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A cafeteria in the city of Järvenpää (Uusimaa region). Photo: Foreigner.fi/file photo.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

BUSINESS

Entrepreneurs can apply more aid for Covid-19 damage from April 27

The Nomad Today 4/10/21

A total of 356 million euros has been reserved for the third round of business cost support and closure compensation.

A group of taxis in Helsinki. Photo: Twitter/@journalistalen.

Finland

BUSINESS

Government reforms taxi legislation to end chaos in the sector

The Nomad Today 4/9/21

Minister of Transport Timo Harakka says the aim is to restore the customer's trust in safe taxi services.

The new Finnish ambassador to Iraq, Matti Lassila. Photo: Petri Krook/Finnish government.

Finland

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

New Finnish ambassador to Iraq

The Nomad Today 4/9/21

Matti Lassila joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1987.

Coronavirus

DE-ESCALATION PLAN

Government publishes timetable for lifting Covid-19 restrictions

The Nomad Today 4/9/21

The plan includes the dismantling of internal border controls and the holding of the first public events in June.

Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä (Center Party), during the government meeting. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Government orders keep restaurants closed despite falling infections

The Nomad Today 4/9/21

As a change from the situation prevailing so far, the authorities will allow the reopening of the restaurants in Kittila in North Ostrobothnia from today.

08 April 2021, Norway, Alesund: Dutch cargo ship Eemslift Hendrika is seen drifting off the Norwegian coast. The vessel, currently in distress at the North Sea, is in the care of two tugboats on its way towards land. Photo: Svein Ove Ekornesvåg/NTB/dpa

World

TOWED TO SHORE

Cargo ship arrives in Norway after successful rescue operation

The Nomad Today 4/8/21

Officials feared that the ship could sink and spill oil into the sea. It is carrying some 350 tons of heavy fuel oil and 50 tons of diesel.

Tytti Yli-Viikari is under suspicion of having spent thousands of euros of public funds on beauty treatments. Photo: Twitter/Tytti Yli-Viikari.

Finland

FRAUD

Parliament suspends auditor general following embezzlement scandal

The Nomad Today 4/8/21

Tytti Yli-Viikari has not yet been dismissed from her post and the suspension is still officially pending the outcome of the criminal investigation.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC

Finland prepares for reopening: fewer cases, declining incidence

The Nomad Today 4/8/21

THL reported on Thursday 426 new infections and 4 deaths.

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Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

926 coronavirus infections in Finnish schools during fall and winter

The Nomad Today 4/8/21

Approximately 62,600 children, adolescents or staff members were exposed to Covid-19 between August and February, according to THL.

Feminis woman campaign. Photo: nicoladreyer/Pixabay.

Finland

HUMAN RIGHTS

Amnesty International slams Finland for women and refugees situation

The Nomad Today 4/8/21

The human rights organization echoes the recommendations of a working group that suggested aligning the legislation on rape with international standards.

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Tourism

TOURISM

Demand for accommodation services in Finland fell to 1990s level

The Nomad Today 4/8/21

Hardly any foreign tourists visited Finland in 2020 and many accommodation establishments were forced to close doors temporarily because of the pandemic.

A police officer performing speed control duties on a Finnish highway. Photo: Twitter/@L_S_poliisi.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police to carry out special road traffic control operation on Thursday

The Nomad Today 4/7/21

The controls will principally focus on cases where the vehicle is illegally stopped or parked.

HANDOUT - 29 March 2021, US, Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin (C) takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall during the National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Photo: Lisa Ferdinando/US Secretary of Defence/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Finland

PARTNERSHIP

Minister Kaikkonen spoke by phone with US Secretary of Defence Austin

The Nomad Today 4/7/21

Minister Kaikkonen wished Secretary Austin success and stated that the US is "an important and close partner for Finland."

A health worker taking a sample for a coronavirus test in the Helsinki region. Photo: @HUS.

Finland

GENERAL DECLINE IN THE EU

Life expectancy increased in Finland amid Covid-19 pandemic

The Nomad Today 4/7/21

Following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, life expectancy at birth fell in the vast majority of the EU Member States with available 2020 data.

Office of the Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) in Espoo. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Finland

HIGHER EDUCATION

Kela to refer unpaid student healthcare fees to enforcement authority

The Nomad Today 4/7/21

8,150 students have not paid the health fees even after receiving a reminder and it has not been possible to deduct the amounts from their study grant payments.