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Police request clues about missing Espoo FC football player

The Nomad Today 2/10/20

He was last seen on Friday 7 around 1:00 in Töölö (Helsinki).

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Finland's PISA good results attracted thousands of foreign educators

Eric Lipchis 2/10/20

16,000 visitors came from more than half of the countries in the world from 2004 to 2019.

Coronavirus

EU calls for enhanced international cooperation against coronavirus

The Nomad Today 2/10/20

In latest developments, 95 EU citizens were among those repatriated from Wuhan China yesterday, thanks to a UK flight.

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Tampere, a city that takes care of you

The Nomad Today 2/10/20

Discover everything behind the security you enjoy in a big city like Tampere. Video by Business Tampere .

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Finland recorded an increase in industrial output at the end of 2019

The Nomad Today 2/10/20

Seasonally adjusted industrial production grew in December most in the electrical and electronics industry, by 7.2%. The decline in output was strongest in the chemical industry (-3.1%).

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Finland has the lowest rate of female scientists in the EU

The Nomad Today 2/10/20

Only in four EU member states the majority of scientists and engineers are women, according to Eurostat.

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Finland seeks business opportunities in Dubai

The Nomad Today 2/9/20

The Minister of Economic Affairs, Mika Lintilä, will travel to the United Arab Emirates this week to promote exports by Finnish businesses and to prepare Finland's participation at the Expo 2020.

Coronavirus

Finland claims to be well prepared for eventual coronavirus "pandemic"

The Nomad Today 2/7/20

EU health ministers discussed the global situation with the new coronavirus and, in particular, the situation in the EU area.

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Tuomas Saarenheimo to take up key Eurogroup post

The Nomad Today 2/7/20

The member states will confirm his appointment later this month.

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5G licences for Åland to Elisa, Telia and Ålands Telekommunikation

The Nomad Today 2/7/20

The aim is to facilitate the construction of the first 5G networks in Åland.

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Posti appointed new CEO with a salary of 37,500 euros per month

The Nomad Today 2/7/20

Turkka Kuusisto held the position of interim CEO since the resignation of Heikki Malinen in October 2019. Malinen resigned in the middle of an industrial action against…

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Finland tops EU ranking of work from home

The Nomad Today 2/7/20

Comparative figures of work from home were published by Eurostat on the same day that the Finnish Government warned of low productivity growth in relation to its main European competitors,…

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Finnish economy fails in productivity growth against its competitors

The Nomad Today 2/6/20

Since last decade, labour productivity growth has been slowing down in all industrialised countries. In Finland, however, this development has been more drastic than in the reference countries…

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Shortage of skilled labour threatens to halt software sector growth

Eric Lipchis 2/6/20

Approximately 53,000 people are full-time employed in 7,000 businesses in this field. However, some companies need more and try to find abroad a workforce that does not come to Finland for…

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FC Barcelona player Dembélé to be operated in Turku

Eric Lipchis 2/6/20

The surgery will be performed next Tuesday 11 February by the prestigious Finnish doctor Sakari Orava

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2020 began with a sales drop for the Finnish automotive sector

The Nomad Today 2/6/20

The most common passenger car models registered were Toyota Corolla, Skoda Octavia, Toyota Yaris, Nissan Qashqai and Ford Focus.

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British woman arrested for killing her child died in Vantaa prison

The Nomad Today 2/6/20

The woman had previously threatened to commit suicide.

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Vantaa, Turku and Tampere, where housing rents increased more

The Nomad Today 2/6/20

According to Statistics Finland, the annual increase in rents has slowed down in recent years across the country. Check in this article the evolution of prices in your city or region.

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Finances of Finnish municipalities continued to weaken in 2019

The Nomad Today 2/5/20

The combined operating margin of municipalities weakened by 1.2 billion euros in 2019 compared with the previous year. However, as a result of growth in central government transfers to local…

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NATIONAL DAY

Who are the Sámi people?

Eric Lipchis 2/5/20

The only indigenous people of the European Union are mostly unknown throughout the world. Read in this article about their origin, customs, and the discrimination exerted on them throughout history.…