World NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS Russia expels two Finnish diplomats The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22 Moscow also criticized Finnish arms deliveries to Ukraine and Finland's "confrontational course towards Russia"
World NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS Finnish parliament takes another big step towards joining NATO The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/22 The Finnish parliament's defence committee said on Tuesday it was in favour of joining NATO in order to ensure the country's national security
World NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS Finnish President Niinistö says it's getting colder than the Cold War The Nomad Today/dpa 2/22/22 Finland is considered a mediator in the tense relationship between the EU and the Kremlin, and Niinistö is sometimes described as a Putin hand
Spain IN SPAIN 70-year-old Finnish man arrested for killing, dismembering his partner The Nomad Today 10/29/21 A homeless man found both legs and an arm of the victim inside a garbage container on a nearby street
Finland NAZISM Finnish tourists banned from Dachau after giving Hitler salute The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21 All three have been banned from the Dachau site for life, and the authorities are to press charges
Finland AFGHANISTAN 70 Finnish nationals or residents await evacuation from Kabul The Nomad Today 8/18/21 The diplomatic staff of the Finnish Embassy, who were evacuated late on Monday, arrived in Finland on Wednesday
Finland AFGHANISTAN 18 diplomats from the Finnish embassy evacuated on a US plane The Nomad Today 8/16/21 The government says it has not been possible to evacuate the 170 Afghans it had promised to bring to Finland
Finland NEW BIOMETRIC CERTIFICATE Finnish government raises fees for issuing identity cards The Nomad Today 7/15/21 The applicant's facial image and fingerprints will be stored on the chip of the identity card
Finland HOUSING LOANS 53% of Finnish households in debt The Nomad Today/dpa 6/27/21 The total amount of these loans was 131,600 million euros in 2020, 3.4% more than the previous year
Economy & Business BUSINESS Nokia offers employees to work remotely up to 3 days a week The Nomad Today/dpa 6/23/21 Many offices will be renovated and will see up to 70% of the office space allocated to teamwork and meetings
Tourism THIRD FINNISH CITY Oulu selected as European Capital of Culture for 2026 The Nomad Today 6/3/21 Another 2026 European Capital of Culture will be selected from Slovakia.
Lifestyle TV SERIES Five Finnish 'Nordic noir' series to discover Pablo Morilla 5/29/21 Finnish fiction series are sparking interest around the world, as the 'Nordic noir' genre gains popularity.
Finland AIR TRAFFIC Number of passengers at Finnish airports increased 512% in April The Nomad Today 5/26/21 The number of air traffic passengers was still around 90% lower than in April 2019, the most recent comparable period before the pandemic.
Finland IMMIGRATION Number of foreigners who obtained Finnish citizenship fell 19% in 2020 The Nomad Today 5/7/21 143,256 permanent residents of Finland have citizenship of some other country in addition to Finnish.
Finland BUSINESS Prices of Finnish manufactured goods grew 6.7% over the last year The Nomad Today 4/26/21 Producer prices also increased in the service sector.
Finland DIPLOMATIC SERVICE New Finnish ambassador to Iraq The Nomad Today 4/9/21 Matti Lassila joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1987.
Finland AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted in 2020 The Nomad Today 3/19/21 In all, 76% of the passengers in air transport in 2020 flew in January to March.
Finland REPORT Government: "Finland's population would shrink without immigrants" The Nomad Today 3/10/21 "More net immigration will be necessary to maintain a stable population in the future. A potential target could be to raise net immigration to 25,000 people by 2030," the report concludes.
Finland THL RESEARCH A fifth of Finns classify themselves as noise-sensitive, study finds The Nomad Today 3/8/21 Noise caused by road traffic and close neighbours are the most common sources of environmental noise annoyance for them in their daily lives.
Finland LIVING CONDITIONS Growing number of Finns at risk of poverty The Nomad Today 2/9/21 In 2020, there were slightly more households experiencing difficulties in making ends meet than in the year before.