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Work & Study

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment grew compared to a year ago, especially among women

Cesar Calvar 11/24/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Qantas to make Covid-19 vaccine compulsory for international travel

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/24/20

World

US ELECTION

Trump authorizes federal agencies to work with Biden transition team

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/24/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 1,189 infections, 9 deaths in the last 3 days

Foreigner.fi 11/23/20

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

WHO chief sees light at end of tunnel after news of latest vaccine

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/23/20

National

COOPERATION

Ministers Haavisto and Skinnari to co-host 2020 Afghanistan Conference

Foreigner.fi 11/23/20

Lifestyle

AFRO-FINNS

Meet the winner of The Face of African Queen Finland beauty contest

Foreigner.fi 11/23/20

Business

BUDGET AMENDMENT

Government debt expected to total 138 billion at the end of 2021

Foreigner.fi 11/23/20

National

SECOND GROUNDING IN 2 MONTHS

Viking Grace passengers disembark, ferry towed to quay

Foreigner.fi 11/22/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Travel restrictions extended as Helsinki enters spreading stage

Foreigner.fi 11/19/20

The community transmission stage is the worst scenario foreseen by health authorities, which are concerned about the development in Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen. Finland on Thursday surpassed the barrier of 20,000 diagnosed cases of Covid-19.

Image: Screenshot from Jenni Turunen's video.

Learn Finnish

SURVIVAL FINNISH

Video: Writing a CV and a cover letter in Finnish

Jenni Turunen 11/17/20

National

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Finland helps UN to safeguard child rights in the digital world

Foreigner.fi 11/21/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

AstraZeneca and Oxford say Covid-19 vaccine 70% effective

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/23/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Swedish premier to country: "More people getting infected, more dying"

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/23/20

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

G20 leaders pledge ‘affordable, equitable access' to vaccines

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/22/20

World

US ELECTION

Biden to announce cabinet picks on Tuesday

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/22/20

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russia bans 25 British citizens in retaliation for sanctions

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/22/20

World

RESIGNATION

Estonian minister quits after using government car for school commute

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/21/20

Moving to Finland

MIGRATION

Finland backs EU plan to pre-screen migrants at borders and speed up returns

Foreigner.fi 11/12/20

National

LEGAL AMENDMENT

Finland intends to fingerprint applicants for identity cards

Foreigner.fi 11/5/20

Moving to Finland

WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT

Government rectifies: all UK citizens must apply for right of residence

Foreigner.fi 11/2/20

Moving to Finland

PRICE CUTS EXPIRED

Migri rises residence permit fees for people forced to stay by Covid

Foreigner.fi 11/2/20

Moving to Finland

POPULATION

Coronavirus reduced migration to and from Finland

Foreigner.fi 10/23/20

The number of births was 5,579 lower than that of deaths in January-September.

Moving to Finland

Apply for the social security benefits and get your Kela card

Foreigner.fi 12/2/18

If you register in Finland as a permanent resident, you can apply for coverage under the Finnish social security system. Once you are covered, you will have guaranteed access to the residence-based social security services and benefits managed by Kela and you will receive a Kela card (Kela-kortti).

Work & Study

CORONAVIRUS

Unemployment benefit for employees and entrepreneurs extended

Foreigner.fi 11/20/20

Work & Study

UNEMPLOYMENT RISING

Government foresees that 2021 will be a lost year for employment

Foreigner.fi 11/17/20

Work & Study

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

HSL to raise prices of monthly transport tickets

Foreigner.fi 10/27/20

The new year will bring other changes, like the end of discounts on single tickets for the elderly. Bus drivers will no longer sell tickets.

Work & Study

Q3 FIGURES

Finland has 43,000 job openings, more than half hard to fill

Foreigner.fi 11/16/20

Work & Study

WORKING LIFE BAROMETER

Mental stress caused by work continues to rise in Finland

Foreigner.fi 11/10/20

Work & Study

WORK MARKET

Two thirds of employees in 'critical occupations' are women

Foreigner.fi 11/9/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland recommends working from home for the rest of the year

Foreigner.fi 10/15/20

Work & Study

SOCIAL SECURITY

I lost my job, what kind of unemployment benefits are there?

Foreigner.fi 1/30/19

The first thing you should do is to register immediately as a jobseeker in accordance to the instructions of the TE services

Business

HEALTH RESEARCH

Finland to integrate vaccine efforts into new research company

Foreigner.fi 11/18/20

Business

BUSINESS

Bankruptcies decrease by 15% despite the coronavirus crisis

Foreigner.fi 11/18/20

Darja and Jean Francois Flogny.

Entrepreneurs

ENTREPRENEURS

Meet the finalists for the Migrant Entrepreneur of the Year award

Foreigner.fi 11/18/20

Entrepreneurs

RAMON CRESPÍ - ENTREPRENEUR

"The main reason for failure is to create something nobody buys"

Pablo Morilla 10/10/20

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs unemployment benefit extended till end of 2020

Foreigner.fi 7/2/20

By the end of May, Kela had paid almost 35.5 million euros in labour market subsidies for entrepreneurs.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finland prepares legal changes to relax strict travel limits

Foreigner.fi 11/11/20

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Changes to restrictions on entry to Finland from Monday 9 November

Foreigner.fi 11/5/20

Tourism

FINNISH VACATION 2020

Finns chose domestic travel and cottages in coronavirus summer

Foreigner.fi 11/5/20

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

EU reimposes entry bans on travellers from Canada, Tunisia, Georgia

Foreigner.fi 10/21/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland restricts travel from the entire Schengen area

Foreigner.fi 10/8/20

Tourism

AUTUMN

Ruska, an explosion of colour in Finnish forests

Pablo Morilla 9/22/19

Tourism

TRAVEL

New health security measures to travel to Finland from 1 October

Foreigner.fi 9/25/20

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Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair to cut flights to five Finnish cities in March

Foreigner.fi 9/17/20

Lifestyle

MARITAL STATUS CHANGES

Nearly four in ten first marriages end in divorce

Foreigner.fi 11/14/20

Lifestyle

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Water bills to be based on actual consumption in each apartment

Foreigner.fi 11/13/20

Lifestyle

IRAQIS TOP THE LIST

Nearly 7% of Finnish women marry foreigners

Foreigner.fi 11/12/20

Lifestyle

NATURE

Saimaa ringed seal habitats proposed to UNESCO World Heritage list

Foreigner.fi 11/11/20

Lifestyle

TECHNOLOGY

Pandemic increased use of social media, video-on-demand in Finland

Foreigner.fi 11/10/20

Lifestyle

EU INDEX

Finland again ranks below France, Denmark, Sweden in gender equality

Foreigner.fi 10/30/20