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03 November 2021, Denmark, Copenhagen: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (not pictured) following their meeting. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Sweden and Finland submit formal applications to join NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/22

The NATO chief said the alliance would assess the membership bid as quickly as possible

10/05/2022. The Defense Committee held a briefing on the changes in the security environment and joining NATO. Pictured is the chairman of the Defence committee. Petteri Orpo (kok). Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finnish parliament takes another big step towards joining NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/22

The Finnish parliament's defence committee said on Tuesday it was in favour of joining NATO in order to ensure the country's national security

HANDOUT - 09 May 2022, France, Strasbourg: French President Emmanuel Macron attends the closing event of the Conference on the Future of Europe at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg. Photo: Mathieu Cugnot/EU Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

'Several decades' before Ukraine could join EU, says Macron

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/9/22

Macron said the bloc's current entry rules could see the process for Ukraine last several years, or "in truth" several decades

Finland

TRAVEL

Finland to expand reception of visa applications in Russia

The Nomad Today 9/14/21

In 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic, Finland issued a total of 790,000 Schengen visas in Russia. In the same year, Russians made 3.7 million visits to Finland

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Finland

PANDEMIC

Major drop in Schengen visa applications at Finnish missions

The Nomad Today 3/3/21

In 2020, by far the largest number of applications received by Finland were made by Russian nationals.

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Citizenship applications are more expensive in 2021

The Nomad Today 1/4/21

The processing fees of all residence permit applications for employed and self-employed persons submitted on paper have also been raised.

A Norwegian plane landing. Photo: Jørgen Syversen.

Economy & Business

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Norway court approves Norwegian Air reconstruction application

The Nomad Today 12/9/20

Last month, the carrier reported a third quarter net loss of 980 million kroner (108 million dollars), as the coronavirus pandemic caused a sharp drop in demand for air travel.

Image: Screenshot from Jenni Turunen's video.

Finland

SURVIVAL FINNISH

Video: Writing a CV and a cover letter in Finnish

Jenni Turunen 11/17/20

If you want to make an impression on your future employer, write your job application in Finnish. In this video I will explain you how to write a CV and a cover letter in Finnish.

20 September 2020, Berlin: People march with placards during a demonstration held in favour of relocating asylum seekers to Germany from shelters on the Greek islands. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa.

World

MIGRATION

EU agency reports 31% fall in asylum applications in 2020

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/15/20

Syrian, Afghans, Venezuelans and Colombians continue to lodge the most applications.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Koronavilkku app reaches 2 million downloads in 2 weeks

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

THL does not say how many people who downloaded the app have already removed it from their mobile phones.

Finland

IMMIGRATION

Migri won't accept applications by post or email from 1 September

The Nomad Today 8/28/20

In urgent matters, customers can visit service points and queue using the waiting numbers.

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Coronavirus

IN FINLAND

Trial of app to track coronavirus begins Tuesday 4 August

The Nomad Today 8/3/20

THL assures in its press release that there are no risks that the privacy of users is violated.

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Finland

Rules for students to apply residence permits during Covid-19 pandemic

The Nomad Today 4/7/20

The backlog is huge at Migri's offices, where applications arrived on 2 September 2019 are currently waiting to be processed. However, this year there was a record number of applicants for study…

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Finland

Joint application for higher education in English is open in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/8/20

International students can now apply to programmes in Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences as well as programmes offered by the University of the Arts.

Finland

Migri will wait until the end of the year for late documents due to postal strike

The Nomad Today 12/10/19

The Finnish Immigration agency informed in its latest customer bulletin that they will take into account the effects of the industrial action when processing applications.

Finland

Delays in the processing of citizenship applications in October

The Nomad Today 9/30/19

Migri also accumulates backlogs in the processing of residence permits for students and in the delivery of residence cards.

Finland

New Fundraising Act will come into force in March 2020

The Nomad Today 7/4/19

The Ministry of the Interior highlights that the "application process is lightened significantly from the present one".

Finland

Migri rebuked for delays in the processing of residence permits by the Deputy Chancellor of Justice

The Nomad Today 5/15/19

The Deputy Chancellor of Justice, Mikko Puumalainen, ordered Migri to inform him no later than 10 November about the measures undertaken to ensure that the legal deadlines for processing the…