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15 July 2020. A cabin crew member, wearing a mask and gloves, on a Finnair flight. Photo: Foreigner.fi

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair already accepts vaccination certificates for travel to Finland

Foreigner.fi 5/11/21

FILED - Tourists and locals walk under traditional Chinese lanterns at the Yuyuan mall during the preparation of the celebration of the Chinese New Year of the rat. Photo: Wang Gang/SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire/dpa

NEW CENSUS

China reports population of 1.41 billion, but data doubts linger

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/11/21

09 May 2021, India, New Delhi: A relative and a health worker carry a body of Coronavirus (Covid-19) victim during a cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi. Photo: Amarjeet Kumar Singh/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

PANDEMIC

Finland sends material assistance to help India fight Covid-19

Foreigner.fi 5/11/21

Helsinki-Airport-lobby-security-control-bag-drop-by-Finavia

Business

AIR TRANSPORT

Passengers at Finnish airports declined 90% in the first quarter

Foreigner.fi 5/11/21

Russian police in front of the school where the massacre took place. Image: screenshot of Ruptly's live broadcast.

UPDATE

Russian school shooting leaves at least nine dead in Kazan

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/11/21

A sign advertises an open cafeteria. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

EPIDEMIC

Covid-19 restrictions to be eased across Finland

Foreigner.fi 5/10/21

10 May 2021, United Kingdom, London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference in Downing Street to give updates on the the relaxing of coronavirus Covid-19 restrictions. Photo: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire/dpa

RESTRICTIONS RELAXED

Hugging allowed in England from 17 May

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/11/21

People queuing on Friday morning outside Migri's office in Helsinki. Photo: Bambi Dang.

IMMIGRATION

Migri responds to criticism: 'Waiting time for work permits halved'

Foreigner.fi 5/10/21

Vote. Image by: The Finnish Parliament @SuomenEduskunta

National

SUNDAY 13 JUNE

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

Foreigner.fi 5/8/21

Grinder-industry-work

Business

BUSINESS

Industrial output falls, new orders in manufacturing grow

Foreigner.fi 5/10/21

National

EU SUMMIT

Marin highlights importance of education at Porto Social Summit

Foreigner.fi 5/8/21

The Finnish Prime Minister described the role education plays in strengthening the resilience of societies and advancing equality and inclusion.

Julia Hsiao-Pei Liao

A #ReformMigri petition fueled by suffering

Julia Hsiao-Pei Liao

4/30/21

Helsinki-airport-plane-Finnair-by-Finavia

Business

EMPLOYMENT

Finland to receive EU aid to support redundant Finnair staff

Foreigner.fi 5/9/21

08 May 2021, Berlin: A three-meter-high installation shows Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, kicking Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of the Brandenburg Gate. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa

World

RUSSIA

Russian doctor who treated Navalny after poisoning no longer missing

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/11/21

10 May 2021, United Kingdom, London: A four metre minke whale swims near Teddington Lock at London's River Thames after rescuers freed him. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire/dpa

World

UK

Whale stuck in London's River Thames freed

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/10/21

Face mask coronavirus. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

50 cases of Mexican variant detected in Danish coronavirus outbreak

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/10/21

09 May 2021, Spain, Barcelona: People crowd in the streets to celebrate the end of a six-month-long national state of emergency and curfew, imposed to curb the the coronavirus spread. Photo: Lorena Sopêna I Lòpez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Expert warns pandemic isn't over as Spain celebrates end of lockdown

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/10/21

03 May 2021, Australia, Perth: A nurse holds up a syringe containing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Claremont Showground centre during a mass vaccination campaign. Photo: Richard Wainwright/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

LINKED WITH BLOOD CLOTS

EU contract with AstraZeneca on Covid-19 jabs to run out in June

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/9/21

FILED - People watch China's new medium-size rocket, Long March 8, lifting from Wenchang Space Launch Center. Debris from a Chinese rocket threatens to fall to Earth in the next few days after it was used to launch the core module of China's new space station. Photo: Lu Qijian/SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

SPACE

China's Long March 5B rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/9/21

12 April 2021, Egypt, Cairo: Muslims perform the first 'Tarawih' evening prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan At Al-Azhar Mosque. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, in which believers refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn to dusk. Photo: Sayed Hassan/dpa

National

JEWS, MUSLIMS

Finland's religious minorities fear for the safety of their premises

Foreigner.fi 5/7/21

Helsinki. Photo: Pixabay.

IMMIGRATION

Number of foreigners who obtained Finnish citizenship fell 19% in 2020

Foreigner.fi 5/7/21

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

'ACTION PLAN 2021-2024'

Finnish government to launch 52 actions against irregular immigration

Foreigner.fi 5/6/21

People queuing on Friday morning outside Migri's office in Helsinki. Photo: Bambi Dang.

