Finnish

05/17/2022. The Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, speaks before the plenary session of Parliament, in the debate prior to the vote on Finland's accession to NATO. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

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"

10/05/2022. The Defense Committee held a briefing on the changes in the security environment and joining NATO. Pictured is the chairman of the Defence committee. Petteri Orpo (kok). Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

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

19 February 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks at the 58th Munich Security Conference. Photo: Tobias Hase/dpa.

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

Remains of the Dachau concentration camp, near Munich. Photo: Pixabay.

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

HANDOUT - 16 August 2021, United Kingdom, Brize Norton: A handout photo released by the Ministry of Defence shows British Embassy staff and British nationals disembarking the first plane carrying evacuated personnel to return from Afghanistan at RAF Brize Norton. British troops are racing against the clock to get the remaining British nationals and their local allies out of Afghanistan following the dramatic overthrow of the country's Western-backed government by the Taliban. Photo: Mrs Sharron Floyd/PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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

Apartment buildings in Helsinki. Photo: Pixabay.

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

President and CEO of Nokia Pekka Lundmark. Photo: Jaakko Jaskari/Nokia.

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.

Screenshot of the trailer of All The Sins. Image: YouTube.

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.

Passengers at Helsinki airport. Photo: Finavia.

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.

Engineer-factory-production-plant-manufacture by pexels

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.

The new Finnish ambassador to Iraq, Matti Lassila. Photo: Petri Krook/Finnish government.

Finland

DIPLOMATIC SERVICE

New Finnish ambassador to Iraq

The Nomad Today 4/9/21

Matti Lassila joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1987.

Helsinki airport and air traffic control tower. Photo: Finavia.

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.

Finnish children have fun in the snow. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

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.

A man yells through a loudspeaker.
Photo: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels.

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.

A Finnish man, searching for empty cans in the trash in a park in the Uusimaa region. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

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.

Russia expels two Finnish diplomats

Finnish parliament takes another big step towards joining NATO

Finnish President Niinistö says it's getting colder than the Cold War

70-year-old Finnish man arrested for killing, dismembering his partner

Finnish tourists banned from Dachau after giving Hitler salute

70 Finnish nationals or residents await evacuation from Kabul

18 diplomats from the Finnish embassy evacuated on a US plane

Finnish government raises fees for issuing identity cards

53% of Finnish households in debt

Nokia offers employees to work remotely up to 3 days a week

Oulu selected as European Capital of Culture for 2026

Five Finnish 'Nordic noir' series to discover

Number of passengers at Finnish airports increased 512% in April

Number of foreigners who obtained Finnish citizenship fell 19% in 2020

Prices of Finnish manufactured goods grew 6.7% over the last year

New Finnish ambassador to Iraq

Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted in 2020

Government: "Finland's population would shrink without immigrants"

A fifth of Finns classify themselves as noise-sensitive, study finds

Growing number of Finns at risk of poverty

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