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Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

THL: "Epidemic situation could deteriorate rapidly in Finland"

The Nomad Today 11/19/20

The Finnish health authority says the proportion of infected people over 70 years of age increased "alarmingly" over the past week.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

15 people killed, 347 injured on Finnish roads in October

The Nomad Today 11/19/20

So far this year, 17 pedestrians and 21 cyclists have died

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

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 516 infections, 3 deaths in Helsinki and Oulu

The Nomad Today 11/18/20

In the Helsinki-Uusimaa region, the incidence of new cases is now 106.3 infections per 100,000 residents in the preceding 14 days, according to THL's numbers.

FILED - 22 November 1974, England, Birmingham: A general view of the aftermath of the bombs explosion that devastated the Mulberry Bush pub. British police have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of 21 people in the 1974 pub bombings. Photo: -/PA Wire/dpa.

World

TERRORISM

British police arrest man 46 years after pub bombings that killed 21

The Nomad Today 11/18/20

His home is being searched an he will be interviewed at a police station in Northern Ireland.

17 November 2020, Belgium, Puurs: An aerial view of the production site of Pfizer pharmaceutical company. Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have made further gains with their promising Covid-19 vaccine, announcing on Wednesday that the drug is 95-per-cent effective and passed a key safety milestone. Photo: Dirk Waem/BELGA/dpa.

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CORONAVIRUS

Pfizer vaccine clears key hurdle, 95% effective

The Nomad Today 11/18/20

The experimental vaccine worked almost equally well among the people aged over 65.

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ENTREPRENEURS

Meet the finalists for the Migrant Entrepreneur of the Year award

The Nomad Today 11/18/20

The finalists - including a woman and three men - have been selected from a long list of 80 candidates who have been nominated for this year's competition.

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MULTILATERALISM

Haavisto to discuss situation in Palestine with EU foreign ministers

The Nomad Today 11/18/20

Finland considers it essential to resume negotiations leading to a two-state solution.

Finland

HEALTH RESEARCH

Finland to integrate vaccine efforts into new research company

The Nomad Today 11/18/20

The government proposes to establish a company to integrate the clinical vaccine research of THL and Tampere University. In addition, the new company is hoped to attract more research…

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BUSINESS

Bankruptcies decrease by 15% despite the coronavirus crisis

The Nomad Today 11/18/20

The number of employees in companies that filed for bankruptcy is 6.2% lower than in the previous year.

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UNEMPLOYMENT RISING

Government foresees that 2021 will be a lost year for employment

The Nomad Today 11/17/20

The labor market forecast says that the unemployment rate (7.7% in the third quarter of 2020) is projected to rise to 8.2% in 2021 and then fall to 7.8% during 2022. The employment rate is…

A view of the lake Baikal in Siberia. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

MUTATION

New coronavirus strain appears to be forming in Siberia

The Nomad Today 11/17/20

"We are seeing certain changes in the protein," said Anna Popova, head of the federal health and consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.

Finland

AVIATION INDUSTRY CRISIS

Helsinki airport agony threatens to collapse regional airfields

The Nomad Today 11/17/20

“When international traffic at Helsinki Airport is at a standstill, traffic at the regional airports is also dramatically reduced," says Kimmo Mäki , CEO of Finavia. Last month, the number…

Travelers wearing face masks on a train to Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland records 561 infections, 2 deaths in the past 72 hours

The Nomad Today 11/16/20

In the Helsinki-Uusimaa region, the incidence of new cases is now 106.3 infections per 100,000 residents in the preceding 14 days, according to THL's numbers.

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PANDEMIC

US firm Moderna says coronavirus vaccine 94.5% effective

The Nomad Today 11/16/20

The European Commission is already negotiating with Moderna to supply up to 160 million vaccine doses.

A tram runs through the center of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

ACCIDENT IN MÄKELÄNKATU

Young boy hit and killed by a tram in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 11/16/20

The accident occurred on a traffic-light-guided guardrail, police says.

Finland

MIGRI: 'ALMOST HISTORICAL EVENT'

Iraqis overtake Russians as top applicants for Finnish citizenship

The Nomad Today 11/16/20

Many asylum seekers who arrived in Finland in autumn 2015 and received international protection are now applying for citizenship, according to Migri.

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Q3 FIGURES

Finland has 43,000 job openings, more than half hard to fill

The Nomad Today 11/16/20

Employers estimated that 54% of the open vacancies, for example in human health or social work , were hard-to-fill.

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REGISTER AND PARTICIPATE

Finland invites Africans to help design a strategy for the continent

The Nomad Today 11/15/20

The strategy aims at identifying shared interests and strengthening connections in different sectors between Finland and Africa.

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ACCIDENT IN JYVÄSKYLÄ

Two adolescents died after their motorcycle collided with a car

The Nomad Today 11/15/20

Superintendent Timo Hänninen of the Central Finland Police Department told newspaper Keskisuomalainen that the motocross bike was unregistered and did not have lights.