 with 1,200 unemployed job seekers more than the previous year. 

Coronavirus

Two Chinese tourists suspected of carrying coronavirus quarantined in Lapland

The Nomad Today 1/24/20

They arrived in Finland via Norway from Wuhan (where the outbreak of the disease began). They have been travelling in Lapland for several days. On Thursday evening they went to a health centre in…

Finland

Finland records lowest number of births since hunger year 1868

The Nomad Today 1/23/20

In 2019, approximately 2,000 children were born in Finland less than the previous year. And the number of deaths far exceeded that of births. Still, the arrival of immigrants allowed the country…

Coronavirus

Finnish airports preparing to face coronavirus

The Nomad Today 1/23/20

Altogether there are nine direct flights from China to Helsinki Airport operated by Finnair, Juneyao Airlines, Sichuan Airlines and Tibet Airlines.

Finland

205 people died on Finnish roads in 2019

The Nomad Today 1/23/20

15 pedestrians and 18 cyclists were among those killed. Other 25 victims traveled by motorcycle.

Finland

Finland to reopen its embassy in Manila

The Nomad Today 1/23/20

The mission was closed in 2012 due to cuts in Foreign Service appropriations. Among the reasons to reopen, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs mentioned that Finnish companies are recruiting more and…