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Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri launches project to speed up processing of work, study permits

The Nomad Today 2/1/21

The aim is to issue customers with a work permit on average within a month.

Finland

ECONOMY

Finnish consumer confidence strongest in over two years

The Nomad Today 2/1/21

The confidence indicator received the value -5.0 among self-employed persons in January.

Model of the ferry MS Estonia in the Estonian Maritime Museum.
Photo: Leif Jørgensen/W. Commons.

Finland

INVESTIGATION

New government in Tallinn wants to stick to Estonia ferry probe

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/31/21

Estonia, Sweden and Finland want to find out how a large and long-unknown hole in the hull, which footage by documentary film-makers revealed last year, was created.

Minister-of-Employment-Tuula-Haatainen-by-Lauri-Heikkinen-Vnk

Finland

LABOUR MARKET

357,400 unemployed jobseekers

The Nomad Today 1/31/21

This is 99,700 more than a year earlier.

Finland

UN WOMEN

Finland funds Syrian women's peace efforts with € 1 million

The Nomad Today 1/29/21

"Sustainable and fair peace cannot be achieved without women’s participation," the Foreign Ministry says.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Turnover of large Finnish companies falls

The Nomad Today 1/29/21

In total, the turnover of large enterprises decreased by 6.4% in 2020.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Number of coronavirus cases increases again in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/28/21

Since 14 December 2020, a total of 106 cases of the new variants have been confirmed in Finland.

Finland

EDUCATION

Finland to implement a new action plan to prevent bullying

The Nomad Today 1/28/21

It is proposed that action to combat bullying begins already in early childhood education and care.

HANDOUT - 27 January 2020, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) visits an exhibition at the Victory Museum in Poklonnaya Hill to mark the 77th anniversary since the Leningrad siege was lifted during World War II. Photo: -/Kremlin /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

PANDEMIC

Public life re-emerges in Russia as coronavirus case numbers drop

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/21

Flights to India, Vietnam and Finland were taking to the air once again, and in Moscow nightclubs and late-night eateries are allowed to open their doors.

Finland

How to ship anything to or from Finland

The Nomad Today 1/27/21

From entire households to smaller boxes and parcels, find out how to move your stuff overseas or across Europe.

Vote. Image by: The Finnish Parliament @SuomenEduskunta

Finland

APRIL 2021

Advance voting abroad in Finland's municipal elections

The Nomad Today 1/27/21

The advance polling stations abroad will be located in Finland's diplomatic and consular missions or their offices in 75 different countries.

Finland

EXPLOITATION

Number of human trafficking victims in Finland breaks new record

The Nomad Today 1/27/21

Among the new victims, the number of people who have been subjected to forced labor in the cleaning, construction, restaurant, domestic service and seasonal work sectors is increasing.

Finland

FIRST JOINT APPLICATION

14,500 foreign students applied for higher education in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/26/21

The most popular fields were business, administration and law, information and communication technologies.

Helsinki-Vantaa airport, half empty in mid-July. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

BUSINESS

Passengers at Finnish airports hit a record low in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/25/21

20 million fewer passengers used Finnish airports.

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Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair resumes passenger flights from the UK, Ireland to Finland

The Nomad Today 1/24/21

Passengers must present a certificate of a negative Covid-19 test, and if the document is not provided, they will be denied boarding.

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo and Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, Krista Kiuru. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finland tightens border traffic

The Nomad Today 1/23/21

Entry into the country based on employment will be restricted to essential duties.

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ENTREPRENEURS

Fewer enterprise openings, more closures than 12 months earlier

The Nomad Today 1/22/21

Enterprise closures in the form of natural persons accounted for 51% and those in the form of limited companies for 40% of all closures.

THL's Head of Infectious Diseases Control and Vaccines Unit, Taneli-Puumalainen. Photo: Laura Kotila/vnk.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Government recommends avoiding travel to UK, Ireland, South Africa

The Nomad Today 1/22/21

In its last meeting, the government discussed measures to prevent the spread of the new Covid-19 variants and the renewed acceleration of the epidemic.

A crashed car in a ditch. Photo: Foreigner.fi/file photo.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Accident fatalities on Finnish roads increased in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/22/21

Pedestrians killed numbered 22 and cyclists 30.

A view of Helsinki's central station, with the stone men who guard the entrace equipped with face masks. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

New Covid-19 cases still reported in large numbers across Finland

The Nomad Today 1/21/21

So far, a total of 86 cases of the new variants discovered in the Great Britain and South Africa have been confirmed. On 21 January, THL reported 399 new infections and 6 more deaths.…