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02/28/2022. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin at a press conference on Monday. Photo: © Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Poll: For first time, majority of Finns in favour of joining NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Public broadcaster Yle on Monday called the result a "historic change in Finns' attitude towards NATO membership"

Helsinki residents enjoying the sun in a park in Esplanadi avenue (Helsinki). Photo: Angelo Giordano/Pixabay.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

65% of Finns are fully vaccinated

The Nomad Today 9/16/21

The epidemic continues to spread especially among unvaccinated 20-49-year-olds

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Less than 10% of Finns have received full Covid-19 vaccination

The Nomad Today 5/31/21

Finland waits 2-3 months before administering the second dose, while in most countries the interval is 3 weeks . Only Bulgaria and Finland were below 10% in percentage of fully vaccinated…

FILED - Critics have long warned that the automated selection of Facebook's newsfeed leads to so-called filter bubbles. The social media giant is now giving users more controls over how they see content. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa

Finland

DATA LEAKED ONLINE

1.4 million Finns among victims of Facebook data breach and theft

The Nomad Today 4/4/21

The data could be used by hackers to impersonate people and commit fraud, cybersecurity experts say.

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.

Finland

MIGRATION

Government draws strategy for expatriates to exert their influence

The Nomad Today 2/2/21

The strategy includes measures enabling all citizens who are interested in returning with possible foreign spouses and children to settle in Finland smoothly and in an assisted manner. In…

Finland

WASTE INCREASING

Each Finnish resident generates 565 kilos of waste per year

The Nomad Today 12/9/20

The amount of waste per capita increased 15 kilos compared to the previous year and is now 65 kilos more than in 2010.

Finland

THL SURVEY

Drug experimentation growing sharply in Finland

The Nomad Today 11/29/20

“Among Finns under 40 years of age drug experimentation, either their own, or that of their friends, has become quite a normal thing”, says THL Research Professor Pekka Hakkarainen.

Accommodation,-cottage-tourists by Harri Tarvainen-Business Finland

Tourism

FINNISH VACATION 2020

Finns chose domestic travel and cottages in coronavirus summer

The Nomad Today 11/5/20

Between May and August, Finnish residents made 10.8 million trips, of which 9.7 million were domestic trips with overnight stays. One half of all leisure trips abroad that included overnight…

Helsinki-Vantaa airport, half empty in mid-July. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Tourism

Finnish residents canceled millions of trips due to coronavirus

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

Altogether 1.4 million trips abroad and 0.8 million domestic trips with paid accommodation, for which reservations had been made before the restrictions set in March, were cancelled or postponed in…

Tourism

Finnish residents travel less to Estonia, more to Central Europe

The Nomad Today 6/11/20

Slightly more leisure trips were made to our western and eastern neighbours Sweden and Russia than in the year before.

Young students celebrating Vappu before the pandemic, in Tampere in 2017. Photo: Laura-Vanzo.

Finland

Coronavirus forces to celebrate Vappu under strict restrictions

The Nomad Today 4/30/20

Government reminds citizens that the restrictions on gatherings of more than 10 people are still in force and the police will be monitoring compliance. Authorities launched a website with events and…

Opinion

Snellman, the man who inspired Finns to be Finns

Mahmudul Islam 4/2/20

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Finns terrified of running out of toilet paper

The Nomad Today 3/13/20

This is what the toilet paper shelves showed on Friday afternoon in Lauttasaari K-Market. Similar scenes of toilet paper panic during the day in other countries of the world.

Video

Suomalainen resting b*tch face - Almost Finns

The Nomad Today 2/26/20

Finland

More Finns leave their country than those who return

The Nomad Today 2/25/20

In January, Finland also recorded 671 more deaths than births. Still, the country gained population due to migration gain from abroad.

Finland

Half of young Finns admit drugs are part of their daily reality

The Nomad Today 1/13/20

More than one third say they have been offered drugs for use or purchase. About half of the population approve the creation of drug-use rooms.

Video

Opi leipomaan joulutortut kahdessa minuutissa - Almost Finns

The Nomad Today 12/19/19

Almost Finns show you how to prepare Joulutorttu.

Video

Keitä me ollaan? - Almost Finns

The Nomad Today 11/5/19

Almost Finns are here with the first video of their series for Foreigner.fi readers. Meet these three restless immigrants and discover everything you have in common with them. This will be the…