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Tourism

Foreign tourism stagnated in July

The Nomad Today 8/29/19

The number of overnight stays by international tourists in Finnish accommodation establishments remained on level with the previous year. Visitors from the UK recorded the biggest drop (-16%). Great…

World

World Health Organization warns on measles boom in Europe

The Nomad Today 8/29/19

Four countries (Albania, Czechia, Greece and the United Kingdom) have lost their measles elimination status. The surge in cases continue in 2019, with approximately 90,000 cases reported from January…

World

4 films financed with EU funds compete for the Golden Lion in Venice

The Nomad Today 8/29/19

'The Truth', 'About Endlessness', 'Martin Eden' and 'The Painted Bird' have been shortlisted for the highest award.

Finland

Payment of Finnish pensions to UK would be continued for one year after no-deal Brexit

The Nomad Today 8/29/19

"Finland prepares for a no-deal Brexit", says the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Finland

The 5 Finnish municipalities that will move to another region in 2021

The Nomad Today 8/29/19

Due to the changes in the division into regions, preparations will also start for changing the regional divisions of the rescue services, the state local district division and the electoral district…

World

EU finance ministers will discuss climate change action in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 8/28/19

The ministers will separately discuss the role of energy taxation in climate change mitigation. Governors of the central banks of EU member states will also attend the first day of the meeting.

Finland

Consumption of hard coal decreased by 19% from January to June

The Nomad Today 8/28/19

The stocks of hard coal amounted to 1.6 million tonnes at the end of June, 8% less compared to one year back.

Finland

Finland’s human rights policy to be updated

The Nomad Today 8/28/19

Last global trends such as migration, environmental change, advancing technologies and security issues challenge the functioning of the international human rights system. Develop links between human…

Finland

Helsinki's Oodi voted as the best new public library in the world

The Nomad Today 8/28/19

Other candidates that made it to the final were Green Square Library and Plaza in Australia, Bibliotheek Lockhal in the Netherlands and Tūranga –Christchurch Central Library in New Zealand.

Finland

Finland gained 4,929 inhabitants from January to July due to immigration

The Nomad Today 8/27/19

In July 17,568 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad and 7,342 people left the country. In all, 5,091 (or 29%) of the immigrants and 4,702 (or 64%) of the emigrants were Finnish…

Finland

Finns fail to overcome pessimism about the future of the economy

The Nomad Today 8/27/19

The Consumer Confidence Indicator (CCI) stood in August at -4.5 and added its tenth consecutive month in negative values. Consumers expect the general employment situation to darken in the near…

Finland

Finland, sixth EU country where meat is more expensive

The Nomad Today 8/27/19

Do you love grilled or roasted meat? Compare here the prices across the EU Member States.

Finland

Police interrogate suspects of shooting two cops in Porvoo

The Nomad Today 8/27/19

The suspects are two men born in 1989 and 1994. One of them has dual citizenship Swedish and Finnish, and the other one is Swedish.

Finland

Kela to launch customer services in Russian, Arabic and Somali

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

With this initiative the Social Security Institution aims to reduce the need for interpreters.

Finland

Migri will charge 20€ for the certificates of right to work of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

Employers are required by law to check the right to work of their employees. Until now, they could do it with a simple telephone call, but as of 1 September they must request a certificate and pay a…

Video

Video

Lake Saimaa, the jewel of Finnish Lakeland

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

A video by Visit Saimaa.

Finland

Retail trade flash estimate: turnover grew by 2.1% year-on-year in July

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

In daily consumer goods trade, the working day adjusted turnover increased by 0.2% but the volume of sales went down by 1.3% from the corresponding period of the previous year.

Finland

Producer prices for manufactured products fell by 0.8%

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

They went down especially due to reductions in the prices of pulp, oil products and basic iron and steel during the last year.

Finland

Suspects of shooting two police officers are Swedish nationals

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

They were arrested on Sunday evening in Ikaalinen after a road chase in which they fired against the police vehicles, according to the latest data published by the National Bureau of Investigation.

Finland

Two suspects of the shooting in Porvoo arrested after road chase

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

The arrests took place in the Tampere area at 20:36, after a road chase that lasted around half an hour and in which the suspects opened fire against the police vehicles.