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Finland

Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam opens doors for growing markets

The Nomad Today 7/1/19

The value of trade in goods between Finland and Vietnam was 410 million euros in 2018. Finland’s exports to Vietnam include machinery and equipment, paper industry products, metal, leather and fur…

Finland

Student, apply for financial aid and housing allowance for next Autumn

The Nomad Today 6/30/19

The housing allowance can be granted starting from 1 August.

Tourism

The Finns, among the 10 peoples of the EU who travel the least abroad

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

Finnish residents made 39,534,000 trips with overnight stays in 2017. Most of them (76%) were domestic trips and  59.7% were made by private cars, according to the latest figures published…

World

Which is the European country with more NEETs?

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

In Finland the average rate of young NEETs is good 3 points lower (13.1%) than the EU average. However, there are also big differences between young males (10.4%) and females (15.9%).

Tourism

Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland up by 12%

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

Finnish accommodation establishments recorded in May 1.57 million overnight stays, 460,000 of them by foreign tourists.

Finland

Police ask for help to find the rapist of a 17-year-old girl on Midsummer

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

They need information about the car used by the suspect to get to the place where the assault occurred, in Joensuu.

Finland

Norwegian launches a Helsinki-Vaasa route to compete with Finnair

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

Flights will start on Friday, 1st November. The Norway-based budget airline announced its intention to "continue to develop its route network in Finland".

Finland

Prime Minister Rinne will march in the Helsinki Pride Parade

The Nomad Today 6/27/19

In a statement distributed on the occasion of Helsinki's Pride Week, he goes through the recent Finnish history and reminds that in 1971 homosexuality was still a crime in Finland and in 1981 it was…

Finland

Finland prepares for a decrease in the arrival of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 6/27/19

Migri announced the closure of four reception centres and cuts in the capacity of other five. The agency expects to reduce the total capacity of these establishments by 800 beds this year.

Finland

Consumer confidence sank in June

The Nomad Today 6/27/19

Employed consumers felt that their personal threat of unemployment has increased in recent times.

Finland

Finnish banks record 1.3 billion in profits due to increased interest and commission income

The Nomad Today 6/27/19

Wages and salaries made up 843 million euros or 50.7 per cent of the administrative expenses.

Finland

New Government takes a tour of Finnish libraries

The Nomad Today 6/26/19

The tour of the ministers around the country's libraries to explain the Government programme will continue til September. Find in this article the calendar.

Finland

Are the mosquitoes killing you? Learn how to prevent and relieve bites

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

After a long winter, just when you start to enjoy the beautiful summer of Finland, these annoying creatures reappear.

Finland

Family members of entrepreneurs will be entitled to unemployment benefits

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

A legal amendment will enter into force on July 1st that will allow entrepreneur's family members to gain also the right to unemployment benefits.

Finland

The number of unemployed in Finland decreased to 249,000 in May

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

The unemployment rate is lower among women (8.5%) than among men (9%), according to Statistics Finland's Labour Force Survey. The number of unemployed job seekers registered  at the employment…

Finland

Finnish population grows due to immigration

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

The country's population increased by 1,667 persons during January-May. The reason for the increase was migration gain from abroad, according to Statistics Finland.

Finland

Police look for a "woman in white" who witnessed a "brutal assault" at a nightclub

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

A 30-year-old Iraqi man has been arrested in Helsinki for hitting a Finn with a pint of beer on his head. The victim needed to be treated at the hospital.

Finland

The rate of part-time work among Finnish women is twice that of men

The Nomad Today 6/24/19

In 2018, the share of people aged 20-64 years old who worked part-time in the European Union stood at 19%, according to Eurostat.

Finland

Finland seeks young ambassadors to promote peace in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Nomad Today 6/24/19

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has launched projects to promote peace and reconciliation in Iraq and Afghanistan. A network of young ambassadors for peace will be formed during the projects,…

Finland

The great Finnish strawberry season has arrived!

The Nomad Today 6/23/19

“Delicious!” This is the most often heard valuation when someone tastes Finnish strawberries for the first time. Many people think the Finnish strawberry is sweeter, tastier and more juicy,…