Somali

Finland

'LACK OF ADAPTATION'

Court greenlights deportation of Finland-born Somali with long criminal record

The Nomad Today 7/9/21

The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland explains in its ruling that there were strong reasons both for and against the deportation of the man

Finnish politician and incoming Member of Parliament Suldaan Said Ahmed. Photo: Twitter/@suldaansaid.

Finland

POLITICS

Suldaan Said Ahmed, first Somalia-born Finnish MP

The Nomad Today 6/29/21

"I'm the first, but I'm certainly not the last," he emphasized

World

WUERZBURG

Three people killed in a knife attack in Germany

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/26/21

The alleged attacker was a Somali man who had been living in Wuerzburg since 2015

10 September 2020, Greece, Moria: Migrants queue to get food, near the burnt-out Moria refugee camp that was almost completely destroyed in a fire the broke out overnight on Wednesday. More than 12,000 migrants, who lost what homes they had in the blaze that might have been intentionally set, had to spend the night on the streets. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa

Finland

ASYLUM

Most refugees relocated to Finland are Afghan or Somali nationals

The Nomad Today 5/25/21

10 unaccompanied refugee children and adolescents arrived in Finland last Friday, according to the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri).

Finland

POLICE REPORT

Ethnic agitation tripled in Finnish crime statistics

The Nomad Today 10/7/20

Somalis experienced the highest frequency of crimes motivated by ethnic or national origin in 2019, according to the hate crime report published by the Police University College.

Finland

Twitter controversy over a video teaching a child to 'shoot' Somalis

The Nomad Today 7/14/20

The existence of the video, which circulates on Twitter, has been denounced by the Helsinki City Councilor Suldaan Said Ahmed.

Australia, Melbourne: Healthcare workers prepare to enter a public housing tower in North Melbourne, which locked down in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. Photo: James Ross/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

Amnesty: governments failing to protect Covid-19 health workers

The Nomad Today 7/13/20

It cited examples of workers from black and other ethnic minorities in Britain, from India's dalit community and from Finland's Somali-speaking community.

Kannelmäki-train-railway-station-by-Azylber--under-Creative-Commons

Finland

One arrested for stabbing Somali boy in Kannelmäki released

The Nomad Today 5/7/20

Police sees "no actual motive" for this crime, in which a 18-year-old boy was killed.

Kannelmäki-station-by-Google-Street-View

Finland

Somali community in Finland mourns for Keyse Abdifatah

The Nomad Today 4/30/20

On Thursday, the Helsinki District Court sent the two men arrested for the homicide of the 18-year-old boy to prison.

Puhos-shopping-center-mall-Itakeskus-by-foreigner.fi

Coronavirus

Helsinki warns of increased Covid-19 cases among Somali community

The Nomad Today 4/14/20

Nearly 200 cases have been identified to date, which translates to 1.8% of the somaly-speaking community. The average incidence among all the residents of Helsinki is 0.2%.

Kela-office-Espoo-by-Wikimedia-user-Tungsten

Finland

Kela's phone in Arabic, Somali and Russian reopened during epidemic

The Nomad Today 4/3/20

The Social Security Institution aims to help foreign employees and entrepreneurs who need to apply for example unemployment benefits these hard days. Find in this article the phone numbers for each…

Finland

Kela will close its phone service in Russian, Somali and Arabic

The Nomad Today 12/18/19

The decision has been criticized by those responsible for the service, who consider it "regrettable." The service has helped an average of 2 080 customers per month.