Finland

Minister of Justice Anna Maja Henriksson. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

MINORITIES

Minister Henriksson says Finnish Swedes are prejudiced, harassed

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

Relations between both Finnish and Swedish communities have deteriorated. Swedish-speakers are also dissatisfied with the language service of public administration, such as the emergency center,…

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RECESSION

One in three Finnish SMEs predict further economic downturn

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

32% of companies reported they had resorted to external financing in the past 12 months.

PERUSSUOMALAISET 'THINK TANK'

Government recovers grant to book that despises women for "mating" with foreigners

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

The Suomen Perusta Foundation, which acts as a think-tank for the opposition party Perussuomalaiset, will have to repay 10,183 euros. According to the Ministry of Education and…

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TRIAL BEGINS

Perpetrator of Kuopio sabre murder planned attack for a year

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/8/20

During police interviews, the accused said he had read up on school attacks in several countries, including Finland and the United States. Prosecutor Ulla Oinonen said she is…

The Helsinki airport boarding area is half empty in July. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

RECESSION

Air traffic figures confirm agony of Finnish aviation and tourism

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Finnair carried 193,000 passengers in August, which is 85.8% less year-on-year. At the Helsinki-Vantaa airport , the total number of travelers plummeted by 87%. Finavia says the drop is much lower…

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NEW PICTURE

Finland once again shows five women leading the government

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Annikka Saarikko's entry into the government and her election as the new leader of the Center Party allows the government to resume its image campaign based on five powerful women heading key…

Turkey, Istanbul: An exterior view of the Unesco World Heritage Site Hagia Sophia museum. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a decree ordering Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia be handed over to the country's religious authority and reopened for Islamic prayers, just over an hour after Turkey's top administrative court overturned a 1934 decree that made the Hagia Sophia a museum and symbol of secularism. Photo: Yasin Akgul/dpa

POLL

Employers should allow workers to take their own religious holidays, Foreigner.fi readers say

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Foreigner.fi will ask its readers a different question every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

RECESSION

Falling activity cut Finland's electricity consumption

The Nomad Today 9/7/20

Restrictive measures included the closure of factories and many companies lowered production levels due to a lack of demand or because of interruption to their supply chain.

BUSINESS

August saw a further decline in car sales in Finland

The Nomad Today 9/7/20

The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to August period was 64,976, which is 18.3% down from the year before.

EXPORTS DOWN BY 15%

Foreign maritime transport of goods and passengers decreased

The Nomad Today 9/6/20

In July, 727,822 persons travelled between Finland and Estonia and 221,311 persons between Finland and Sweden.

The chairperson of the Center Party, Annikka Saarikko. Photo: Twitter/@Keskusta.

CONFERENCE

Annika Saarikko elected new leader of the Center Party

The Nomad Today 9/6/20

She aims to form a new power duo within the Government together with the first minister, Sanna Marin (SDP).

Katri Kulmuni, giving the keynote address at her party conference. Photo: Twitter/@Keskusta.

CENTER PARTY CONFERENCE

Kulmuni sends harsh message to her former colleague Sanna Marin

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

Kulmuni is competing to remain the leader of Keskusta against three other candidates at her party's conference this weekend in Oulu.

VIDEO

Police officer convicted of serious assault on detainee in Lahti

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

The policeman punched the victim repeatedly and broke his nose, before pressing his back with knees. The detainee had to be resuscitated.

Kela office in Espoo. Photo: Foreigner.fi

BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY

Kela apologizes for potential exposure of 80,000 customer data

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

The case has been reported to the Finnish Data Protection Commissioner.

A woman of foreign origin with a child, in the Helsinki Metro. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY

True Finns fuel immigrant rejection with false subsidy figures

The Nomad Today 9/3/20

The far-right party says that in the Helsinki region, more than 50% of welfare recipients are foreigners, but the Social Security (Kela) greatly cuts that percentage.

SECOND QUARTER 2020

Family home prices rose 7% in Helsinki despite virus cutting sales

The Nomad Today 9/3/20

In the rest of the Finland, prices of old single-family houses fell by an average of 2.2%.

IN HELSINKI

Man shot in his hand at Kontula shopping center

The Nomad Today 9/2/20

The victim is a man born in the 1970s.

HAPPY NEWS

Education Minister Li Andersson is expecting a child

The Nomad Today 9/2/20

She plans to stay in office until Christmas. In spring, someone else will be elected to replace her as a member of the government.

HEALTH AND TRAVEL

Finnish e-prescriptions valid to buy medicines in Portugal

The Nomad Today 9/2/20

Croatian and Portuguese e-prescriptions are also accepted in Finland from 31 August 2020. Many other countries are preparing to join the scheme later.