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Finland

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

TRAVEL IN FINLAND

Covid-19 epidemic plunged train travel by 35%

The Nomad Today 12/30/20

14.8 million trips in passenger traffic were travelled on Finnish railways in the third quarter of 2020.

Online-shopping-cart-by-Pixabay

EU-UK DIVORCE

Brexit means more expensive online purchases

The Nomad Today 12/29/20

When the value of a consignment exceeds 22 euros , it must undergo customs clearance and is subject to VAT. If the consignment to be declared is transported by Posti, a handling fee (2.90…

A Covid-19 test point at Helsinki airport. Photo: HUS.

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Number of passengers at Finnish airports fell 91%

The Nomad Today 12/29/20

In November 2020 there were 122,426 passengers at Helsinki Airport, which was 92% fewer than one year before.

Parliament-Finnish-Finland-MPs

CYBER ATTACK

Finnish police probe hack of parliamentary email accounts

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/20

The speaker of the parliament, Anu Vehvilainen, said the attack was "a serious threat against our democracy and Finnish society."

Conference-specialist-company-business

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri says specialist permit processing time cut to less than half

The Nomad Today 12/28/20

The immigration agency uses partial automation to make decisions. The system verifies that the criteria for granting a residence permit are met and automatically produces a proposal for a decision,…

Shop-Prisma-supermarket-by-Foreigner.fi

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

2020, a year of pessimism for Finnish consumers

The Nomad Today 12/28/20

December was regarded as reasonable for saving and poor for buying durable goods and especially for raising a loan.

Autumn family children woman

POPULATION

Number of immigrants arriving in Finland triples that of emigrants

The Nomad Today 12/26/20

The number of births was 7,410 lower than that of deaths.

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MOVING TO FINLAND

Applying for a visa on the basis of family ties during the pandemic

The Nomad Today 12/25/20

According to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, if your family member or your partner wants to apply for a visa based on family ties or an established relationship and if they are residing legally in…

Christmas-dinner-by-Business-Finland-Jussi-Hellstén

TRADITIONAL FOOD

These are the main Christmas dishes in Finland

Pablo Morilla 12/24/20

Every Christmas between 6 and 7 million kilos of joulukinkku are sold.

Krista-Kiuru-by-Jussi-Toivanen-Vnk

EPIDEMIC

Government extends recommendation to work from home to 2021

The Nomad Today 12/23/20

According to the government, "there are still strong grounds for keeping the national remote work recommendation in place in its current form."

Minister-of-Employment-Tuula-Haatainen-by-Lauri-Heikkinen---Vnk

WORK MARKET

314,500 unemployed jobseekers

The Nomad Today 12/22/20

This was 86,000 more than a year earlier.

Sanna-Marin-Christmas-speech-message-by-Government

SPEECH TO THE NATION

Marin’s Christmas message: "We are still in the midst of the crisis"

The Nomad Today 12/22/20

"The shortest day of the year is already behind us. That gives us hope."

Minister-of-the-Interior-Maria-Ohisalo-by-Lauri-Heikkinen-Vnk

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri to raise residence permit prices for workers, entrepreneurs

The Nomad Today 12/22/20

Applying for international protection will remain free of charge in 2021.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk/File photo.

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Finland has 27,000 more unemployed than a year ago

The Nomad Today 12/22/20

The employment rate is now further away than a year ago from the target set by Prime Minister Sanna Marin at the beginning of her mandate.

A Neste worker at the Porvoo refinery. Photo: Neste.

BUSINESS

Neste supplies DHL Express with sustainable aviation fuel

The Nomad Today 12/21/20

Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel is made from sustainably sourced, renewable waste and residue raw materials.

Office of the Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) in Espoo. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

SOCIAL SECURITY

Temporary changes to unemployment benefit laws extended to March 2021

The Nomad Today 12/21/20

Unemployed jobseekers must make an employment plan with TE Services. If no plan is made, you can lose your unemployment benefit.

Family autumn

POPULATION CHANGES

Finland, a decade of migratory gains from abroad

The Nomad Today 12/21/20

The net immigration of people with foreign background has been positive in the 2010s, while that of Finnish citizens has been negative.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk,

FOREIGN MINISTRY

Finland repatriates 6 children and 2 women from Syrian Al-Hol camp

The Nomad Today 12/20/20

About 15 Finnish children and less than 10 mothers are still interned in the camps in north-east Syria.

Finland Passport

PRICE INCREASE

Police fees for issuing ID, passports will rise in 2021

The Nomad Today 12/20/20

The government justifies the need to increase due to the fall in income from these services during the coronavirus crisis.

Police by Helsingin Poliisi

KOSKELA CRIME

Killers of 16-year-old returned to crime scene, removed evidence

The Nomad Today 12/18/20

The victim was a child protection client and had been placed to live away from home.