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News about Finland

People watching a typical Midsummer bonfire in a lake. Photo: Walter Bieck/Pixabay/File photo.

JUHANNUS

Eight people drowned in Finland over Midsummer weekend

The Nomad Today 6/27/21

The Southwest Finland police department reported incidents caused by drunkenness and intoxication, such as fights outside bars, drunk driving, suicidal behavior and noise-related complaints

Apartment buildings in Helsinki. Photo: Pixabay.

HOUSING LOANS

53% of Finnish households in debt

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/27/21

The total amount of these loans was 131,600 million euros in 2020, 3.4% more than the previous year

POPULATION

Finland recorded 2,800 more deaths than births so far this year

The Nomad Today 6/26/21

The country's total population was 5,539,718 at the end of May

Prime Minister Sanna Marin, in Parliament. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta/File photo.

'BREAKFASTGATE'

Police will not further investigate the 'breakfastgate'

The Nomad Today 6/24/21

The Helsinki police carried out an assessment as to whether there were grounds to suspect any crime

Woman surprise shock laptop computer. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels.

'TRENDING CRIMINAL PHENOMENON'

Finnish residents lost almost 5 million euros to online bank fraud

The Nomad Today 6/24/21

Many people have also received calls from fake Microsoft technical support services

Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko (Center Party). Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

PUBLIC FINANCES

Finland's debt relative to GDP is close to 70%

The Nomad Today 6/24/21

General government debt has grown by 10.4 billion euros compared with the respective period of the year before

Hacking cyber criminal cyber attack by Pixabay

CYBER EXTORTION

Police to interview victims of Vastaamo psychotherapy centre hack

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

The offences under investigation comprise an aggravated computer break-in, aggravated dissemination of information violating personal privacy and aggravated extortion.

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri extends time limit for identification until the end of the year

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

Normally an applicant for a residence permit is required to visit a Finnish mission abroad or one of the service points in Finland within three months from submitting the application

Customers enjoying a drink on a terrace in Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Government authorizes Finnish bars to sell alcohol until midnight

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

The ministerial working group proposes to also ease restrictions on public events organized indoors in areas where the epidemic is in the community transmission phase

A crashed car in an accident. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

ACCIDENTS

Road traffic fatalities in Finland increased in May

The Nomad Today 6/23/21

Among those who died, 17 were men and 4 were women.

EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN

Finland had 301,200 unemployed job seekers at the end of May

The Nomad Today 6/22/21

The number of unfilled vacancies in May amounted to 154,800, which is 57,900 more than a year ago.

A high education student. Photo: Pixabay.

STUDY IN FINLAND

6,000 admitted to Finnish higher education programmes in English

The Nomad Today 6/22/21

Besides Finns, the top two nationalities among the accepted applicants were Vietnamese and Bangladeshi .

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Employment increased in Finland in May from one year ago

The Nomad Today 6/22/21

The unemployment rate stood at 9.6%, having been 10.9% in May 2020.

The chairman of the Perussuomalaiset, Jussi Halla-aho. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

POLITICS

Truest of Finns steps down as party leader

The Nomad Today 6/21/21

Jussi Halla-aho renounces to continue leading the True Finns Party ( Perussuomalaiset )

MARITIME DISASTER

Investigators to re-examine wreck of Baltic Sea ferry M/S Estonia

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/20/21

Preliminary examinations of the wreck of the M/S Estonia are to take place in July, followed by complex photographic analyses using 3D technology.

Krapi summer theater, in Tuusula. Photo: Keski-Uudenmaan Teatteri/Creative Commons.

TRADITION

Summer theatre phenomenon: a cultural activity for thousands of Finns

Pablo Morilla 6/19/21

Summer theatre shows are always organized outdoors, normally on a natural setting close to villages.

Burglar burglary thief robbery break in Photo-by-Pixabay

SECURITY

Police list 7 measures to protect homes from summer break-ins

The Nomad Today 6/18/21

This year, the number of foreigners suspected of house burglary crimes has been just over 7%, while their share was about 12% last year and over 26% in 2019.

WORK IN FINLAND

Migri now charges € 65 to seasonal workers for a change of employer

The Nomad Today 6/18/21

If the application is filed in paper form, the fee is 165 euros, the Ministry of the Interior says.

Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen. Photo: Jussi Altonen/Vnk/File photo.

WORK IN FINLAND

Finland amends Aliens Act to prevent exploitation of foreign labour

The Nomad Today 6/18/21

A worker’s residence permit may be refused if there are grounds to suspect that the employer or the sponsor intends to circumvent the provisions on entry or residence.