Finland

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finnair's passenger traffic plummeted 92% in November

The Nomad Today 12/8/20

Passenger numbers decreased in Asian traffic by 98.3%, in North Atlantic traffic by 100%, in European traffic by 93.8% and in domestic traffic by 80.3%.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Coronavirus hospitalizations in Finland soar 58% since Friday

The Nomad Today 12/7/20

THL reports 9 deaths, 1,123 new coronavirus infections in the past three days.

Finland

DEMOCRACY

Finland to chair the Freedom Online Coalition in 2021

The Nomad Today 12/7/20

Internet dependency and digital addiction as well as their impact on children will be discussed in English at a virtual event on Wednesday 16 December 2020.

Finland

MIGRATION

Half of the population of foreign origin lives in Greater Helsinki

The Nomad Today 12/7/20

Russians, Estonians, Iraqis and Somalis are the four largest groups.

Finland

FERTILITY

Finland's birth rate declined by 28% in the last decade

The Nomad Today 12/6/20

The share of women with Finnish background in the birth rate decreased by one percentage point to 85% in 2019.

Finland

103 ANNIVERSARY

Finnish missions abroad celebrate Independence with virtual events

The Nomad Today 12/6/20

A cooperation partner of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has created a virtual environment for the events.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

THL reports 7 deaths, 876 new coronavirus infections in 48 hours

The Nomad Today 12/4/20

The country's incidence of new cases also increased to 103.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past two weeks.

Finland

HOUSING

Price of existing detached houses in Helsinki twice the country's average

The Nomad Today 12/4/20

The average price per square meter in the Helsinki metropolitan area is 3,402 euros.

Video

Video

How Finland has developed in the past 30 years

The Nomad Today 12/4/20

How are you doing, Finland? How have you changed? How sustainable has your development been? The Finnish statistical office has followed the country's journey using some indicators on Finnish…

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Tighter restrictions on bars and restaurants in many regions

The Nomad Today 12/4/20

From Saturday 5 December, the bars and restaurants of Uusimaa, Kanta-Häme, Päijät-Häme, Kymenlaakso and North Ostrobothnia must stop serving alcohol at 22:00 and close at 23:00.

Finland

BUSINESS

Sales of electric and hybrid cars in Finland grow 61% year-on-year

The Nomad Today 12/4/20

New passenger car registrations in fell 15% in November and 16.7% so far this year.

Finland

DECEMBER AND JANUARY

Migri service point in Helsinki to open on Saturdays

The Nomad Today 12/3/20

Appointments can be booked in its appointment system every Tuesday of the same week.

Coronavirus

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

Government: coronavirus epidemic "rapidly worsening" across Finland

The Nomad Today 12/3/20

​People under 50 years of age accounted for around 75% of all cases and people under 30 years of age for nearly 40%. Now, the government is especially concerned about what might happen to…

Coronavirus

VACCINE COMING

Finland will offer free Covid-19 vaccination to all residents

The Nomad Today 12/3/20

The government approved on Wednesday the strategy to vaccinate the entire population from the beginning of 2021.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 9 deaths, nearly 1,000 new infections in 48 hours

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

The incidence rate of the disease now exceeds 100 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants throughout Finland.

Finland

BUSINESS

Government grants 7.7 million for projects replacing coal energy

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has reserved 90 million euros for the investment aid. Applications for projects that replace coal power will be accepted by 28 February 2021.

Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish retail sales and turnover grew year over year

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

This improvement in sales was especially visible in daily consumer goods.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

A quarter of Covid-19 cases in Finland detected in foreigners

The Nomad Today 12/1/20

Health authorities reported 550 new infections on Tuesday. There was no official published daily death toll at the time of writing.

Finland

PARTNER COUNTRY

Minister Haavisto to discuss China at NATO Foreign Ministers meeting

The Nomad Today 12/1/20

With China’s global role growing, its activities are being assessed by various stakeholders, including NATO.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Helsinki University premises closed due to worsening epidemic

The Nomad Today 12/1/20

The Covid-19 management team of the University of Helsinki has made decisions preventing the spread of the disease in the university community.