The Nomad Today

World

European Council grants an extension to Brexit

The Nomad Today 3/22/19

In the event that the UK Parliament rejects the withdrawal agreement next week, Brexit will only be delayed until 12 April 2019

Finland

The average age of cars circulating in Finland is 12.1 years

The Nomad Today 3/22/19

Vehicle stock grew by 2.3% in 2018. Toyota and Volkswagen are the favourite car brands of the Finns

Finland

Half of entrepreneurs do not understand the Finnish tax administration

The Nomad Today 3/21/19

Respondents with foreign origin to the survey conducted by Vero demand more services available in English

Finland

Sexual abuse and forced marriages: Finland seeks strategies against child trafficking

The Nomad Today 3/21/19

Experts believe there are far more victims than shown in official statistics and demand an action plan against human trafficking

Finland

Volume of goods transported by lorries decreased by 16%

The Nomad Today 3/21/19

A total of 66 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries in the fourth quarter of 2018

Finland

Can I work while migri processes my extended residence permit application?

The Nomad Today 3/20/19

You must send your application in good time, before your old residence permit expires

Finland

Finland supports with 7.12 million euros the schooling of vulnerable children in Myanmar

The Nomad Today 3/20/19

Almost 200,000 children at risk of dropping out from school have been able to continue thanks to stipends, as informed the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Finland

Claiming Kela's unemployment benefits and social assistance made easier

The Nomad Today 3/19/19

Customers no longer have to enclose pay slips with the application for an unemployment benefit or social assistance. Kela will obtain wage details from the national incomes register

Finland

Brexit negotiations continue: make sure you have registered your right of residence

The Nomad Today 3/19/19

The proposed special act and the extended right of residence guaranteed by it after Brexit will only apply to those who have registered their right of residence

Finland

Sustainable development goals to the heart of policy-making

The Nomad Today 3/19/19

The greatest challenges are associated with climate change mitigation, consumption and state of the environment, and growing social inequality

Finland

Moving to Finland? This is what you must do first

The Nomad Today 3/18/19

The Finnish Immigration Service summarises in its leaflet 'Welcome to Finland' the basic steps that every immigrant should take at the beginning

Finland

Higher education joint application cycle will change for the benefit of foreign students

The Nomad Today 3/18/19

The purpose of this change is to enable higher education institutes to inform applicants outside Finland of their admissions results earlier than before

World

Finland "strongly condemns" the New Zealand shootings

The Nomad Today 3/15/19

Prime minister Juha Sipilä called the attacks as a "senseless act of terrorism"

Finland

Finland's gross domestic product grew by 2.3% in 2018

The Nomad Today 3/15/19

Statistics Finland revises the growth rate of the Finnish economy upwards

Finland

Finland calls its "new citizens" to vote in the April 14 elections

The Nomad Today 3/15/19

7.000 persons who achieved the Finnish citizenship since the previous elections are entitled to participate

Tourism

The birthplace of the Soviet Union is not in Russia but in Tampere

The Nomad Today 3/14/19

The Lenin Museum in Tampere is the only place of its kind that still exists outside Russia and is located in the same rooms where Lenin and Stalin met each other for the first time in 1905

Finland

Finland bans child marriage

The Nomad Today 3/14/19

The procedure for granting dispensations for under-age persons to marry will be abolished in June 2019

Finland

Prices rose in the last 12 months for electricity, rents and bank charges

The Nomad Today 3/14/19

On the contrary, prices of mobile phones, long-distance passenger transport by coach, televisions and second-hand cars fell

Finland

Reasons for negative decisions when applying work-based residence permits

The Nomad Today 3/13/19

To get some of the permits related to work, the approval of other authorities in addition to Migri is needed

Video

Video

Basic and human rights of those who live in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/13/19

A video from the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) that describes the basic rights and human rights that has anyone who lives in Finland. It is a task for all of us to respect and protect those…