The Nomad Today

Coronavirus

MENTAL HEALTH

Pandemic increases mental problems within Finnish families

The Nomad Today 4/21/21

The harmful impact of the coronavirus crisis on people's mental health are one of the biggest unknowns for the future.

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Finland

IMBALANCE

Finland deficit and debt soar above limits of EU Stability Pact

The Nomad Today 4/21/21

The financial position of general government weakened by good 10 billion compared with 2019.

Finland

50 APPOINTMENTS PER DAY

Migri's office in Malmi to open four Saturdays in April and May

The Nomad Today 4/20/21

The immigration agency has decided to open on Saturdays following recent news reports and Twitter threads recounting the chaos generated by the lack of available appointments.

Travelers in the lobby of the Helsinki main train station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

INVESTIGATION

Foreign minors suspected of killing 24-year-old at Helsinki station

The Nomad Today 4/20/21

Some of those involved in the brawl were arrested shortly after at Malmi station.

The Veitsiluoto paper mill in Kemi. Photo: Stora Enso.

Finland

BUSINESS

Loss of competitiveness ruins the Finnish pulp and paper industry

The Nomad Today 4/20/21

Stora Enso announces the closure of its plant in Kemi, 670 direct jobs destroyed. Another mill will be closed in Sweden.

Finland

PARAINEN

Police now say there is no longer any reason to suspect attempted rape

The Nomad Today 4/19/21

A new police statement issued in the afternoon explained that the investigation "progressed" and the attempted rape was ruled out.

Coronavirus

COVID-19

Finland reports 654 infections, 4 deaths in the last 72 hours

The Nomad Today 4/19/21

Currently, the highest incidence in Finland is in the East Savo hospital district, where 157.8 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants have been diagnosed in the past 2-week period.

Finland

PARAINEN

Police looking for suspect in attempted rape near Turku

The Nomad Today 4/19/21

The suspect was about 20-30 years old, about 190 cm tall, with dark hair and brown eyes.

06 April 2021, Spain, Madrid: Real Madrid's Luka Modric battles for the ball with Liverpool's Thiago Alcantara (L) and Fabinho during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium. Photo: Isabel Infantes/PA Wire/dpa

Sports

JOINT STATEMENT

Twelve top European football clubs agree to found new Super League

The Nomad Today 4/19/21

UEFA and football leagues and federations from England, Italy and Spain spoke of "a cynical project, a project that is founded on the self-interest of a few clubs at a time when society needs…

Finland

GOVERNMENT DECREE

China to establish a cultural centre in Finland

The Nomad Today 4/19/21

The Finnish government says the centre could organise exhibitions, concerts, presentations and culinary courses.

The presidents of the United States and Russia, Joe Biden (L) and Vladimir Putin. Photos: State Department/Kremlin.

World

US-RUSSIA

Two countries compete with Finland to host Biden-Putin summit

The Nomad Today 4/18/21

The Nordic country has in its favor its traditional neutrality, although during the last two decades it has grown closer and closer to NATO and the political voices calling for joining the Alliance…