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Economy & Business

TAXATION

VAT rates in Spain: Products with reduced or super-reduced taxes

The Nomad Today 2/17/22

Most of the goods and services sold in Spain are subject to the general VAT rate of 21%

30 November 2021, United Kingdom, London: Commuters in Canary Wharf underground tube station wear face coverings as mask wearing on public transport becomes mandatory to contain the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Super-reduced VAT rate for masks extended to the first half of 2022

The Nomad Today 12/9/21

The goal is "to keep this product accessible to as many citizens as possible," the government said in a statement

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Lifestyle

HEALTH

Spain, ninth country in the EU with the highest rate of smokers

The Nomad Today 11/16/21

In Spain, as in most EU countries except Sweden and Denmark, the proportion of smokers is higher among men than among women

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Highest coronavirus infection rate since start of pandemic in Norway

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/8/21

In Denmark restrictions are due to be lifted on Friday, in Sweden at the end of September and in Finland in October.

30 August 2021, Berlin: Christian Gravert, chief medical officer of the Deutsche Bahn, vaccinates a man in a special train of the S-Bahn, in which vaccinations with the vaccine of the manufacturer Johnson & Johnson are offered. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU hits 70% Covid-19 vaccination milestone; in Finland only 59%

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/31/21

Behind the strong average EU headline figures, there is still a worrying discrepancy in vaccination rates among the 27 member states

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

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

Finland

STATISTICS

People of foreign origin already 8% of Finland's population

The Nomad Today 5/28/21

The proportion of people of immigrant background is highest in Vantaa (22%), Espoo (19.1%) and in Närpiö (18.5%). Already one in four of under school-age children is of foreign background in…

A view of Helsinki's central station, with the stone men who guard the entrace equipped with face masks. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

INCIDENCE RATE UP

Finland surpasses the 10,000 mark for coronavirus infections

The Nomad Today 10/1/20

Health authorities admit the situation has "deteriorated rapidly", the official incidence of new cases is now 20.7 per 100,000 inhabitants. THL reported Thursday 111 new infections and…

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Coronavirus

GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT

Finland's coronavirus reproduction rate increased

The Nomad Today 7/2/20

Government describes the overall situation regarding the epidemic as "stable".

Lifestyle

Which EU countries have the highest marriage rates?

The Nomad Today 2/14/20

The lowest rates were recorded in Luxembourg, Italy and Portugal.

Work

Euro area unemployment rate at 7.5%

The Nomad Today 11/29/19

15.58 million men and women in the European Union were unemployed in October 2019.

Economy & Business

The lowest unemployment rate in the euro area since 2008

The Nomad Today 8/30/19

There are still 15.6 million unemployed persons in the EU, of whom 12.3 million in the euro area. In Finland, unemployment rate increased slightly in July compared to the previous month but…