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Entrepreneurs in Finland

Foreigner.fi teaches you how to start your business with two renowned Finnish experts

The Nomad Today 5/21/19

A biweekly entrepreneurship lesson from two renowned Finnish experts. Pentti Kuusinen and Jukka Autio will explain what you need to know to successfully manage your business or startup and to meet…

Finland

Finland, the right place for adult learning

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

In Finland, the rate of adults participating in learning activities is among the highest (28.5%) and almost triples the European average (11.1%).

Economy & Business

Where does the honey we consume in Europe come from?

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

The 20th of May is the World Bee Day. Among other benefits, bees produce honey, a delicacy appreciated all over the world. So below we tell you who are the main countries importers and…

Finland

Finland and Japan celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

Permanent State Secretary Matti Anttonen, accompanied by a business delegation, will visit Japan on 22–24 May, where he will participate in the events to celebrate this anniversary and explore…

Finland

Who is the minister who has been in office the longest?

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Pirkko Mattila, is about to meet the 1,000 days in office, but hers is not the longest mandate in the current Government.

Finland

Hate speech, a serious problem that is constantly increasing

The Nomad Today 5/19/19

The working group appointed by the Finnish Government to tackle hate speech proposes to define specific measures to intervene when a person is targeted because of his or her occupation or membership…

Finland

Identification of slot machine players will be compulsory as of 2022

The Nomad Today 5/17/19

In order to reduce the negative economic, social and health impacts of gambling, players will be in the future required to identify themselves when they play slot machines in shops or kiosks, for…

Tourism

A day in Tampere, the city where so many good things happen

The Nomad Today 5/17/19

Top class musical and cultural events, conferences, a large number of restaurants with their varied culinary delicacies, art galleries, terraces and music pubs merge here with museums, monuments and…

Finland

63,100 open job vacancies in the first quarter of 2019

The Nomad Today 5/17/19

Of all job vacancies, employers estimated that 43 per cent were hard to fill. "For example, establishments in health and social work and construction had plenty of jobs considered hard-to-fill",…

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How has gender equality shaped Finland?

The Nomad Today 5/17/19

Finland was the first country to grant full political rights to women in 1906. For more than 100 years women have had active roles in working life and decision making. Learn more about the history…

Finland

Finland, the fourth EU country where young people leave homes at earlier age

The Nomad Today 5/16/19

On average young people in the European Union leave the parental household at the age of 26, but there are significant variations depending on the country and the gender. In general, women tend to…

Finland

Road traffic accidents claimed 17 lives in April

The Nomad Today 5/16/19

Of the persons who were killed, 11 traveled by passenger car, one by moped and three by motorcycle. In addition two other road users died.

Finland

Foreigners more often suspects of criminal offences than Finns, according to Statistics Finland

The Nomad Today 5/16/19

The Finnish statistical office says in drug offences Somali men are suspects 3.4 times more often than Finnish men and in the case of sexual offences Iraqi men are suspects 12.8 times more…

Finland

Migri rebuked for delays in the processing of residence permits by the Deputy Chancellor of Justice

The Nomad Today 5/15/19

The Deputy Chancellor of Justice, Mikko Puumalainen, ordered Migri to inform him no later than 10 November about the measures undertaken to ensure that the legal deadlines for processing the…

Finland

The police ask for help to find out where this bag came from

The Nomad Today 5/15/19

Several kilos of "very strong amphetamine" were found inside.

Finland

Finland, among the eight EU countries that increased CO2 emissions in 2018

The Nomad Today 5/15/19

In Finland CO2 emissions increased by 1.9% in 2018 compared to the year before. This occurred in a general context of decreases within the European Union, where emissions fell by an…

Finland

The Finnish Government: "Employment growth relies entirely on the service sector until 2020"

The Nomad Today 5/14/19

The latest labor market forecast by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment predicts that employment growth in the industry will stay at the level of 2018, while in construction…

World

Job vacancy rate at 2.3% in the European Union

The Nomad Today 5/14/19

The highest job vacancy rates in the fourth quarter of 2018 were recorded in Czechia (6%), Belgium and Germany (both 3.4%) and Austria (3.1%).

Finland

A young woman passed a police car at almost 200 km/h in Hämeenlinna

The Nomad Today 5/14/19

The police imposed on her a temporary driving ban.

Finland

Electricity, oil, cigarettes and rents led to an increase in prices of 1.5% in April

The Nomad Today 5/14/19

In Finland, the increase in inflation was mitigated by cheaper mobile phones, televisions, detached houses and child day care fees.