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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.

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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.

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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.

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How do Finnish homes use energy?

The Nomad Today 11/21/19

Most of the energy goes to heating the home, but cooking, heating water and saunas, lighting and appliances also consume good amounts of power.

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Hanna-Marika Mitrunen

"You need 'sisu' to learn Finnish"

Attila Kustán Magyari 11/20/19

"Finnish language is not hard but different", remarks Hanna-Marika Mitrunen. We spoke to Tampere University’s language teacher to find out more effective ways to study the native tongue of Finland.

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Finland's budget plans pose a "risk of non-compliance" with EU stability pact

The Nomad Today 11/20/19

The European Commission has warned also Belgium, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia.

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Some 22,000 Finns lack an indoor flushing toilet, says Eurostat

The Nomad Today 11/20/19

In the European Union, the share of dwellings with no flushing toilet was lowest in Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden.

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Prime Minister Rinne to visit Moscow

The Nomad Today 11/20/19

Rinne will tell his colleague Dimitry Medvedev about the outcomes of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.

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Finns fight over one of their sacred symbols

The Nomad Today 11/20/19

A professor of Sociology at the University of Oulu caused a storm by requesting the removal of a picture of Marshal Mannerheim for his role as executor of 'reds' in the civil war.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto to visit Rwanda on behalf of EU

The Nomad Today 11/20/19

The Finnish minister will lay a wreath at the Kigali Genocide Memorial to commemorate the more than one million Rwandans who died in 1994.

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Sustainable technology: promoting a circular economy in Finland

Kelly Keodara 11/19/19

The focus of environmental protection is to shift from reducing emissions to preventing them.

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124 drunk drivers caught in pre-Christmas breathalyzer campaign

The Nomad Today 11/19/19

Surveillance will continue nationwide during the forthcoming weekend.

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Taxi driver reported racist attack in Vantaa

The Nomad Today 11/19/19

According to police information, two men entered his vehicle, one of whom named him racistly and physically attacked him.

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PAU union refuses to end the postal strike

The Nomad Today 11/19/19

Strikers gained support from other unions in fields such as maritime and rail freight transport.

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Finland aims to attract investments and IT professionals from India

The Nomad Today 11/19/19

The Minister of Employment will visit the country accompanied by a business delegation of 31 people, consisting mainly of IT companies and partners in Talent Boost, an international recruitment…

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12 pedestrians and 15 cyclists died on Finnish roads so far this year

The Nomad Today 11/19/19

14 people were killed in traffic accidents in October.

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European Space Week in Helsinki on 3-5 December

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

The main topics and discussions will show how space solutions can contribute to sustainable growth.

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Helsinki airport tests new technology to allow liquids in hand luggage

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

The aim is to make security checks smoother and twice as fast as now. Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands already uses this new technology.

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Norwegian will launch a new Helsinki-Tirana route

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

Earlier this year Finnair also announced that a connection to Albania will start operating next summer.

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Finland closed 53 comprehensive schools during the last year

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

11.6% of comprehensive school pupils received intensified support in autumn 2019 and 8.5% special support.