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Three Moroccan students gained a place to study at Haaga-Helia University

The Nomad Today 11/27/19

All three have been accepted to study Business Administration in Finland after passing the entrance exam held in Rabat. Managers of Akademia.fi confirmed they are working to organize…

Postal service trucks. Photo: Posti/Imagokuva/File photo.

The postal strike in Finland is over

The Nomad Today 11/27/19

Posti workers will return to work immediately. The agreement provides that 700 employees who the company wanted to place under a new collective agreement with lower pay, return to the previous…

Almost Finns explain how to be happy when the sun doesn't rise

The Nomad Today 11/27/19

Eric, Karim and Dawda have returned with tips to survive the darkest time of the year.

Finland recorded 6,207 more deaths than births so far this year

The Nomad Today 11/26/19

Official figures show that births decreased twice as fast as deaths, which causes the progressive aging of the population.

Medvedev asked Rinne about the new restrictions on real estate purchases of Russians

The Nomad Today 11/26/19

"We do not accept the annexation of the Crimean peninsula", the Finnish Prime Minister said in his visit to Moscow.

Migri will close refugee reception centre in North Karelia

The Nomad Today 11/26/19

At the moment, there are 38 reception centres, 6 units for minors and 2 detention units active in Finland.

65,000 new vacancies reported to employment offices in October

The Nomad Today 11/26/19

A total of 224,700 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Finnish Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of October. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies amounted to…

Trains will stop next week in support of the postal strike

The Nomad Today 11/25/19

If Posti employees do not reach an agreement with the company to end the industrial action, rail traffic in southern Finland will stop on 2 December.

Measles diagnosed last Friday at Hyvinkää hospital

The Nomad Today 11/25/19

Staff and dozens of patients were exposed to the virus in the emergency center, according to health authorities. The patient is a Finnish man who traveled abroad and whose vaccination history is…

Top experts meet in Finland to discuss work-related cancer

The Nomad Today 11/25/19

The two-day conference will be opened by Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Aino-Kaisa Pekonen.

Finland, third EU country with highest social protection expenditure

The Nomad Today 11/24/19

Social protection expenditure has risen in Finland since 2012, while it has fallen in the EU as a whole. Finnish authorities dedicate most of that expenditure (45.1%) to protect the elderly, while…

How many years does Finland expect you to work before retirement?

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

Working life in the country of ice and snow is expected to last a few years longer than the European Union average. Men are also expected to work longer than women, according to the latest…

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Kela to remove in January the penalty for the unemployed for not finding work

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

Thousands of unemployed people affected by the so-called 'activation model' will see their unemployment benefits increase by 4.65% next year.

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Foreign Minister to discuss human rights with the leaders of Belarus

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

Pekka Haavisto will meet in Minsk with President Alexander Lukashenko and his counterpart Vladimir Makei, as well as opposition and civil society representatives.

Low-educated Finns more likely to be childless

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

Two-thirds of all childless Finnish women lived in core urban areas. The highest share was in Uusimaa and the lowest in Ostrobothnia.

Migri will review expulsion orders of 500 asylum seekers

The Nomad Today 11/22/19

The announcement comes a week after the ECHR decision, which ruled that Finland violated the human rights of an Iraqi citizen who was killed in Baghdad weeks after being deported.

Government increases grants to civil society organizations

The Nomad Today 11/21/19

Organizations supporting human rights may apply and benefit from those additional funds.

Competition authority proposed €300,000 fine to driving schools for agreeing price rises

The Nomad Today 11/21/19

New driving schools opened in Porvoo were advised to raise their prices by 300-400 euros, so that the previously existing ones did not have to lower theirs.