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Coronavirus crisis wiped out a fifth of Finnish international trade

Business

BUSINESS

Coronavirus crisis wiped out a fifth of Finnish international trade

Foreigner.fi 9/21/20

Oxfam report: richest 1% emit majority of carbon emissions

News

Oxfam report: richest 1% emit majority of carbon emissions

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/21/20

Vinking Line's ferry Amorella runs aground in Åland archipelago

News

PASSENGERS EVACUATED

Vinking Line's ferry Amorella runs aground in Åland archipelago

Foreigner.fi 9/20/20

This is Miss Finland 2020

Lifestyle

FROM TAMPERE

This is Miss Finland 2020

Foreigner.fi 9/20/20

15 occupations with the highest and lowest demand for labour

Work & Study

WORK IN FINLAND

15 occupations with the highest and lowest demand for labour

Foreigner.fi 9/18/20

These are the 9 finalists of 'The Face of African Queen' contest

News

AFRO-FINNS

These are the 9 finalists of 'The Face of African Queen' contest

Foreigner.fi 9/19/20

Lidl to open two new stores in the Helsinki area next week

Business

BUSINESS

Lidl to open two new stores in the Helsinki area next week

Foreigner.fi 9/18/20

Finland 2021 budget proposal: 2 billion to manage Covid-19 crisis

News

PANDEMIC

Finland 2021 budget proposal: 2 billion to manage Covid-19 crisis

Foreigner.fi 9/18/20

Lithuania confirms record rise in coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Lithuania confirms record rise in coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/20/20

Finnish households increased saving rate despite lower income

Work & Study

PANDEMIC

Finnish households increased saving rate despite lower income

Foreigner.fi 9/18/20

Finnair to cut flights to five Finnish cities in March

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair to cut flights to five Finnish cities in March

Foreigner.fi 9/17/20

EU executive launches anti-racism action plan

News

COMMISSION

EU executive launches anti-racism action plan

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/18/20

Helsinki

12.6 °C

overcast clouds
Turku

12.2 °C

broken clouds
Tampere

11.3 °C

overcast clouds
Espoo

13.2 °C

overcast clouds
Vantaa

13.4 °C

overcast clouds
Lahti

12.5 °C

broken clouds
Kouvola

11.8 °C

broken clouds
Lappeenranta

11.4 °C

overcast clouds
Joutseno

11.5 °C

overcast clouds
Joensuu

8.8 °C

overcast clouds
Hämeenlinna

12.2 °C

overcast clouds
Kuopio

8 °C

overcast clouds
Oulu

8.2 °C

moderate rain
Vaasa

11.9 °C

light intensity shower rain
Rovaniemi

4 °C

light rain
Kemi

9 °C

light intensity shower rain
Kittilä

3 °C

light intensity shower rain
Sodankylä

5 °C

moderate rain
Inari

4 °C

overcast clouds
Utsjoki

6.5 °C

few clouds

UK citizens in Finland must apply for a new right of residence

Moving to Finland

BREXIT

UK citizens in Finland must apply for a new right of residence

Foreigner.fi 9/17/20

Draft budget 2021: more refugees, fight against human trafficking

Moving to Finland

FINLAND

Draft budget 2021: more refugees, fight against human trafficking

Foreigner.fi 9/16/20

Finland updates action plan to prevent illegal entry and residence

Moving to Finland

IMMIGRATION

Finland updates action plan to prevent illegal entry and residence

Foreigner.fi 9/11/20

Finland to take 11 underage asylum seekers from Greece’s Moria camp

News

REFUGEES

Finland to take 11 underage asylum seekers from Greece’s Moria camp

Foreigner.fi 9/11/20

Moving to Finland

MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY

True Finns fuel immigrant rejection with false subsidy figures

Foreigner.fi 9/3/20

The far-right party says that in the Helsinki region, more than 50% of welfare recipients are foreigners, but the Social Security (Kela) greatly cuts that percentage.

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).

Finland's job vacancy rate nearly halved amid Covid-19 restrictions

Work & Study

RECESSION

Finland's job vacancy rate nearly halved amid Covid-19 restrictions

Foreigner.fi 9/15/20

Restrictions on the entry of berry pickers from certain countries

Work & Study

GOVERNMENT DECISION

Restrictions on the entry of berry pickers from certain countries

Foreigner.fi 8/27/20

Work & Study

CORONAVIRUS

Kela lowers credits required for students to receive financial aid

Foreigner.fi 8/21/20

If a student has received support for 9 months in the academic year 2019-2020, just 7 months of financial aid will be taken into account when monitoring their academic progress.

