OECD

Finland

REPORT

OECD: Finland lags behind its neighbours in foreign investments

The Nomad Today 5/19/21

The OECD notes that setting up a company in Finland takes longer than in the rest of the Nordic and Baltic countries and also says that the excessively slow and highly bureaucratic mechanism for…

World

MULTILATERALISM

Estonian president withdraws candidacy for top OECD post

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/21

With Kaljulaid's withdrawal, there are now six candidates in the running.

Finland

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT

OECD: Finnish unemployment rate to remain high by end of 2022

The Nomad Today 12/10/20

The OECD warns of loss of competitiveness and requires reforms aimed at improving the "restrictive" market for products, the "highly selective" education system and the labor market.

Finland

12 OCTOBER

Minister Vanhanen to chair Climate Coalition’s first annual meeting

The Nomad Today 10/11/20

The Coalition has more than 50 member countries, each committed to a set of principles known as the Helsinki Principles.

World

MULTILATERALISM

President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid nominated to head OECD

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/2/20

Current OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said in July that he would not be applying for another mandate.

Economy & Business

RECESSION

OECD moderates forecast for economic damage from coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/16/20

The intergovernmental think tank said its projections assumed that sporadic local outbreaks will continue, but that they would be addressed by targeted local measures rather than the national…

Economy & Business

OECD: Covid-19 threatens world's worst peacetime recession in century

The Nomad Today 6/10/20

Even in the more favourable scenario, in many advanced economies, the equivalent of five years or more of per capita real income growth could be lost by 2021, the OECD warns.

Finland

OECD Interior Ministers to discuss preparedness for large-scale migration

The Nomad Today 1/16/20

Finland will be represented at the Paris meeting by Minister Maria Ohisalo, who will chair the discussion on labour mobility.

Finland

Estonia takes over as European leader in PISA education ranking

The Nomad Today 12/3/19

Finnish Government remarked that when examining the relationship between life satisfaction and performance, "Finland stood out from other countries and economies." "Finland was the only…

Finland

The high price of overweight and obesity

The Nomad Today 10/13/19

According to OECD, overweight and obesity are reducing GDP and raising health care costs, in addition to damaging the personal development of millions of people in developed countries.…

Finland

9 facts to explain Finland's educational success, according to OECD

The Nomad Today 9/10/19

The organisation that brings together the 36 most developed economies published today its annual indicator Education at a Glance 2019, comparing the education systems worldwide.

Finland

71% of premature deaths in Finland could have been avoided, study says

The Nomad Today 9/5/19

Finland exceeds the EU average (68%) rate of deaths that could be considered as preventable or treatable, according to Eurostat and the OECD. The concept of avoidable mortality is based on the idea…

Finland

Finland is not for unskilled job seekers, says the OECD

The Nomad Today 4/18/19

In Finland 9 out of 10 open vacancies are for highly qualified labor. The Government works on a new strategy to attract international talent while many migrants denounce alleged discriminatory…