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Coronavirus

GROWING NUMBER OF CASES

Finland reports two coronavirus deaths in Helsinki and Tampere

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

Government asks regional health authorities for reports on contingency plans to deal with the growing number of infections. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health says there is a real…

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Dogs capable of detecting Covid-19 deployed at Helsinki airport

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

Trained dogs can also identify the virus days before the symptoms have even started. This is something that laboratory tests fail to do.

Finland

NEW DESIGN

Migri launches new residence permit cards harder to forge

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

The immigration agency will start issuing the new cards by the end of September 2020.

Finland

15 MILLION EURO PLAN

Government takes action against "growing" undeclared work

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

It is particularly common in labour-intensive industries, such as the construction , restaurant and cleaning sectors. In the Eurobarometer survey in autumn 2019, almost 25% of the…

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Finland

JANUARY-AUGUST

Immigrants keep Finland gaining population

The Nomad Today 9/22/20

The number of births was 5,077 lower than that of deaths so far this year.

Soldiers of Odin and Members of Nordic Resistance patrol claim to 'patrol' Helsinki streets. Image: YouTube screenshot.

Finland

RACISM

Supreme Court bans neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement

The Nomad Today 9/22/20

"PVL violated or sought to violate fundamental and human rights. The Supreme Court decided to dissolve the organization," Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo celebrated on Twitter.

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Finland

OFFICIAL FIGURES

Finland had 329,700 unemployed jobseekers at the end of August

The Nomad Today 9/22/20

The unemployment rate was 7.7%, or 1.6 percentage points higher than the previous year, according to the Labour Force Survey issued by Statistics Finland.

An overturned car after an accident on a Finnish road. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

JANUARY-AUGUST

Accidents claimed 149 lives on Finnish roads so far this year

The Nomad Today 9/22/20

There have been 15 pedestrians killed and 14 cyclists.

The leaders of the parties that make up the government, and the Minister of Finance (R), during the presentation of the budget proposal for 2021. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

POLL

2021 is not a good time to raise taxes, Foreigner.fi readers say

The Nomad Today 9/22/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 2 deaths and 188 infections over the weekend

The Nomad Today 9/21/20

Finland has a cumulative incidence of 13.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous two weeks, according to data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Finland

UPDATE

Sini Ruohonen's husband admitted to police that he killed her

The Nomad Today 9/21/20

The man was arrested on Thursday 17 September based on the police investigation.

Finland

BUSINESS

Coronavirus crisis wiped out a fifth of Finnish international trade

The Nomad Today 9/21/20

Travel to Finland, which is recorded as travel exports, was 87% lower in the second quarter than one year earlier. Travel from Finland abroad, or imports of travel, fell by 93%.

The Amorella ferry. Photo: Twitter/@Meriraja.

Finland

PASSENGERS EVACUATED

Vinking Line's ferry Amorella runs aground in Åland archipelago

The Nomad Today 9/20/20

The vessel, with 207 passengers and 74 crew, was heading from Turku to Stockholm, the company said.

Finland

FROM TAMPERE

This is Miss Finland 2020

The Nomad Today 9/20/20

She will represent Finland in the next Miss Universe contest.

Finland

AFRO-FINNS

These are the 9 finalists of 'The Face of African Queen' contest

The Nomad Today 9/19/20

The grande finale of the beauty pageant comes up on 21 November 2020.

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Finland

WORK IN FINLAND

15 occupations with the highest and lowest demand for labour

The Nomad Today 9/18/20

The government's latest Occupational Barometer identifies 31 labour-shortage occupations.

Finland

BUSINESS

Lidl to open two new stores in the Helsinki area next week

The Nomad Today 9/18/20

With these two new ones, Lidl already has 192 stores in Finland.

PM Sanna Marin (C), Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo (L) and Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko (R) during the presentation of the draft budget. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

PANDEMIC

Finland 2021 budget proposal: 2 billion to manage Covid-19 crisis

The Nomad Today 9/18/20

The government will reserve 30 million euros for supporting investment connected with testing technology.

Finland

PANDEMIC

Finnish households increased saving rate despite lower income

The Nomad Today 9/18/20

When the pandemic broke out, wages and salaries decreased by over 1 billion euros, but consumption diminished even more, which resulted in a significant increase in the saving rate.

Mika Salminen, at a press conference. Photo: Aapo Riihimäki/Vnk.

Coronavirus

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

Finnish government: "Covid-19 cases increased at alarming rate"

The Nomad Today 9/17/20

According to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, new cases of domestic origin are "clearly more common" than those of foreign origin. The virus has spread particularly through…