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A Finnish health worker, in the Helsinki hospital district. Photo: @HUS.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Incidence of new Covid-19 cases soars throughout Finland

Foreigner.fi 3/5/21

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Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Sweden moves ahead with digital vaccination passport plan

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/5/21

Photograph published last week (10 December) by the Finnish government to celebrate the first anniversary of the Government led by Sanna Marin. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

Lifestyle

WOMEN'S DAY

Only 37% of managerial positions in Finland are held by women

Foreigner.fi 3/5/21

02 March 2021, Slovakia, Bratislava: Slovakian Prime Minister Igor Matovic speaks during a press conference on the purchase of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik. Photo: Jakub Kotian/TASR/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU medicines agency starts testing of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/5/21

05 March 2021, Australia, Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference following National Cabinet. Authorities in Canberra on Friday said they were "disappointed and frustrated" that the European Union blocked 250,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from being sent to Australia. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

VACCINATION RACE

EU uses export ban to prevent 250,000 shots from being shipped to Australia

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/5/21

Photo: Kien Trinh/Pixabay.

Entrepreneurs

BUSINESS

Finland extends Covid-19 direct financial aid to all sole entrepreneurs

Foreigner.fi 3/4/21

Nokia. Photo: Pixabay.

Business

BUSINESS

Nokia adopts new climate targets to cut emissions 50% by 2030

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/4/21

Finnish healthcare professionals, handling coronavirus tests. Photo: @HUS.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Government warns Covid-19 epidemic "worsening quickly" across Finland

Foreigner.fi 3/4/21

01 October 2020, Belgium, Gent: An employee works on the first Volvo full-electric car at the Volvo Car plant of the electric vehicles. Photo: Kurt Desplenter/dpa.

Business

AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR

Sales of electric and hybrid cars in Finland grew 57% in February

Foreigner.fi 3/4/21

Work & Study

EDUCATION

Joint application to education after comprehensive school extended

Foreigner.fi 3/3/21

This spring’s deadline for applying for vocational education and training, upper secondary education as well as for preparatory education ends at 15.00 on 7 April 2021.

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Moving to Finland

PANDEMIC

Major drop in Schengen visa applications at Finnish missions

Foreigner.fi 3/3/21

Vote. Image by: The Finnish Parliament @SuomenEduskunta

National

ELECTIONS IN FINLAND

Voting rights notices in municipal elections to be sent in March

Foreigner.fi 3/3/21

A Swedish police officer. Photo: Pixabay.

Nordics

VETLANDA

Swedish police seek motive for stabbing rampage where 7 were injured

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/4/21

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World

NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

Biden makes promoting democracy worldwide a priority

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/4/21

HANDOUT - 02 March 2021, Peru, Lima: Francisco Sagasti (L), interim president of Peru, makes the vaccination sign after receiving his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Photo: Ernesto Arias/Presidencia Peru.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

End to pandemic unlikely this year, WHO says

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/3/21

Phone-telephone-drugs-cocaine-amphetamine-visa. Photo: Pixabay

World

ONLINE ORDERS

Five arrested for allegedly running 'cocaine taxi' service

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/3/21

A polar bear. Photo: Pixabay.

Nordics

INJURED

Man survives polar bear attack off northern Norway

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/2/21

01 March 2021, Slovakia, Kosice: A worker unloads boxes of Sputnik V's Coronavirus vaccine doses from an aircraft upon its arrival from Moscow at Kosice International Airport. Photo: Frantiek Iván/TASR/dpa

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

Slovakia ordered 2 million doses of Russian Sputnik V vaccine

Foreigner.fi/dpa 3/2/21

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Moving to Finland

LABOUR MIGRATION

Finland prepares new type of visa for specialists and entrepreneurs

Foreigner.fi 2/23/21

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Moving to Finland

STATISTICS

Finland gains population in 2021 due to the arrival of immigrants

Foreigner.fi 2/23/21

A coronavirus testing site at Helsinki airport. Photo: @HUS.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finland amends law to oblige medical examinations upon arrival

Foreigner.fi 2/19/21

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Moving to Finland

SPONSORED

How to ship anything to or from Finland

Foreigner.fi 1/27/21

Moving to Finland

MIGRATION

Government draws strategy for expatriates to exert their influence

Foreigner.fi 2/2/21

The strategy includes measures enabling all citizens who are interested in returning with possible foreign spouses and children to settle in Finland smoothly and in an assisted manner. In summer 2021, the Finnish Expatriate Parliament that will be organised online will be involved in the preparation of the strategy.

