Aid

04 May 2021, Nepal, Kathmandu: Men wearing personal protective suits carry the body of a COVID-19 victim for cremation on the bank of Bagmati River. Photo: Dipen Shrestha/Zuma Press/dpa

Coronavirus

WITH THE EU

Finland sends aid to help Nepal fight Covid-19 epidemic

The Nomad Today 5/26/21

Nepal is one of Finland's long-term development cooperation partner countries.

Helsinki-airport-plane-Finnair-by-Finavia

Business in Finland

EMPLOYMENT

Finland to receive EU aid to support redundant Finnair staff

The Nomad Today 5/9/21

The application concerns a total of about 500 former employees who lost their jobs at Finnair and related companies.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Finland to support Covid-19 response in India, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Niger

The Nomad Today 5/7/21

Finland’s contribution will be channeled via the Finnish Red Cross.

A cafeteria in the city of Järvenpää (Uusimaa region). Photo: Foreigner.fi/file photo.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

BUSINESS

Entrepreneurs can apply more aid for Covid-19 damage from April 27

The Nomad Today 4/10/21

A total of 356 million euros has been reserved for the third round of business cost support and closure compensation.

Sanna Marin's cabinet, during their meeting on Monday. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Business in Finland

COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

Finland announces state support for businesses affected by shutdown

The Nomad Today 3/1/21

The shutdown will start on 8 March and it remain in force until 28 March.

HANDOUT - 12 February 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Parliament President David Sassoli (R), Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa (L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose for a photo after they signed the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) agreement in Brussels. Photo: Daina Le Lardic/European Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

EU's Covid-19 recovery fund gets final approval

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/21

A large chunk of this money - 312.5 billion euros - is to be distributed in grants for investments and reforms in the 27 countries of the bloc.

Finnair aircraft on the ground. Photo: Mikko Pylkkö/Finnair.

Business in Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finland applies EU aid to re-employ laid off Finnair workers

The Nomad Today 12/30/20

The total budget of the project is estimated at approximately 3 million euros, of which 40% will be nationally funded.

28 November 2020, Hamburg: Demonstrators hold a banner with the inscription "No War" as they protest against the developing conflict in Ethiopia. Ethiopia's government launched an offensive against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which is in power in the northern region of Tigray. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa

World

WAR

Three Danish aid group employees killed in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/11/20

The circumstances of their death remain unclear.

Minister for Economic Affairs and Employment Mika Lintilä, during a government meeting on 23 November 2020. Photo: Jussi-Toivanen/Vnk.

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Government grants 7.7 million for projects replacing coal energy

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has reserved 90 million euros for the investment aid. Applications for projects that replace coal power will be accepted by 28 February 2021.

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (C), at the Afghanistan donor conference in Geneva. Photo: Twitter/@Haavisto.

World

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Donors pledge billions for Afghanistan but demand progress in return

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/20

A donor conference organized by Afghanistan, Finland and the United Nations was held in Geneva.

06 August 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: Russian medics check the wounds of Hussein, a six-year-old Syrian boy, who was injured by shattered glass during Tuesday's massive explosion, at a Russian field hospital in Beirut. Aid has been pouring from around the world with several countries sending medical assistance, setting up field hospitals and sending rescue teams to help the local authorities cope with the aftermath the explosion. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

Finland

Finland to send rescue experts and material aid to Lebanon

The Nomad Today 8/6/20

Finland’s material aid will include medical and hygiene supplies.

Opinion

06 August 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: People put their belonging in a truck as they leave a destroyed area caused by a massive explosion in Beirut's port that rocked the whole city, killing at least 100 people and injured thousands. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa.

Open letter to the Finnish government from a Lebanese mother in Finland

Maria Haykal 8/6/20

FILE PHOTO: Medical specialists wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) treat a patient in an intensive care unit of the Lomonosov University Clinic, which delivers treatment to patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Moscow, Russia May 20, 2020. Andrei Nikerichev/Moscow News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Coronavirus

US flies coronavirus aid to Russia where cases are climbing

The Nomad Today 5/21/20

The death toll climbed past the 3,000 mark after 127 people died in the previous 24 hours.

UN-mission-soliders-blue-Central-African-Republic-Bangui-child-humanitarian.-Photo-by-UN Photo-Herve Serefio

World

Humanitarian action is more dangerous than ever

The Nomad Today 8/11/19

This year 399 humanitarian workers have been subject to serious attacks, and 126 lost their lives trying to save victims of conflicts or natural disasters. Sexual violence against women, in…

Finland

Finland allocates €70 million to respond to humanitarian crisis

The Nomad Today 2/25/19

4 million euros will be channelled to Yemen, which is suffering the worst humanitarian crisis with over 80 per cent of the population in need of assistance

Business in Finland

Investment aid of 40 million euros available for energy technology projects

The Nomad Today 2/19/19

Applications should be submitted by 31 May 2019 and decisions will be made in Autumn

Moving to Finland

Finland offers up to 5,000 euros of aid to Afghans, Iraqis and Somalis who return home in 2019

The Nomad Today 12/31/18

This amount can be granted in the form of in-kind assistance and in cash.

Work in Finland

Tax-exempt grants and scholarships will no longer reduce students financial aid

The Nomad Today 12/31/18

Parliament has approved a number of amendments to the Act on Student Financial Aid. Starting 1 January 2019, tax-exempt grants and scholarships will no longer affect student financial aid payments.…