IMMIGRATION

Victims of Migri chaos call for urgent reform to reduce waiting times

Foreigner.fi 5/1/21

Moving to Finland

50 APPOINTMENTS PER DAY

Migri's office in Malmi to open four Saturdays in April and May

Foreigner.fi 4/20/21

The immigration agency has decided to open on Saturdays following recent news reports and Twitter threads recounting the chaos generated by the lack of available appointments.

Moving to Finland

POPULATION STRUCTURE

433,000 foreigners permanently living in Finland

Foreigner.fi 3/31/21

The share of foreign language speakers among the population was highest in Vantaa, 22%, in Espoo, 19%, and in Närpiö and Helsinki, 17%.

A tram runs through the center of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Work & Study

LABOUR MARKET

Finland had 331,500 unemployed jobseekers at the end of March

Foreigner.fi 5/4/21

FILED - Patrick Schanowski, research assistant, communicates during a press conference at the TU Darmstadt with robot "Alfie", a Moral Choice Machine, during the Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Presentation. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa.

Work & Study

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

245,000 people across the EU enrolled in Finland's AI course

Foreigner.fi 5/3/21

entrepreneur-man-laptop-by-pixabay

Work & Study

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment in Finland 8.3% in the first quarter

Foreigner.fi 5/4/21

Office of the Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) in Espoo. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Work & Study

HIGHER EDUCATION

Kela to refer unpaid student healthcare fees to enforcement authority

Foreigner.fi 4/7/21

seasonal work Lingon berry pickers by Lena Svensson Pixabay

Work & Study

WORK IN FINLAND

Government aims to improve the status of foreign berry pickers

Foreigner.fi 4/3/21

Strawberries

Work & Study

WORK

Finland to open seasonal work visa application center in Belarus

Foreigner.fi 4/1/21

Work & Study

OCCUPATIONAL BAROMETER

37 occupations with shortage of workers in Finland

Foreigner.fi 3/27/21

The number of shortage occupations has risen slightly from the previous assessment in autumn.

Photo: Pixabay.

Business

BUSINESS

Finland trade deficit narrows

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/7/21

Photo: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels.

Business

E-COMMERCE

Tax exemption for small imported online purchases to be removed

Foreigner.fi 5/6/21

Customers enjoying a terrace on 19 April, the day of the reopening of restaurants in Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

REOPENING

Government eases restaurant restrictions in five Finnish regions

Foreigner.fi 4/22/21

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) with Minister of Culture Annika Saarikko. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Entrepreneurs

REOPENING

Government prepares €231 million package for culture, sport, events industry

Foreigner.fi 4/21/21

26 March 2021, Bavaria, Munich: A woman passes past a sign with the inscription "Corona Test Center" at Munich airport. A new requirement for people arriving at German airports to have submitted to coronavirus testing has been postponed from Sunday to Tuesday. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

TOURISM

Nights spent by foreign tourists in Finland decreased 90% in Q1

Foreigner.fi 5/2/21

A view of the interior of Helsinki airport. Photo: Pixabay/file photo.

PANDEMIC

Finland to launch its own travel vaccination document ahead of EU digital certificate

Foreigner.fi 4/28/21

Finnair travelers in economy class. Photo: Finnair.

REOPENING

Finnair to fly to over 60 destinations in summer 2021

Foreigner.fi 4/26/21

Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo speaking at a press conference. Photo: Foreigner.fi/Vnk.

CORONAVIRUS

Restrictions on entry into Finland extended until 25 May

Foreigner.fi 4/22/21

Cabin-lake-by-Anneli-Hongisto-Visit-Finland

TOURISM

Demand for accommodation services in Finland fell to 1990s level

Foreigner.fi 4/8/21

Tram in the center of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

EPIDEMIC IN FINLAND

Passenger numbers limited on Helsinki public transport

Foreigner.fi 3/26/21

Traffic-sign-road-by-Pixabay

OFFICIAL ESTIMATE

Tourist spending in Finland will fall between 6 and 8 billion in 2021

Foreigner.fi 3/21/21

Champagne Lapland by Pixabay.

PANDEMIC

Coronavirus reduced tourist spending in Finland by €7 billion

Foreigner.fi 2/22/21

Photo: THL.

HEALTH

Finland offers free tetanus vaccination to residents throughout life

Foreigner.fi 5/5/21

A family made up of a local woman and a man of foreign origin enjoy a walk. Photo: Foreigner.fi

VOTER TURNOUT

Immigrants in Finland for family reasons participate more in elections

Foreigner.fi 5/4/21

Office of the Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) in Espoo. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

SOCIAL RIGHTS

Kela benefit guides released in English, Russian and Estonian

Foreigner.fi 5/3/21

Couple-black-wthite-multicultural-pregnant-family

POPULATION

Decrease in birth rate stopped in 2020 after 9 years

Foreigner.fi 4/25/21

A woman walking on a snowy road. Photo: Pixabay.

POPULATION

Finnish women live on average 7 years longer than men

Foreigner.fi 4/24/21

Child-face-mask-flu-influenza-coronavirus by Pixabay

POPULATION

Coronials push Finland's birth rate up

Foreigner.fi 4/22/21