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Finland

Investment aid of 40 million euros available for energy technology projects

The Nomad Today 2/19/19

Applications should be submitted by 31 May 2019 and decisions will be made in Autumn

Finland

41,000 unfilled job vacancies in Finland by the end of 2018

The Nomad Today 2/19/19

There are over 24,000 open positions considered 'hard to fill', mainly in the sectors of construction, human health and social work

Finland

Finland gathers all information about Brexit in a single website

The Nomad Today 2/18/19

The intention is to explain the citizen's rights under the eventual withdrawal agreement, the transition period and what would happen in case of 'No-deal'

Building house architect worker construction

Finland

Building costs rose by 1.9 per cent in January year-on-year

The Nomad Today 2/18/19

The prices of materials went up by 2.5 per cent

Finland

Police investigates a xenophobic video that announces a “hunt” of rapists

The Nomad Today 2/18/19

The speaker says they are going to take justice into their own hands, since “the authorities and the politicians do nothing”

Swim jump summer lake by Tommaso Fornoni

Tourism

Would you swim in Paskalampi? Read the most bizarre place names in Finland

The Nomad Today 2/15/19

Combining the beautiful Finnish landscape with the minds of these tough northern inhabitants has given rise to a peculiar kind of popular 'poetry' when naming places

Finland

Team Finland to visit Japan in search of innovative business opportunities

The Nomad Today 2/15/19

Minister of Economic Affairs will be accompanied by a delegation with 19 representatives, particularly from the battery technology, bio-economy, minerals, financing, energy and tourism sectors

Finland

I got sick in Finland, do I have the right to medical treatment?

The Nomad Today 2/14/19

The requirements vary depending on if you are or not a permanent resident, worker, student, pensioner or asylum seeker. Read here a summary of the conditions for each group

Finland

Sales in total trade went down by 1.7% year-on-year in December

The Nomad Today 2/14/19

In January to December, sales grew by 2.7 per cent in retail trade.

Finland

Government considers neglect in elderly care intolerable and starts legal reform before elections

The Nomad Today 2/13/19

“Additional resources are a necessity, but we also need better management", said minister of Social Affairs and Health, Pirkko Mattila

Finland

Credit blacklists: why you must never leave bills unpaid in Finland

The Nomad Today 2/13/19

An unpaid 20 euros phone bill can have a huge negative impact in your life, for instance it can leave you without credit card and make impossible for you to rent an apartment

Finland

Salaries sum grew by 4.6% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2018

The Nomad Today 2/13/19

The wages and salaries sum refers to the sum total of the gross wages and salaries paid to employees without incentive stock options

Finland

Kela tries to recover 43.3 million euros in overpayments to students

The Nomad Today 2/13/19

If a student does not cancel or return financial aid, any overpayments of aid are recovered and are subject to a surcharge of 7.5%

Finland

FIND YOUR BETTER HALF

6 Finnish dating sites so you never have to spend Valentine's Day alone again

The Nomad Today 2/12/19

In Finland it is called Ystävänpäivä and it has become also a day to exalt the importance of friendship

World

Apostille will no longer be necessary in documents issued by EU countries

The Nomad Today 2/12/19

The regulation covers public documents as birth, death, name, marriage, registered partnership, parenthood, adoption, residence or citizenship

Finland

Finnish personal identity code will be issued automatically with residence permits

The Nomad Today 2/12/19

Until now, for instance asylum seekers had to request for registration at the Finnish Population System separately

Finland

Employers obliged to check asylum seekers right to work every 8 weeks

The Nomad Today 2/11/19

An asylum seeker has the right to work in Finland without a residence permit when three or six months have elapsed from the submission of an asylum application

Finland

Migri official on the Åland islands in March and in April

The Nomad Today 2/11/19

People who live in the Åland islands and are interested in submitting applications can book an appointment through the official booking system.

Video

The Government explains the results of the basic income experiment in Finland

The Nomad Today 2/9/19

Finland's basic income experiment started on 1 January 2017 and ended on 31 December 2018. During the experiment, 2000 randomly selected unemployed persons received a basic income of EUR 560 per…