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Finland

Passengers wearing protective masks get off a train at Helsinki central station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

HELSINKI, RIIHIMÄKI, OULU

Locomotive drivers' strike will halt commuter trains on Friday

The Nomad Today 5/20/21

Services are expected to resume on Saturday morning 22 May around 5 am.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaking before Parliament. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

EPIDEMIC

Finnish government extends entry restrictions until after elections

The Nomad Today 5/20/21

The 5-party coalition government does not want any unpleasant surprises ahead of the elections to be held on 13 June now that the polls do not predict good results for the ruling parties.

A Volvo car crashed in an accident on a dirt road in the Uusimaa region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

TRAFFIC

Road accidents claimed 16 lives in Finland in April

The Nomad Today 5/20/21

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered 3 and cyclists 2

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REPORT

OECD: Finland lags behind its neighbours in foreign investments

The Nomad Today 5/19/21

The OECD notes that setting up a company in Finland takes longer than in the rest of the Nordic and Baltic countries and also says that the excessively slow and highly bureaucratic mechanism for…

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WORK MARKET

Job vacancies in Finland decreased in the first quarter

The Nomad Today 5/19/21

There were still plenty of jobs considered hard to fill in establishments of health and social work activities, in practical nurse jobs and in early childhood education.

A container to collect used syringes in the city of Kerava, in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

DRUG SITUATION

Amphetamine use in Finland continues to grow

The Nomad Today 5/18/21

Cocaine use continues to be more and more centered around the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Finnish MPs voted in favor of the EU stimulus package in Tuesday's session. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Parliament.

RECOVERY MECHANISM

Finnish parliament approves EU stimulus package

The Nomad Today 5/18/21

The EU needs the 27 member states to give their approval to the stimulus package in order to go ahead with recovery plans. Finland has already done its part .

A factory in Oulu. Photo: David Mark/Pixabay.

OUTPUT

Production in the Finnish economy stalls on its way to recovery

The Nomad Today 5/18/21

It is estimated that the number of the employed decreased by around 0.7% in the first quarter from one year ago.

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IMMIGRATION

Migri considers passports from 10 African, Asian countries unreliable

The Nomad Today 5/17/21

In its latest customer bulletin, Migri admits that "there is backlog" in the processing of citizenship applications, which is worse in the case of those that require further clarification.

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TECHNOLOGY

88% of older Finns use the internet

The Nomad Today 5/17/21

Finland ranks 5th among the countries where the use of the internet is most common among the older generation.

The leaders of the 5 parties that make up the center-left government coalition, with Prime Minister Sanna Marin in the center. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

ECONOMIC FORECAST

Finland to run substantial deficit until the middle of the decade

The Nomad Today 5/17/21

The public debt-to-GDP ratio will exceed 75% in 2025 and will continue to grow thereafter.

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HIGHER EDUCATION

Women complete nearly 60% of university degrees in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/15/21

Women studied clearly more often than men in the fields of education, arts and humanities, health and welfare, social sciences and journalism.

CRIME

33,800 foreign citizens suspected of crimes in Finland in 2020

The Nomad Today 5/14/21

The largest national groups of suspects were Estonians, Iraqis, Russians, Swedes, Romanians and Somalis.

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INFLATION

Finland's consumer prices jump 2.1% in April

The Nomad Today 5/14/21

Increases in the prices of petrol, diesel, long-distance train journeys, and cigarettes had the largest upward impacts on the consumer price index.

Man walks in Helsinki city center, near the main railway station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

MIGRATION 2020

Greater Helsinki gaining foreign immigrants, losing native population

The Nomad Today 5/13/21

A total of 32,898 persons moved from abroad to Finland in 2020.

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland's current account deficit 700 million euros

The Nomad Today 5/12/21

In March, the goods account in balance of payment terms was in surplus but the service account was in deficit.

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AIR TRANSPORT

Passengers at Finnish airports declined 90% in the first quarter

The Nomad Today 5/11/21

Air traffic between Asia and Europe, which is vital for Helsinki Airport, was nearly at a standstill.

People queuing on Friday morning outside Migri's office in Helsinki. Photo: Bambi Dang.

IMMIGRATION

Migri responds to criticism: 'Waiting time for work permits halved'

The Nomad Today 5/10/21

The agency admits that while the processing times for work residence permits have been shortened, "the processing of certain permits is experiencing a backlog."