The Nomad Today

Sports

EURO 2020

This is how Finns had fun in Russia, with a message to Minister Kiuru

The Nomad Today 6/29/21

As is customary for big football events, the fans sing, dance and drink together

Finland

POLITICS

Suldaan Said Ahmed, first Somalia-born Finnish MP

The Nomad Today 6/29/21

"I'm the first, but I'm certainly not the last," he emphasized

Finland

HOUSING

Prices of dwellings in Finland continued to rise in May

The Nomad Today 6/29/21

Since 2015, prices have risen by nearly 28% in Helsinki and by 7% in Oulu

Video

Video

Russian and Finnish fans in St Petersburg

The Nomad Today 6/29/21

Finland

WORK

Finland to launch new online tool to match unemployed with jobs

The Nomad Today 6/28/21

The so-called Job Market platform uses artificial intelligence to enable jobseekers and employers "to find each other faster and better."

Finland

SURVEY

Consumer confidence in Finnish economy strongest in over 3 years

The Nomad Today 6/28/21

Upper-level salaried employees and students were the most optimistic

Finland

JUHANNUS

Eight people drowned in Finland over Midsummer weekend

The Nomad Today 6/27/21

The Southwest Finland police department reported incidents caused by drunkenness and intoxication, such as fights outside bars, drunk driving, suicidal behavior and noise-related complaints

Finland

POPULATION

Finland recorded 2,800 more deaths than births so far this year

The Nomad Today 6/26/21

The country's total population was 5,539,718 at the end of May

Tourism

TOURISM

Foreign tourist stays in Finland still 85% less than before pandemic

The Nomad Today 6/25/21

The biggest drop was seen in overnight stays by Russians

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Proportion of Covid-19 cases contracted abroad increasing in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/25/21

The percentage of imported infections is likely to continue to rise in the next report, which will include the dozens of cases contracted by football fans during their trips to Russia to watch the…

Finland

'BREAKFASTGATE'

Police will not further investigate the 'breakfastgate'

The Nomad Today 6/24/21

The Helsinki police carried out an assessment as to whether there were grounds to suspect any crime

Finland

'TRENDING CRIMINAL PHENOMENON'

Finnish residents lost almost 5 million euros to online bank fraud

The Nomad Today 6/24/21

Many people have also received calls from fake Microsoft technical support services

Finland

PUBLIC FINANCES

Finland's debt relative to GDP is close to 70%

The Nomad Today 6/24/21

General government debt has grown by 10.4 billion euros compared with the respective period of the year before

Finland

CYBER EXTORTION

Police to interview victims of Vastaamo psychotherapy centre hack

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

The offences under investigation comprise an aggravated computer break-in, aggravated dissemination of information violating personal privacy and aggravated extortion.

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri extends time limit for identification until the end of the year

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

Normally an applicant for a residence permit is required to visit a Finnish mission abroad or one of the service points in Finland within three months from submitting the application

Finland

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Government authorizes Finnish bars to sell alcohol until midnight

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

The ministerial working group proposes to also ease restrictions on public events organized indoors in areas where the epidemic is in the community transmission phase

Finland

ACCIDENTS

Road traffic fatalities in Finland increased in May

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

Among those who died, 17 were men and 4 were women.

Finland

EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN

Finland had 301,200 unemployed job seekers at the end of May

The Nomad Today 6/22/21

The number of unfilled vacancies in May amounted to 154,800, which is 57,900 more than a year ago.

Finland

STUDY IN FINLAND

6,000 admitted to Finnish higher education programmes in English

The Nomad Today 6/22/21

Besides Finns, the top two nationalities among the accepted applicants were Vietnamese and Bangladeshi .

Finland

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Employment increased in Finland in May from one year ago

The Nomad Today 6/22/21

The unemployment rate stood at 9.6%, having been 10.9% in May 2020.