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World

COALITION GOVERNMENT

Lofven nominated again as Swedish prime minister

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/5/21

Lofven said he had again been able to form a coalition government

World

NORDICS

Conservatives get exploratory mandate in bid for Swedish government

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/29/21

The leader of the Moderate Party - in reality a conservative party - now has three days to hold exploratory talks with other parties

World

SWEDEN

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven resigns following no-confidence vote

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/28/21

Lofven decided not to call new elections in light of the coronavirus pandemic

World

SWEDEN

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven loses no-confidence vote

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/21/21

Lofven now has two choices: he either resigns along with his government or calls new elections within a week.

World

NORDICS

Sweden's Lofven to face no-confidence vote with slim odds of victory

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/21/21

One opposition party after another has announced they would vote against the Prime Minister.

World

BALTIC STATES

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas survives no-confidence vote

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/16/21

Kallas, who has been in office since January, has refuted the charges.

Finland

SUNDAY 13 JUNE

All you need to know to vote in the Finnish municipal elections

The Nomad Today 5/8/21

Citizens of the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway who have a municipality of residence in Finland are entitled to vote. Other foreign citizens can vote if they have had a municipality of…

Finnish Lifestyle

VOTER TURNOUT

Immigrants in Finland for family reasons participate more in elections

The Nomad Today 5/4/21

Only 25% of all eligible voters with foreign background cast ballots in the 2017 municipal elections. If the voter turnout is as low in the upcoming 13 June elections, 300,000 potential votes could…

Finland

AL-HOL

Haavisto wins confidence vote over handling of repatriation

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/16/20

Last week, the Constitutional Law Committee criticized Haavisto for breaching administrative laws.

Finland

EMPLOYMENT GOAL

Marin's government survives parliamentary confidence vote

The Nomad Today 10/2/20

The vote of confidence was based on an interpellation question presented by four opposition parties.

World

Iceland president wins new term and wants to be like Liverpool manager

The Nomad Today 6/29/20

In an interview with public broadcaster RUV, he said he wanted to be a leader like the English club's coach, Juergen Klopp.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus will end in Summer 2021, say Foreigner.fi readers

The Nomad Today 4/21/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland, Finnish lifestyle and world issiues every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

World

Advance voting in European elections begins on Wednesday 15 May

The Nomad Today 5/13/19

Advance voting in the elections to the European Parliament begins on Wednesday 15 May. The advance voting period in Finland lasts for a week, so the last day for advance voting is Tuesday 21…

Finland

Video: how to vote in the Finnish parliamentary elections

The Nomad Today 4/4/19

The Finnish Ministry of Justice has published videos in English language to explain voters how to exercise their right in advance or on election day

Moving to Finland

A British citizen in Finland? Read here how to vote in UK elections

Keith Jeffrey 4/3/19

It is the right of every registered UK citizen over the age of 18 and living abroad to vote in UK national elections, for up to 15 years after leaving Great Britain

Finland

Finland calls its "new citizens" to vote in the April 14 elections

The Nomad Today 3/15/19

7.000 persons who achieved the Finnish citizenship since the previous elections are entitled to participate