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Finland

Job seekers allowed to study without losing unemployment benefits

The Nomad Today 12/20/18

The Finnish Government has approved an amendment to the Unemployment Security Act, extending the possibilities of unemployed job seekers to pursue studies without losing their eligibility for…

Finland

Startup residence permits, the gateway to Finland for highly skilled entrepreneurs

The Nomad Today 12/19/18

Since 1 April 2018, this new type of permit gives international entrepreneurs an opportunity to establish in Finland and develop their business ideas. This is designed just for people who want…

Finland

Number of persons at risk of poverty grew by 31,000 in the last year

The Nomad Today 12/19/18

Despite this fact, the number of households experiencing difficulties in making the ends meet decreased, remarks Statistics Finland.

Finland

The official requirements to bring your pets into Finland

The Nomad Today 12/18/18

If you want to bring your dog, cat or ferret to Finland you must know beforehand the rules for importing animals. Certain vaccinations are required and there are also different conditions…

Finland

Foreign companies increase their business and job creation

The Nomad Today 12/18/18

The number of persons employed by foreign enterprises increased "slightly" up to 254,980 people, according to the last figures published by Statistics Finland.

Finland

Cases in which it is allowed to work without a residence permit in Finland

The Nomad Today 12/17/18

Working in Finland even if you do not have a residence permit is possible in some cases, regardless of the country of origin.

Finland

Suicides increase for the second consecutive year

The Nomad Today 12/17/18

Statistics Finland published its study on causes of death in 2017. Diseases of the circulatory system killed 19,077 Finns during the last year (36%). Fatal falls also caused the death of 1,200…

Finland

Young men suffer much higher unemployment rates than women in all Finnish regions

The Nomad Today 12/17/18

The difference was biggest in South Karelia, where the unemployment rate of young men was 14 percentage points higher than that of women.

Finland

Female genital mutilation, a reality also in Finland

The Nomad Today 12/16/18

NGOs have warned that these practices exist but the country lacks a specific law against them. Nowadays they are prosecuted as an aggravated form of assault, punishable with prison or deportation.…

Lifestyle

5 best Netflix series to get hooked this Christmas

The Nomad Today 12/14/18

We bring you a selection of the best contents available at this moment at the Netlix Finnish service. Of course, all them have English subtitles.

Finland

Domestic violence observed in “nearly all reception centres” for asylum seekers, Migri reported

The Nomad Today 12/14/18

The report considers "essential" supporting men in families that arrived in Finland, because it is often them who feel that their status has changed most.

Finland

5 Reasons to register your business trademark and how to do it

The Nomad Today 12/13/18

You will gain the exclusive right to market your products with it and if you are successful you can sell it, license, franchise and even mortgage it.

Finland

Finnish women outnumber men in foreign language skills

The Nomad Today 12/13/18

Nine out of ten persons aged 18 to 64 said they knew English, seven out of ten Swedish and three out of ten German.

Finland

Salaries in Finland grew by 4.4 per cent in year-on-year

The Nomad Today 12/13/18

Construction, other services, private health and social work are the sectors that registered the highest raises. The private sector industries registered a greater growth than the public one.

Finland

Finland faces problems to attract foreign high-skilled workers

The Nomad Today 12/12/18

The IMD World Talent Ranking 2018 shows that the country still lacks sufficient appeal to maintain an effective flow of talent.

Finland

Asylum seekers suffer from malfunctions in the legal aid system

The Nomad Today 12/12/18

The Minister of Justice, Antti Häkkänen, stressed that the Government is "currently looking for further solutions” to the problems.

World

The number of Syrian refugee new-borns reaches one million

The Nomad Today 12/11/18

UNHCR warns that these one million children have largely been born into a situation where poverty and unemployment are common, early marriage and child labour occur, and an education is not always…

Finland

The Finnish ‘Baby-box’, clothing and care items to make all newborns equal

The Nomad Today 12/11/18

Each year 40.000 mothers in Finland receive a Maternity Package, that contains more than 60 items of the most needed for the first year of the newborn's life.

Finland

Passenger cars registration decrease in November

The Nomad Today 12/10/18

Toyota, Volkswagen and Skoda are the brands of cars preferred by Finnish drivers this year.

Finland

Food Hygiene and Alcohol Proficiency, the passports to work in Finnish bars and restaurants

The Nomad Today 12/10/18

Anyone interested in working in the food industry, at restaurants or in food premises must have the basic formation on food hygiene to ensure safety. And to serve alcohol at bars, pubs or hotels…