Finland

Finland further limits the right to work of asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 5/23/19

Due to amendments to the Aliens Act entering into force on 1 June 2019, asylum seekers’ right to work will end after receiving an enforceable negative decision. But this is not all, those who…

English, the foreign language most learned in Finnish schools

The Nomad Today 5/23/19

Almost all students in grades 7 to 9 study English, while 74% of children in grades 1 to 6 learn English.

229,000 registered unemployed jobseekers in Finland in April

The Nomad Today 5/23/19

On the other hand, the number of unfilled vacancies at Employment and Economic Development Offices in April amounted to 144,700, which was 23,200 more than a year ago. The number of people laid off…

Traditional families continue to lose ground in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/22/19

There were 1,469,000 families in Finland at the end of 2018, this is 2,800 families less than one year before. The biggest decline was among those formed by opposite-sex married couples and…

Police get full powers to issue driving bans for drunk drivers

The Nomad Today 5/21/19

As of 1 June 2019, when amendments to the Driving Licence Act and the Fine Procedure Act will enter into force, issuing a driving ban will be added to the authority of the police.

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Finland, the right place for adult learning

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

In Finland, the rate of adults participating in learning activities is among the highest (28.5%) and almost triples the European average (11.1%).

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Finland and Japan celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

Permanent State Secretary Matti Anttonen, accompanied by a business delegation, will visit Japan on 22–24 May, where he will participate in the events to celebrate this anniversary and explore…

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Who is the minister who has been in office the longest?

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Pirkko Mattila, is about to meet the 1,000 days in office, but hers is not the longest mandate in the current Government.

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Hate speech, a serious problem that is constantly increasing

The Nomad Today 5/19/19

The working group appointed by the Finnish Government to tackle hate speech proposes to define specific measures to intervene when a person is targeted because of his or her occupation or membership…

Identification of slot machine players will be compulsory as of 2022

The Nomad Today 5/17/19

In order to reduce the negative economic, social and health impacts of gambling, players will be in the future required to identify themselves when they play slot machines in shops or kiosks, for…

63,100 open job vacancies in the first quarter of 2019

The Nomad Today 5/17/19

Of all job vacancies, employers estimated that 43 per cent were hard to fill. "For example, establishments in health and social work and construction had plenty of jobs considered hard-to-fill",…

Finland, the fourth EU country where young people leave homes at earlier age

The Nomad Today 5/16/19

On average young people in the European Union leave the parental household at the age of 26, but there are significant variations depending on the country and the gender. In general, women tend to…

Road traffic accidents claimed 17 lives in April

The Nomad Today 5/16/19

Of the persons who were killed, 11 traveled by passenger car, one by moped and three by motorcycle. In addition two other road users died.

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Foreigners more often suspects of criminal offences than Finns, according to Statistics Finland

The Nomad Today 5/16/19

The Finnish statistical office says in drug offences Somali men are suspects 3.4 times more often than Finnish men and in the case of sexual offences Iraqi men are suspects 12.8 times more…

Migri rebuked for delays in the processing of residence permits by the Deputy Chancellor of Justice

The Nomad Today 5/15/19

The Deputy Chancellor of Justice, Mikko Puumalainen, ordered Migri to inform him no later than 10 November about the measures undertaken to ensure that the legal deadlines for processing the…

The police ask for help to find out where this bag came from

The Nomad Today 5/15/19

Several kilos of "very strong amphetamine" were found inside.

Finland, among the eight EU countries that increased CO2 emissions in 2018

The Nomad Today 5/15/19

In Finland CO2 emissions increased by 1.9% in 2018 compared to the year before. This occurred in a general context of decreases within the European Union, where emissions fell by an…

The Finnish Government: "Employment growth relies entirely on the service sector until 2020"

The Nomad Today 5/14/19

The latest labor market forecast by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment predicts that employment growth in the industry will stay at the level of 2018, while in construction…