Moving to Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Migri launches project to speed up processing of work, study permits

Foreigner.fi 2/1/21

The aim is to issue customers with a work permit on average within a month.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk/file photo.

Work & Study

LABOUR MARKET

332,800 unemployed jobseekers in January in Finland

Foreigner.fi 3/2/21

Woman-search-job-pad-laptop-nails-ring by Pixabay

Work & Study

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

41,000 more unemployed than a year ago in Finland

Foreigner.fi 3/2/21

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Work & Study

EDUCATION

Kela sends surcharge reminder to students who didn't pay health fee

Foreigner.fi 2/24/21

Woman work by Pixabay

Work & Study

WORK MARKET

Number of open job vacancies in Finland decreases

Foreigner.fi 2/17/21

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Work & Study

CORONAVIRUS

THL advises to suspend short-term international student exchanges

Foreigner.fi 2/4/21

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Work & Study

FIRST JOINT APPLICATION

14,500 foreign students applied for higher education in Finland

Foreigner.fi 1/26/21

Work & Study

NEW YEAR CHANGES

Changes to Kela benefits in 2021

Foreigner.fi 1/2/21

The following is a summary of the key changes in 2021 that affect the social benefits that Kela provides to workers, the unemployed, pensioners, families, students and people with disabilities.

Sanna Marin's cabinet, during their meeting on Monday. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Business

COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

Finland announces state support for businesses affected by shutdown

Foreigner.fi 3/1/21

Helsinki airport and air traffic control tower. Photo: Finavia.

Business

AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL

Helsinki-Vantaa selected best European airport in its size category

Foreigner.fi 3/1/21

Entrepreneur startup by pixabay

Entrepreneurs

UNTIL THE END OF JUNE

Government to extend unemployment benefit for entrepreneurs

Foreigner.fi 2/18/21

Entrepreneur woman Photo by Elo

Entrepreneurs

SPONSORED

Entrepreneur, find out the amount of your pension with YEL calculator

Foreigner.fi 2/12/21

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Tourism

TOURISM

Overnight stays of foreign tourists in Finland fell 93%

Foreigner.fi 2/25/21

Champagne Lapland by Pixabay.

Tourism

PANDEMIC

Coronavirus reduced tourist spending in Finland by €7 billion

Foreigner.fi 2/22/21

Finnair-traveler-mask-by-Finnair

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Restrictions on entry into Finland extended until 18 March

Foreigner.fi 2/19/21

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo with Border Guard officers at the Finnish-Swedish border in Lapland. Photo: Border Guard/@rajavartijat/Twitter.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland restricts opening hours for crossing border points

Foreigner.fi 2/11/21

Lapland By Juho Kuva Business Finland

Tourism

CRISIS

Government warns: Finland's tourism recovery will take years

Foreigner.fi 2/10/21

29 January 2021, Portugal, Lisbon: Health care workers in protective suits walk past an ambulance at the new triage center for coronavirus patients at Santa Maria Hospital. Photo: Pedro Fiuza/ZUMA Wire/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland urges to avoid all travel to Brazil, Portugal, Ireland, UK

Foreigner.fi 2/2/21

Snowmobile Lapland

Tourism

TOURISM

Foreign tourist stays in Finland fell by 81% in November

Foreigner.fi 12/23/20

Bar-by-Pixabay

Tourism

RESTRICTIONS TIGHTENED

Government fears foreign tourists spread coronavirus in Lapland

Foreigner.fi 12/11/20

Mother-child-family-autumn

Lifestyle

MATERNITY

29.4 years, mean age for women in Finland to have first child

Foreigner.fi 2/28/21

28 December 2020, Finland, Tampere: A healthcare professional receives a dose of the Biontech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Tampere University Hospital. Photo: Kalle Parkkinen/Lehtikuva/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

All you need to know about the Finnish digital vaccination certificate

Foreigner.fi 2/23/21

Family mother child by Harri Tarvainen and Visit Finland

Lifestyle

EQUALITY

Family leave reform to extend number of days of parental allowance

Foreigner.fi 2/17/21

Woman heart romatic Valentine

Lifestyle

TRADITION

Ystävänpäivä, the Finnish version of Valentine's Day

Foreigner.fi 2/13/20

Love romatic woman couple

Lifestyle

FIND YOUR BETTER HALF

6 Finnish dating sites so you never have to spend Valentine's Day alone again

Foreigner.fi 2/12/19

A Finnish man, searching for empty cans in the trash in a park in the Uusimaa region. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Lifestyle

LIVING CONDITIONS

Growing number of Finns at risk of poverty

Foreigner.fi 2/9/21