Finland

CEO of Business Finland should take the responsibility of failure, say Foreigner.fi readers

The Nomad Today 4/28/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi.

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Young man stabbed to death at Helsinki train station

The Nomad Today 4/27/20

Two suspects were arrested after the murder.

Marin's spouse company warns an employee

The Nomad Today 4/27/20

Markkinointi Akatemia transferred the mysterious employee to another department.

Consumer confidence fell to lowest level ever

The Nomad Today 4/27/20

Consumers' expectations of their personal situation are not as bad as those related to the future of the Finnish economy. Pensioners had the gloomiest expectations.

Has Business Finland rejected your application for funds?

The Nomad Today 4/26/20

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Sarmaste released by the police

The Nomad Today 4/25/20

The police said the preliminary investigation continues and Sarmaste is still one of the suspects.

Government extends support for startups to 18 months

The Nomad Today 4/24/20

The proposal also includes changes to prevent jobseekers from losing their entitlement to unemployment benefits.

Police arrest Iraqi woman suspected of fraud and forgery

The Nomad Today 4/24/20

The arrest is related to the investigation of the case in which the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Finland. The plaintiff said her father was sent back to Iraq and killed, but the…

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Video: 2020 maternity package, 56 useful products for Finnish babies

The Nomad Today 4/24/20

Distribution of this year’s edition will begin at the earliest in May-June. See in this article the unboxing video made by Kela.

Jarmo Lindberg. Photo: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro/JCS.

Lockheed Martin has terminated its contract with ex-general

The Nomad Today 4/24/20

Former Chief of Defense Jarmo Lindberg broke his exclusion period to join US aerospace company Lockheed Martin as its lobbyist for a 10-billion-euro contract to provide Finland with fighter jets.

Marin and her spouse's employer claim to be victims of an "individual employee"

The Nomad Today 4/24/20

Prime minister defends the company where her spouse works and blames an employee whose identity has not been revealed . "The company is equally a victim here," says also the CEO of Markkinointi…

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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to inspect the funding

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

In addition to the internal control and audit activities by Business Finland, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will launch its own investigation.

Business Finland scandal and Coronavirus surround Sanna Marin

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

Finnish press reveals that the Prime Minister husband's company offered services to get "free money" from Bussiness Finland to various companies by appealing to his wife's position. Coinciding…

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Photo: Pixabay.

Police suspect the human rights violation for which Finland was sanctioned is a hoax

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

Investigators think the documents that led to the Court's decision were forged and the plaintiff's father would be still alive . The leader of the True Finns, Jussi Halla-Aho, blamed the…

Finns forget about Covid-19 and rush for Lidl sneakers

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

Some people resell the same snickers on the internet but at a price 30 times higher than the original.

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Number of unemployed jobseekers grew by 69,900 in one month

The Nomad Today 4/23/20

At the end of March, the number of people laid off was 74,000 in the whole country; a year-on-year increase of 53,200.

Russia launches a genocide probe against Finland

The Nomad Today 4/22/20

Russia claimed that living conditions, food supply and working conditions in the concentration camps of the occupied eastern Karelian territories did not meet the requirements to maintain life.

Sarmaste arrested by the police

The Nomad Today 4/22/20

The businessman who sold millions of useless protective masks to the National Emergency Supply Center is suspected of gross fraud and money laundering, according to the National Bureau of…

Marin husband's employers subsidized by Business Finland despite billing millions

The Nomad Today 4/22/20

The Prime Minister admitted on Wednesday that Haltu Oy, a software company from Tampere in which her husband is a member of the Board of Directors, also received funding from the state…