Finland has 118,500 unemployed jobseekers more than a year ago

Work & Study

GOVERNMENT FIGURES

Finland has 118,500 unemployed jobseekers more than a year ago

Foreigner.fi 8/25/20

Residence permits granted to Moroccan students to study in Helsinki

Work & Study

Residence permits granted to Moroccan students to study in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 8/21/20

Job vacancies fell 30% in the toughest months of the pandemic

Work & Study

LABOUR MARKET

Job vacancies fell 30% in the toughest months of the pandemic

Foreigner.fi 8/18/20

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

Work & Study

SOCIAL SECURITY

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

Foreigner.fi 1/30/19

Work & Study

GOVERNMENT FORECAST

Coronavirus crisis will destroy at least 70,000 jobs in Finland

Cesar Calvar 6/18/20

The average number of unemployed jobseekers in the baseline forecast is 332,000 in 2020.

Key figures of the government's budget proposal for 2021

Business

TAX HIKES

Key figures of the government's budget proposal for 2021

Foreigner.fi 9/17/20

Turnover and output fell in most service industries

Business

BUSINESS

Turnover and output fell in most service industries

Foreigner.fi 9/17/20

Restaurant restrictions extended until the end of September

Entrepreneurs

CORONAVIRUS

Restaurant restrictions extended until the end of September

Foreigner.fi 8/27/20

Entrepreneurs unemployment benefit extended till end of 2020

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs unemployment benefit extended till end of 2020

Foreigner.fi 7/2/20

Entrepreneurs

SPONSORED

The emergence of light entrepreneurs in Finland

Foreigner.fi 7/20/20

Instead of doing everything themselves, light entrepreneurs choose an invoicing service company to do the paperwork and taxation for themselves.

Sweden exceeds new virus case limit to allow unrestricted travel

Tourism

TOURISM

Sweden exceeds new virus case limit to allow unrestricted travel

Foreigner.fi 9/13/20

Kuopio, the heart of the Finnish Lakeland

Tourism

TRAVEL

Kuopio, the heart of the Finnish Lakeland

Pablo Morilla 9/12/20

List of countries from which Finland allows unrestricted travel

Tourism

RESTRICTIONS EASED

List of countries from which Finland allows unrestricted travel

Cesar Calvar 9/11/20

Finnair cuts flights for October and gives up reopening routes

Tourism

BUSINESS

Finnair cuts flights for October and gives up reopening routes

Foreigner.fi 9/9/20

Finland to relax travel restrictions for more countries

Tourism

TOURISM

Finland to relax travel restrictions for more countries

Foreigner.fi 9/11/20

Bill to demand tests in departure countries sent out for comments

Tourism

FINLAND-TOURISM

Bill to demand tests in departure countries sent out for comments

Foreigner.fi 9/8/20

Largest Nordic tour operator seeks safe corridor with Canary Islands

Tourism

TOURISM

Largest Nordic tour operator seeks safe corridor with Canary Islands

Foreigner.fi 9/5/20

Finland will require negative tests from tourists before traveling

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Finland will require negative tests from tourists before traveling

Foreigner.fi 9/2/20

Overweight and obesity, growing problems among youngest Finns

Lifestyle

HEALTH

Overweight and obesity, growing problems among youngest Finns

Foreigner.fi 9/16/20

DNA analysis suggests Vikings were not all Scandinavians

Lifestyle

HISTORY

DNA analysis suggests Vikings were not all Scandinavians

Foreigner.fi 9/16/20

Minister Henriksson says Finnish Swedes are prejudiced, harassed

Lifestyle

MINORITIES

Minister Henriksson says Finnish Swedes are prejudiced, harassed

Foreigner.fi 9/9/20

Finland once again shows five women leading the government

News

NEW PICTURE

Finland once again shows five women leading the government

Foreigner.fi 9/8/20

Kids in rich countries face lack of skills, obesity, depression

Lifestyle

UNICEF REPORT

Kids in rich countries face lack of skills, obesity, depression

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/3/20

Finland's coronavirus tracking app released, but not in English

Coronavirus

KORONAVILKKU

Finland's coronavirus tracking app released, but not in English

Foreigner.fi 8/31/20