Survey

27 August 2021, Afghanistan, Kabul: A picture made available on 30 August 2021 shows US soldiers carry a coffin of one of the 11 Marines who were killed during operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan before being airlifted home. US service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. Photo: -/U.S. Marines via ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa

World

SURVEY

Majority of Americans say US did not achieve its goals in Afghanistan

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/1/21

The Pew Research Center survey of 10,348 adults was conducted between August 23 and 29, before the US pull-out was complete

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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Employment increased in Finland in May from one year ago

The Nomad Today 6/22/21

The unemployment rate stood at 9.6%, having been 10.9% in May 2020.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk/File photo.

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LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Finland has 27,000 more unemployed than a year ago

The Nomad Today 12/22/20

The employment rate is now further away than a year ago from the target set by Prime Minister Sanna Marin at the beginning of her mandate.

10 December 2020, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: Medical students in their practical year simulate a vaccination on nursing students at the Klinikum Stuttgart during a refresher course in the paediatrics and patient simulator at the Klinikum Stuttgart. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

Coronavirus

THL STUDY

Survey: 64% of Finns say they will take a coronavirus vaccine

The Nomad Today 12/14/20

About 20% of respondents said that they would not take the vaccine.

Finnish Lifestyle

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.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

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LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment grew compared to a year ago, especially among women

The Nomad Today 11/24/20

The unemployment rate was 7.4% in October, having been 6.2% in the year before. In the last twelve months, the percentage of employed persons has moved further away from the…

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EDUCATION

Finnish survey reveals increase in school absenteeism

The Nomad Today 11/2/20

The reasons for absenteeism are wide-ranging and include illness, problems at home and social problems at school, such as bullying.

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Business in Finland

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment increased by 45,000 people in the third quarter

The Nomad Today 10/20/20

The average unemployment rate was 7.7% in July to September, 1.6 percentage points higher than in the respective period of 2019.

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle wave goodbye as they leave from Berlin, in 2013. Photo: Maurizio Gambarini/dpa/File Photo.

World

SURVEY

Barack and Michelle Obama are world's most admired people

The Nomad Today 9/25/20

Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates is now ranked the second most admired man, after sitting in first place last year.

Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, addresses the participants during the 25th European Police Congress. The motto of the event is "Europe: Enforcing the Rule of Law". The majority of Europeans think that mainstream parties and politicians do not care about them, according to an EU-wide poll that the bloc's Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) published on Wednesday. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa

World

EU-WIDE POLL

Majority of Europeans think politicians do not care about them

The Nomad Today 6/24/20

A third of the respondents said that human rights only serve those who do not deserve them, such as criminals or terrorists.

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Entrepreneurs in Finland

SURVEY

Covid hit migrant entrepreneurs harder than native Finns

Ali Abaday 6/4/20

According to a survey by Suomen Yrittäjät, almost 90% of foreign entrepreneurs say their sales dropped during the epidemic.

Business in Finland

Finnish companies dislike government’s response to economic crisis

The Nomad Today 5/6/20

2,500 member companies of the chambers of commerce responded to a survey and 78% of them think that the government did not handle the economic crises well.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

Suomen Yrittäjät wants to help foreign entrepreneurs deal with corona

The Nomad Today 4/29/20

The Federation of Finnish Enterprises has launched a survey to learn how this crisis has affected your business.

Finnish Lifestyle

Six-language survey opened to ask people about reform of Climate Change Act

The Nomad Today 11/11/19

Finnish Government is particularly interested in the opinions of young people. In addition to the survey, workshops will be held and opinions will be collected informally. There will also be a…

Work in Finland

Three out of four entrepreneurs cannot afford sick leave

The Nomad Today 9/8/19

Half of the single-person business' owners earn less than 2,000 euros per month before taxes. And 25% work more than 50 hours per week, according to a survey by Suomen Yrittäjät.

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Finnish Lifestyle

Half of Finns support raising minimum age to buy tobacco to 20 years

The Nomad Today 8/13/19

According to a survey conducted by public health organization ASH Finland, 63% of the population would like a total ban of tobacco on beaches, 60% on bus stops and 52% on taxi stands. Women were more…

Finland

Finnish attitude towards the EU is more positive than ever, says a survey

The Nomad Today 5/9/19

Only 14% of the population want to leave the club, despite the fact that the far-right party True Finns has positioned itself as the second political force in the last Parliamentary elections