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Driver entered with car through a bank window in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 2/5/20

According to police information, after the accident, the woman said she could no longer indicate which pedal she had pressed.

Finland

Finland to provide same paid family leave to father and mother 

The Nomad Today 2/5/20

The daily allowance days will also increase up to 14 months for both parents. The reform will raise the costs of the scheme by around 100 million euros.

Coronavirus

10 false myths about coronavirus

The Nomad Today 2/5/20

Is it safe to receive a letter or a package from China? Can pets spread the virus? Does eating garlic help prevent infection? Is it true that sesame oil kill the virus? Are antibiotics…

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What is known so far about the novel coronavirus

The Nomad Today 2/5/20

The World Health Organization (WHO) explains in this short video what is known about the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) so far. Learn how and where the outbreak started, the symptoms of the disease,…

Finland

Finnish suicide profile: male, 25-34 years old from Kuopio or Oulu

The Nomad Today 2/4/20

The 30-year decline in the number of suicides was recently interrupted, according to the Finnish Health authority (THL). Between 2016 and 2018 there were 2,400 cases across the country. Hanging was…

Finland

Runeberg, much more than a cake

Eric Lipchis 2/4/20

The lyric poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg wrote the Finnish national anthem and stirred patriotism more than one century before Finland achieved its independence. However, he is mostly known for the…

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Snow shows up in southern Finland.

The Nomad Today 2/4/20

At last! on Monday 27 January, Helsinki woke up with a thin blanket of snow covering the landscape. In January, temperatures have been 10 degrees higher than usual in Finland, according to the…

Tourism

Finnair opens a new route to Bodø, in Northern Norway

The Nomad Today 2/4/20

It will be operated on Sundays between the end of May and September.

Finland

Sanna Marin: "Climate change is the greatest threat to humankind"

Eric Lipchis 2/4/20

Finland publishes its roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.

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Mild and snowless winter is damaging Finnish roads

The Nomad Today 2/4/20

Next spring there will be more potholes to patch than usual, warns the Finnish Transport and Infrastructure Agency.

Finland

World cancer day

Finland, second EU country with fewer cancer deaths

The Nomad Today 2/4/20

Cancer is responsible for over one quarter of all deaths recorded in the EU. The main fatal cancers are lung (men) and breast (women). The highest mortality rates are in Hungary and Croatia and the…

Finland

Research team aims to build in Helsinki tallest wooden apartment tower

The Nomad Today 2/3/20

Right now, the world's tallest wooden block is an 18-storey wooden tower of flats in Norway. The project designed by Finnish experts is for a 30-storey tower which would be built in the Finnish…

Tourism

What is it like to travel to the UK after Brexit?

The Nomad Today 2/3/20

The UK has become a non-EU country and new rules will apply in the future regarding travelling to and from its territory.

Finland

Marin to meet EU leaders in Brussels

The Nomad Today 2/3/20

In one of her meetings, the Finnish Prime Minister will discuss the European Strategy for Africa.

Finland

Six songs for Finns to dream of winning Eurovision again

Eric Lipchis 2/3/20

Finns get excited with the Eurovision contest, but their enthusiasm usually ends up in disappointment. Check in this article the six songs competing to represent Finland in 2020. The winner…

Finland

Union called on Prisma workers to strike during winter ski holiday

The Nomad Today 2/3/20

The Finnish trade union of services (PAM), has called 50,000 workers of retail and real estate services to a large-scale industrial action. Prisma stores may close for two days as a result of…

Finland

Foreign ministers of Sweden and Norway to visit Finland

The Nomad Today 2/2/20

Norway's Minister will present a work of art which is an official gift from Norway to mark the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence.

Finland

Bears increasingly used to interact with tourists

The Nomad Today 2/2/20

According to a Finnish researcher, the behaviour of the animals has changed due to human presence.

Finland

Finland running out of children

The Nomad Today 1/31/20

Finland appears in many world rankings as one of the best countries to have a family. But, paradoxically, the country's child population declined considerably during the last decade. The…

Lifestyle

The 3 best Netflix premieres for this weekend

Eric Lipchis 1/31/20

Foreigner.fi suggests you a documentary about how to face a virus pandemic, a thriller in which a happy father suddenly discovers that nothing in his life is like it seemed and a Norwegian…