Migration

02 June 2022, Spain, Ceuta: Migrants queue at the port of Ceuta to embark to mainland Spain. The group, which includes 30 migrants of sub-Saharan origin, have left the Center for Temporary Stay of Immigrants (CETI) to take a boat to various NGO resources in mainland Spain. Photo: Antonio Sempere/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Moving to Spain

MIGRATION CRISIS

Spain and four other nations call for EU solidarity on migration

The Nomad Today 6/4/22

The Mediterranean countries in particular have repeatedly called for more support and redistribution mechanisms, because they are where most migrants arrive

19 May 2021, Spain, Ceuta: Agents watch from the fence that separates Ceuta from Morocco the arrival of migrants. Photo: Antonio Sempere/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Moving to Spain

IMMIGRATION

Spain and Morocco agree on joint migration deterrence effort

The Nomad Today 5/9/22

The new contact between representatives of both countries became possible after Spain gave in on a decades-long dispute over the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara

14 April 2022, United Kingdom, Kent: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dover member of parliament Natalie Elphicke and John Craig, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff to the Commander of the UK Carrier Strike Group at Royal Navy, stand overlooking the channel in Dover. Photo: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire/dpa.

World

IMMIGRATION

UN: Britain's Rwanda migration policy breaches international law

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/15/22

The government announced this week it plans to provide failed asylum seekers, including those crossing the Channel in small boats, with a one-way ticket to Rwanda, where they will have the right to…

13 September 2021, United Kingdom, Dungeness: A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, by the RNLI, following a small boat incident in the Channel. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa

World

BREXIT

France calls for migration agreement between the EU and Britain

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/10/21

The number of people reaching the English coast this year has already topped 13,000, according to the BBC

World

WORLD BANK REPORT

Over 200 million people could migrate by 2050 due to climate change

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/14/21

Sub-Saharan Africa could see as many as 86 million internal climate migrants

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Finland

POPULATION

Immigrants keep Finland's population on the rise

The Nomad Today 8/30/21

28,918 children were born in the Nordic country during January-July, but the number of deaths was much higher

World

AFGHANISTAN

EU interior ministers to discuss migration as Afghan crisis unfolds

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/18/21

Some EU leaders are strategizing how to avoid a repeat of 2015 and 2016, when hundreds of thousands made the perilous journey to seek protection in the bloc

Finland

ASYLUM REFORM

EU ministers' meeting on migration ends without concrete results

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/16/21

EU members with external borders argue that the bloc's asylum rules should be updated to share the burden of arriving asylum seekers while other states are reluctant to do so.

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

POPULATION STATISTICS

Finland's birth rate showed a slight growth in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/21/21

The population increased by 10,854 people due to migration gain from abroad.

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Finland

OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Finland reduced granting of first residence permits by 18.3% in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/20/21

Last year, Iraqi citizens submitted the highest number of applications for Finnish citizenship, surpassing Russians.

Finland

POPULATION CHANGES

Finland, a decade of migratory gains from abroad

The Nomad Today 12/21/20

The net immigration of people with foreign background has been positive in the 2010s, while that of Finnish citizens has been negative.

A man wearing a face mask waits at Oslo airport to board a flight to Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Entry restrictions to Finland extended until 12 January

The Nomad Today 12/12/20

As for Finnish residents, the Finnish authorities still recommends avoiding unnecessary travel to "high-risk countries."

people walking through a pedestrian crossing in central Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

JANUARY-OCTOBER 2020

Finland gains population despite declining immigration

The Nomad Today 11/25/20

The number of births was 6,445 lower than that of deaths during January-October.

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo.Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Finland

MIGRATION

Finland backs EU plan to pre-screen migrants at borders and speed up returns

The Nomad Today 11/12/20

The department headed by Maria Ohisalo also considers that "when correctly implemented," this new mechanism would contribute to the objective of strengthening the external borders.

A family made up of a local woman and a man of foreign origin enjoy a walk. Photo: Foreigner.fi

Finland

POPULATION

Coronavirus reduced migration to and from Finland

The Nomad Today 10/23/20

The number of births was 5,579 lower than that of deaths in January-September.

21 September 2020, Italy, Milan: Matteo Salvini, Federal Secretary of the Lega Nord right-wing party, speaks during a press conference after the announcement of the results of the 2020 Italian regional elections. Salvini failed to conquer Tuscany, the biggest prize in Italy's regional polls, according to early projections on Monday. Photo: Gian Mattia D'alberto/dpa.

World

'SECURITY DECREES'

Italian government softens migration laws sponsored by Salvini

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/6/20

Fines of up to 1 million euros for migrant rescue charities that make unauthorized entries into Italian territorial waters were lowered to 10,000-50,000 euros.

European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life Margaritas Schinas (C) and European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson (R) attend a press conference on a New Pact for Migration and Asylum at the European Commission. Photo: Lukasz Kobus/European Commission/dpa.

World

MIGRATION & ASYLUM PLAN

EU: "If you don't have the right to stay, you will be returned"

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

The European Union (EU) puts more and faster deportations at the center of its new migration and asylum plan.

20 September 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: People from various organisations, including Seebruecke Frankfurt and Migrantifa Hessen, march with placards during a demonstration against German and European migration policy. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa.

World

EXPLOSIVE DEBATE

EU executive to propose overhaul of migration and asylum system

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/23/20

Under current EU rules, the country where people first generally arrive has to process their asylum claims; this means countries with external borders carry a disproportionate burden.