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Police suspend deportations to Iraq after Human Rights Court sanction

The Nomad Today 11/18/19

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo  said on Twitter that the ECHR decision is "shameful for Finland." She has asked senior officials to assess how to ensure that such a thing does not…

Finland

New speed cameras reduced accidents and driving speeds

The Nomad Today 11/17/19

2,100 fines and 1,800 cautions have been served based on the traffic monitoring carried out on the roads where they were installed.

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These are the foreigners most wanted by Finnish women to get married

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

The favourites are no longer Latinos from southern Europe or Swedes or Germans, as it used to be decades ago.

Sports

Finland breaks the hex and enters history

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Pukki and Tuominen take the Finnish team to their first European Championship after beating poor Liechtenstein 3-0.

Finland

Sandstorm turns 20 and a radio station plays it for 24 hours

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Hitmix will be playing it exactly 384 consecutive times on its 20th anniversary.

Finland

Police to launch intense breathalyzer campaign before Christmas

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Officers will be stopping and breathalyzing drivers during the coming days. Read in this article the dates when police controls will be more active.  

Finland

Almost 50,000 open job vacancies in Finland

The Nomad Today 11/15/19

Construction and wholesale and retail trade had many jobs considered hard to fill, according to Statistics Finland.

Finland

Finland sanctioned for violating human rights of asylum seeker killed in Iraq

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Finland violated Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention on Human Rights. The state will have to pay 20,000 euros to the victim's daughter for damages…

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7% of Finnish women married men of foreign background

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

International marriages declined especially between Finnish-born men and women with foreign background.

Finland

Police arrested suspect of 16 burglaries in homes in Helsinki and Vantaa

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

Do you know him or have you seen him? The police need help to figure out the extent of his crimes and locate the stolen items.

Finland

Tobacco, electricity, rents and hotel prices raised inflation in October

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

From September to October, consumer prices raised by 0.1% due to increasing prices of international flights.

Finland

Women return to work after maternity leave quicker than before

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

Five years before, 53% of mothers with children aged between one and two were employed but in 2018 as many as 58%.

Finland

Turnover increased in all sectors of trade

The Nomad Today 11/13/19

Growth was strongest in motor vehicle trade, where both turnover and the volume of sales grew by 10.7%. In retail trade, the turnover grew by 3.6%.

Finland

History calls the Finnish National Football Team

The Nomad Today 11/13/19

Helsinki and Tampere football fans will be able to watch for free, on giant screens, the historic match against Liechtenstein, in which Finland will seek qualification for the EURO 2020.

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Foreign woman detained for organizing sex sales in Kajaani

The Nomad Today 11/13/19

In Finland, organizing the sale of sex can be punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to three years, according to police information.

Finland

Diaspora Glitz magazine wins Best Media at Afro Finns Awards

The Nomad Today 11/13/19

The vision of the publication is to become Europe's number 1 Afro magazine.

Finland

Immigrants transferred 70 million euros to non-EU countries

The Nomad Today 11/12/19

The extra-EU inflows to Finland accounted for 23 million euros, so the result was a deficit of 47 million euros.

Finland

Auschwitz Memorial denounced display of a Nazi symbol in a Finnish bar

The Nomad Today 11/12/19

At the entrance of the bar there is an iron sign with the phrase 'Arbeit Macht Frei' that imitates the entrance to the death camp.

Finland

Citizens' initiative proposes permanent summer time in Finland

The Nomad Today 11/12/19

Promoters say moving permanently to summer time zone would allow people to have one more hour to practice safe outdoor exercise.

Finland

Cannabis use increasing among Finnish pupils

The Nomad Today 11/12/19

The share of pupils abstaining from alcohol has increased in recent years, but 3% of them have also experimented with other drugs, according to a survey published by the Finnish Institute of Health…