COVID-19

FILED - Medical staff put on their protective suits at a hospital in Wuhan, ground zero for the coronavirus outbreak. China rejected US President Joe Biden's order for a new investigation by US intelligence agencies into the origins of the coronavirus, accusing the US of trying to politicize the search. Photo: -/TPG via ZUMA Press/dpa

World

US INTELLIGENCE REPORT

Biden orders Covid origin probe as Chinese lab accident theory gains ground

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/27/21

China rejected Biden's order, accusing the US of trying to politicize the search.

People in a cafeteria in a Helsinki shopping center. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

OPTIMISM

Finnish consumer confidence remains positive but down from a month ago

The Nomad Today 5/27/21

Compared to last year's May, all components of the Consumer Confidence Indicator were now clearly on a better level.

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.

HANDOUT - 24 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks to media upon her arrival to attend a special EU summit. Photo: -/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Tourism

TOURISM

Marin: "The digital certificate will facilitate health-secure travel"

The Nomad Today 5/26/21

Finland today launches its national digital certificate of vaccination against Covid-19.

Tourism

TOURISM

Greece to open for tourists vaccinated with Russian jab

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/25/21

Entering Greece without having to quarantine is also possible for travelers who present a negative PCR test result for the virus.

HANDOUT - 21 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders gives a press conference on the EU digital Covid-19 Certificate at the European Commission in Brussels. Photo: Christophe Licoppe/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Tourism

AGREEMENT IN BRUSSELS

EU Covid-19 passport to go live in Finland from 1 July

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/21

Three types of certificate will be available free of charge and on paper or digitally as a QR code.

Video

THL: Get the Covid-19 vaccine when it's your turn

5/21/21

Click HERE to learn how to book an appointment for vaccination. Video: National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

The intensity of the epidemic in Finland continues to decline

The Nomad Today 5/21/21

The number of new infections was approximately 70% lower in the last week of assessment than between March 8 and 14, when the number of cases was at its highest.

State epidemiologist Anders Tegnell of the Public Health Agency of Sweden talks to reporters after a news conference on the daily update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation, in Stockholm, Sweden May 6, 2020. Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Sweden records highest coronavirus infection rate in Europe

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/20/21

The Scandinavian country has recorded 577 new cases per 100,000 residents in the past 14 days.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

How to book an appointment for Covid-19 vaccination in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/20/21

Getting vaccinated is free of charge for residents of Finland.

28 July 2020, Hamburg: Sex workers hold signs and placards during a demonstration in Herbertstrasse against the lockdown of the brothels due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa

World

CORONAVIRUS

Netherlands eases Covid-19 rules for cafes, gyms, zoos and prostitutes

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

Cafes and restaurants can now serve guests in their outdoor areas between 6 am and 8 pm.

Coronavirus

GREEN CERTIFICATE

EU leaders fail to agree on vaccine passport

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

The document is to indicate whether a person has tested negative for Covid-19, has recently recovered from the virus that causes the disease, or has been vaccinated.

Coronavirus

SWR

Russian secret service chief accuses EU of blocking Moscow's vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

He said the EU was preventing the approval of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in Europe for political reasons.

24 October 2020, Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Vehicles drive past the borders near Flensburg from Germany into Denmark. As of Saturday entry from Germany has been subjected to restrictions after Denmark declared Germany as a risk country amid the rising numbers of coronavirus infections. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Denmark lifting nearly all restrictions, only nightclubs still closed

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/18/21

Remote working arrangements are to be scaled back in three phases so that all citizens will have returned to work by 1 August.

FILED - 03 April 2021, Brandenburg, Schoenefeld: A Boeing 737-8AS of the airline Ryanair lands on the southern runway of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost airline, landed deep in the red in the past fiscal year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on passenger numbers. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Economy & Business

AIRLINES

Ryanair reveals huge annual loss but expects vaccine-fuelled rebound

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/21

The airline's passenger traffic fell 81 per cent over the previous year, to 27.5 million.

FILED - Participants of a bicycle rally of this year's Christopher Street Day (CSD) cycle through the city of Cologne with a rainbow flag. Instead of a large parade, which fell victim to the Corona pandemic, lesbians, gays and transsexuals marched through the streets in a bicycle demonstration during Corona Year to protest for their cause. Photo: Roberto Pfeil/dpa

World

DISCRIMINATION

EU: Pandemic has increased violence against LGBTI people

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/21

The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is observed every year on 17 May.

The leaders of the 5 parties that make up the center-left government coalition, with Prime Minister Sanna Marin in the center. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Finland

ECONOMIC FORECAST

Finland to run substantial deficit until the middle of the decade

The Nomad Today 5/17/21

The public debt-to-GDP ratio will exceed 75% in 2025 and will continue to grow thereafter.

09 May 2021, Japan, Tokyo: Protesters hold up signs as they march in front of Tokyo's National Stadium, during a protest against hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics. Photo: Damon Coulter/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

Sports

SURVEY

60% of Japanese want Tokyo Olympics cancelled amid pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/16/21

Organizers have already agreed in March to ban overseas fans from attending this summer's Games due to the pandemic.

15 May 2021, Taiwan, Taipei: People shop the necessities and food at a supermarket. Taiwan on Saturday tightened measures to contain the coronavirus for two weeks after it reported 180 locally transmitted cases, a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic. Photo: Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

CORONAVIRUS

Taiwan tightens virus measures as locally transmitted cases rise

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/15/21

The Ministry of Economic Affairs advised supermarkets to take measures to ease panic-buying frenzies, such as allowing each consumer to buy only two packages of toilet paper or instant noodles,…