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Finland

STATISTICS

Finland gains population in 2021 due to the arrival of immigrants

The Nomad Today 2/23/21

In January, 2,120 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad while 717 persons emigrated from the country.

The Foreign Ministers of Russia and Finland, with their teams, in Saint Petersburg. Photo: @ulkoministerio/Twitter.

EU-RUSSIA

Haavisto to inform Brussels of his meeting with Lavrov on Navalny

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/21/21

The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell renewed the threat of sanctions on Russia on Sunday, a day after two court rulings against the Kremlin's opponent.

Old houses in the Metropolitan area. Photo: Foreigner.fi

REAL ESTATE

Prices of existing single-family homes rose 5.5% at the end of 2020

The Nomad Today 2/21/21

In 2020, prices of existing single-family houses rose by 9.2% in Greater Helsinki and by 0.6% in the rest of Finland.

The prime ministers of Finland Sanna Marin (R) and Estonia Kaja Kallas, during their meeting in Helsinki. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

NEIGHBOURS

Marin commissioned former minister to "study" how to improve relations with Estonia

The Nomad Today 2/19/21

Prime Minister Marin and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas met on Friday in Helsinki.

A supermarket in Espoo. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

CONSUMER PRICES

Prices of tobacco, train tickets, houses raised inflation in January

The Nomad Today 2/19/21

From December to January, the month-on-month change of consumer prices was 0.3%, which was caused by higher prices of petrol compared to the previous month.

Finnair aircraft on the ground. Photo: Mikko Pylkkö/Finnair.

AIRPLANES ON GROUND

Finnair reports net loss of 523 million euros in 2020

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/18/21

The airline expects travel to begin to recover from summer 2021 onwards.

Security triangle road traffic accident by Pixabay.

STATISTICS

Traffic accidents claimed 14 lives on Finnish roads in January

The Nomad Today 2/18/21

Among those who died, nine were men and five were women.

WORK MARKET

Number of open job vacancies in Finland decreases

The Nomad Today 2/17/21

Compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, the number of open job vacancies decreased most in the major region of Helsinki-Uusimaa.

Family mother child by Harri Tarvainen and Visit Finland

EQUALITY

Family leave reform to extend number of days of parental allowance

The Nomad Today 2/17/21

Parents would be allowed to transfer up to 63 daily allowance days of their quota to the other parent. Single parents would have the right to use the parental allowance quotas of both parents.

Prime Ministers Sanna Marin (L) and Kaja Kallas. Photos: Finnish and Estonian Governments.

NEIGHBOURS

Prime Ministers of Finland and Estonia to meet in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 2/16/21

Prime Minister Kallas will also meet with President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö.

Trucks with cargo entering the port of Helsinki. Photo: Jarmo Vehkakoski/Port of Helsinki.

CRISIS

Finnish economy ended 2020 with falls in GDP, output, employment

The Nomad Today 2/16/21

It is estimated that the number of the employed has decreased by around 1.5% from one year ago.

CAMPAIGN

Finland seeks membership of UN Human Rights Council

The Nomad Today 2/15/21

The election will take place at the UN General Assembly in October 2021.

BUSINESS

Finnish industry and services turnover closed 2020 with falls

The Nomad Today 2/15/21

The coronavirus crisis has not only sunk Finland's tourism and air traffic sectors.

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland's current account in surplus

The Nomad Today 2/14/21

Service exports amounted to 2.5 billion euros and service imports to 2.3 billion. The service account was therefore in surplus.

SINGLE MARKET

Finnish alcohol regulation clashes with EU free movement of goods

The Nomad Today 2/12/21

The European Commission requested from Finnish authorities further information on the regulation of its retail sales system of alcohol below 5.5%.

GENDER EQUALITY

Finland to broadcast major men's and women's sports equally

The Nomad Today 2/12/21

A government decree declares the main women's football, hockey, athletics and ski competitions of primary importance for society and establishes the obligation to televise them under the same…