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Finland

Reported domestic violence increases in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/6/19

There were 9,900 cases of domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences reported to the authorities in 2018. Around one-fifth of the victims had suffered this problem more than once…

Finland

Migri rectifies: "The right to work has not expired for any asylum seeker with the legal change"

The Nomad Today 6/6/19

"We sincerely apologize that we have not been able to communicate this in a clear and timely manner", says Migri, who previously said that all asylum seekers would lose the right to work if received…

Finland

King of the forest, guilty of 1,800 car accidents per year

The Nomad Today 6/5/19

The risk of collision with elks increases in spring. This is because many of them move to summer pastures and also because the year-old fawns run for the first time without their mother…

Finland

Kela monitors the income of unemployment benefit receivers

The Nomad Today 6/5/19

In the last control campaign, the Finnish Social Security institution discovered 4.95 million euros in overpayments.

Work

Work

The EU has 1.39 million unemployed less than a year ago

The Nomad Today 6/5/19

The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in April in Czechia, Germany and the Netherlands, while the highest were observed in Greece, Spain and Italy. In April 2019, more…

Finland

BEWARE OF TICKS

A tiny but fatal bloodsucker

The Nomad Today 6/4/19

The tick is one of the most feared animals in Finland. This bloodsucker of only a few millimeters can spread a viral infectious disease, tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), which in the worst case can…

Finland

LIFESTYLE

Only 22% of Finnish households have children

The Nomad Today 6/4/19

In the European Union, Ireland recorded the highest proportion of households with children (39%), ahead of Cyprus, Poland and Slovakia (all 36%) and Romania (35%). The lowest rates were recorded in…

Finland

Finland granted 10 million euros to 8 NGOs for the promotion of human rights

The Nomad Today 6/4/19

The focus was put on sexual and reproductive health and rights, tax justice, strengthening civil society, impunity, support for human right defenders and non-discrimination.

Finland

Real State

Prices of old single-family houses in Helsinki double those of the rest of the country

The Nomad Today 6/4/19

In Greater Helsinki, the average price per square meter of single-family houses was 2,993 euros, according to Statistics Finland.

Finland

According to Eurostat

Finland spends 1,219 euros a year per inhabitant on family benefits

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

Luxembourg tops the list with more than 3,000 euros a year per inhabitant. At the opposite extreme are Romania and Bulgaria, with less than 120 euros a year per inhabitant.

Finland

How the new Finnish Government is appointed

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

The formation of the new Government starts now, when the negotiations have been completed.

Finland

The new Government of Finland aims to create 60,000 new jobs

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

The new Government of Antti Rinne will include 19 ministers: 7 from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), 5 from the Centre Party (Keskusta), 3 from the Green League (Vihreät), 2 from the Left Alliance…

Finland

Around 100,000 employees work on zero-hour contracts in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

Most of them work in wholesale and retail trade, health and social services, accommodation and food services and the majority (62%) are employed based on a contract valid until…

Tourism

Tourism

5 interesting (and quite cheap) destinations abroad for this summer

The Nomad Today 6/2/19

Read below our selection of attractive destinations, which are easy to reach from Finland and cheap enough for all budgets.

Video

Video

Saimaannorppa - Saimaa ringed seal WWF

The Nomad Today 6/1/19

The Saimaa ringed seal or saimaannorppa lives only in Finland in the Lake Saimaa. In the beginning of the 20th century, the seals were almost hunted until extinction. Today there is hope for their…

Tourism

The most endangered seal in the world lives in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/31/19

The Saimaa ringed seal or saimaannorppa lives only in Finland in the Lake Saimaa. In the beginning of the 20th century, the seals were almost hunted until extinction. Today there is hope for their…

Finland

"My daughter was kidnapped and killed in Iraq while we waited for family reunification"

The Nomad Today 5/31/19

Firas Jalil claims nobody informed him at the reception center or at the police station that asylum seekers only had three months to request permission for family reunification from the…

Finland

Haaga-Helia examines 8 ​​Moroccan students in Rabat who want to study in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/31/19

The examination took place in Rabat on May, 30th 2019 and it was conducted by two representatives of the Finnish educational institution.

Finland

Turnover of large Finnish enterprises grew in April

The Nomad Today 5/31/19

The turnover estimate of large enterprises is based on a sample formed of 2,000 enterprises with the most significant turnover in manufacturing, construction, trade and other service industries.

Finland

Finland has the fourth lowest rate of non-Europeans employed

The Nomad Today 5/30/19

For workers from outside the EU, the employment rate was highest in Czechia, Slovakia, Malta and Romania. The United Kingdom reported the highest employment rate for persons born in another EU…