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Minister of Science and Culture Antti Kurvinen. Photo: Fanni Uusitalo/Vnk.

Finland

RECONSTRUCTION

Finland endorses Davos Declaration

The Nomad Today 9/16/21

The Davos Declaration was originally published in 2018 in connection with the World Economic Forum.

13 September 2021, Australia, Melbourne: 12 year-old Harry Goodison receives a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in Melbourne. A series of pop-up vaccination hubs will be set up in schools and COVID-hit areas, while an extra 400,000 Pfizer and Moderna doses are also heading to the state of Victoria as part of a three-week blitz. Photo: Daniel Pockett/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnish authorities recommend full vaccination before traveling abroad

The Nomad Today 9/15/21

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has updated its travel and the coronavirus pandemic web page

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland to focus testing strategy on unvaccinated exposed to Covid-19

The Nomad Today 9/15/21

The aim continues to be for people to access a test within 24 hours and receive their results within 24 hours of the test

Prime Minister Sanna Marin, talking to the media during the budget negotiations. Photo: Fanni Uusitalo/Vnk.

Finland

LABOUR MARKET

Finland drafts roadmap to double work-based immigration by 2030

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

At the same time, the number of new foreign students should triple to 15,000 students a year, with the aim that 75% of them stay in Finland for work after graduation

Finnair aircraft on the ground. Photo: Mikko Pylkkö/Finnair.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair adds frequencies and routes to Europe, Asia, North America

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

The company’s European network will rapidly increase in frequencies throughout the winter, with double daily services to key European cities

Finland

TRAVEL

Finland to expand reception of visa applications in Russia

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

In 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, Finland issued a total of 790,000 Schengen visas in Russia. In the same year, Russians made 3.7 million visits to Finland

Finland

CONSUMER PRICES

Fuel and housing prices raise inflation in Finland to 2.2% in August

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

From July to August, consumer prices rose by 0.2% which was caused by capital repair on detached houses, for example.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Study: Covid-19 epidemic hit immigrants hardest in Finland

The Nomad Today 9/13/21

People of foreign origin claim to have suffered more mental strain and more deterioration in their health and financial situation than the general population

13 August 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: A traveler (R) who has been in Switzerland gets tested by medic at a coronavirus testing center set to allow travellers returning from risk areas to take COVID-19 tests at the main railway station in Stuttgart. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa.

Finland

SOCIAL BENEFITS

People disabled by Covid-19 can apply for Kela sickness allowance

The Nomad Today 9/13/21

An infectious disease allowance also provides compensation for loss of income for those who have been ordered to go into quarantine or isolation

Finland

BUSINESS

Finland industrial output grows with difficulty and unevenly

The Nomad Today 9/12/21

Not all sectors are gaining ground equally. In fact, some are losing

Finland

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland current account in surplus 0.6 billion

The Nomad Today 9/11/21

The service account was in deficit

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Finland to donate unwanted AstraZeneca, Janssen vaccines to developing countries

The Nomad Today 9/10/21

These vaccines are not given in Finland due to concerns about blood clots

08 September 2021, Canada, Vancouver: A police officer directing traffic around the road closure stands by as people attend a rally organized by those opposed to COVID-19 vaccination passports and public health measures. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via ZUMA/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Covid-19 incidence soars in Finland among the unvaccinated

The Nomad Today 9/10/21

The incidence of the virus is higher among the unvaccinated, who also need hospital care more often

Debt bills entrepreneurs bankruptcy. Photo by Mikhail Nilov/Pexels.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Entrepreneurs right to labour market support extended until November

The Nomad Today 9/9/21

An entrepreneur may receive labour market support if, due to the coronavirus pandemic, their full-time employment has ended or the monthly income from the entrepreneurial activities is less than…

People walking through the center of the Finnish city of Lahti. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

COVID-19

Finnish government aims to reopen society and keep it open

The Nomad Today 9/9/21

According to the action plan, immediate measures will be taken to gradually dismantle the restrictions and recommendations

A gas station in Espoo. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

ENERGY

Finland fuel prices rose sharply in the second quarter

The Nomad Today 9/9/21

Not only fuels derived from oil have increased their prices

An AirBaltic plane is seen landing in Stockholm Arlanda airport. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

AIRLINES

AirBaltic starts operating direct flights from Turku to Riga

The Nomad Today 9/9/21

The Turku Airport has been in business during the entire pandemic

HANDOUT - 16 June 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a mobile phone as she gives a statement about the EU Digital COVID Certificate. Photo: Xavier Lejeune/Commission Européenne/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland to issue vaccination passports to people vaccinated outside EU

The Nomad Today 9/8/21

Digital Covid-19 certificates issued by certain non-EU countries can already be digitally checked in EU Member States

Finnish troops participating in the refugee evacuation operation in Kabul. Photo: Puolustusvoimat.

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

FAQ - How to apply for an entry permit from Afghanistan to Finland

The Nomad Today 9/8/21

The Finnish government has compiled and published a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for people from Afghanistan to answer their questions regarding their and their families' applications…