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Finland

Finland aims to attract investments and IT professionals from India

The Nomad Today 11/19/19

The Minister of Employment will visit the country accompanied by a business delegation of 31 people, consisting mainly of IT companies and partners in Talent Boost, an international recruitment…

Finland

12 pedestrians and 15 cyclists died on Finnish roads so far this year

The Nomad Today 11/19/19

14 people were killed in traffic accidents in October.

Finland

European Space Week in Helsinki on 3-5 December

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

The main topics and discussions will show how space solutions can contribute to sustainable growth.

Finland

Helsinki airport tests new technology to allow liquids in hand luggage

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

The aim is to make security checks smoother and twice as fast as now. Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands already uses this new technology.

Tourism

Norwegian will launch a new Helsinki-Tirana route

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

Earlier this year Finnair also announced that a connection to Albania will start operating next summer.

Finland

Finland closed 53 comprehensive schools during the last year

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

11.6% of comprehensive school pupils received intensified support in autumn 2019 and 8.5% special support.

Finland

Police suspend deportations to Iraq after Human Rights Court sanction

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo  said on Twitter that the ECHR decision is "shameful for Finland." She has asked senior officials to assess how to ensure that such a thing does not…

Finland

New speed cameras reduced accidents and driving speeds

The Nomad Today 11/17/19

2,100 fines and 1,800 cautions have been served based on the traffic monitoring carried out on the roads where they were installed.

Finland

These are the foreigners most wanted by Finnish women to get married

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

The favourites are no longer Latinos from southern Europe or Swedes or Germans, as it used to be decades ago.

Sports

Finland breaks the hex and enters history

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Pukki and Tuominen take the Finnish team to their first European Championship after beating poor Liechtenstein 3-0.

Finland

Sandstorm turns 20 and a radio station plays it for 24 hours

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Hitmix will be playing it exactly 384 consecutive times on its 20th anniversary.

Finland

Police to launch intense breathalyzer campaign before Christmas

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Officers will be stopping and breathalyzing drivers during the coming days. Read in this article the dates when police controls will be more active.  

Finland

Almost 50,000 open job vacancies in Finland

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Construction and wholesale and retail trade had many jobs considered hard to fill, according to Statistics Finland.

Finland

Finland sanctioned for violating human rights of asylum seeker killed in Iraq

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Finland violated Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention on Human Rights. The state will have to pay 20,000 euros to the victim's daughter for damages…

Finland

7% of Finnish women married men of foreign background

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

International marriages declined especially between Finnish-born men and women with foreign background.

Finland

Police arrested suspect of 16 burglaries in homes in Helsinki and Vantaa

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

Do you know him or have you seen him? The police need help to figure out the extent of his crimes and locate the stolen items.

Finland

Tobacco, electricity, rents and hotel prices raised inflation in October

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

From September to October, consumer prices raised by 0.1% due to increasing prices of international flights.

Finland

Women return to work after maternity leave quicker than before

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

Five years before, 53% of mothers with children aged between one and two were employed but in 2018 as many as 58%.

Finland

Turnover increased in all sectors of trade

The Nomad Today 11/13/19

Growth was strongest in motor vehicle trade, where both turnover and the volume of sales grew by 10.7%. In retail trade, the turnover grew by 3.6%.

Finland

History calls the Finnish National Football Team

The Nomad Today 11/13/19

Helsinki and Tampere football fans will be able to watch for free, on giant screens, the historic match against Liechtenstein, in which Finland will seek qualification for the EURO 2020.