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Krapi summer theater, in Tuusula. Photo: Keski-Uudenmaan Teatteri/Creative Commons.

Lifestyle

TRADITION

Summer theatre phenomenon: a cultural activity for thousands of Finns

Pablo Morilla 6/19/21

19 June 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Germany's Kai Havertz celebrates scoring his side's third goal with team mate Serge Gnabry during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match between Portugal and Germany at the Allianz Arena. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

PORTUGAL 2-4 GERMANY

Germany helped by own goals to come from behind and crush Portugal

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/19/21

19 June 2021, Hungary, Budapest: France's Antoine Griezmann (R) scores his side's first goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match between Hungary and France at the Puskas Arena. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

HUNGARY 1-1 FRANCE

France held to 1-1 draw by Hungary in Budapest heat

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/19/21

21 May 2021, Italy, Rome: Passengers walk in Fiumicino Airport as Italy has been on a gradual easing course for weeks while coronavirus infection levels fall. Photo: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa

Tourism

PANDEMIC

Finland imposes requirements on travelers arriving this summer

Foreigner.fi 6/18/21

21 March 2021, Russia, Moscow: People walks past a man sleeping on a bench at a metro station near the Izmailovo Kremlin center. Photo: Mihail Tokmakov/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa.

PANDEMIC

Moscow coronavirus cases climb by record number for second day in row

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/19/21

18 June 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo takes part in a training session at for the team at the Allianz Arena ahead of Saturday's UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match against Germany. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

EURO 2020

Continental heavyweights face differing challenges at Euro 2020

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/19/21

01 June 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: Passengers walk through the reopened Terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

TRAVEL

Finland will allow entry to fully vaccinated EU tourists from 21 June

Foreigner.fi 6/17/21

Burglar burglary thief robbery break in Photo-by-Pixabay

SECURITY

Police list 7 measures to protect homes from summer break-ins

Foreigner.fi 6/18/21

Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen. Photo: Jussi Altonen/Vnk/File photo.

Work & Study

WORK IN FINLAND

Finland amends Aliens Act to prevent exploitation of foreign labour

Foreigner.fi 6/18/21

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Work & Study

WORK IN FINLAND

Migri now charges € 65 to seasonal workers for a change of employer

Foreigner.fi 6/18/21

Tourism

TRAVEL

EU vaccination passport will be available in Finland as of 22 June

Foreigner.fi 6/17/21

The certificate will be available in the My Kanta Pages within five days of vaccination.

Advance polling station organized by the Finnish Embassy in Madrid. Photo: Twitter/@EmbFinMadrid.

National

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Overseas voting drop significantly due to coronavirus pandemic

Foreigner.fi 6/12/21

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Lifestyle

MARITAL STATUS

Fewer marriages, more divorces in Finland during the pandemic

Foreigner.fi 6/18/21

Album - Galleries

18 June 2021, United Kingdom, Glasgow: Scotland fans watch the UEFA EURO 2020 Group D soccer match between England and Scotland on a smartphone. Photo: Robert Perry/PA Wire/dpa.

Photo gallery: EURO 2020 fans

FILED - 15 June 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (C) cannot avoid the own goal by Mats Hummels (L) during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group F soccer match between France and Germany at the Allianz Arena. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

Sports

EURO 2020

Go daddy! Hummels' son celebrated own goal against France

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/18/21

HANDOUT - 17 June 2021, North Korea, Pyongyang: A picture provided by the North Korean state news agency (KCNA) on 18 June 2021, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un holding up a document carrying his signature at the third plenary meeting of the eighth Central Committee of North Korea's Workers' Party on its third-day to discuss international affairs, including the Biden administration's North Korea policy. Photo: -/KCNA/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE

North Korea prepares for 'dialogue and confrontation' with US

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/18/21

17 June 2021, Denmark, Copenhagen: Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne (C) and Denmark's Daniel Wass fight for the ball during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B soccer match between Denmark and Belgium at Parken stadium. Photo: Bruno Fahy/BELGA/dpa.

Sports

FINLAND'S GROUP B

De Bruyne inspires Belgium into Euro last 16 against emotional Danes

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/17/21

Biden-Putin

World

SUMMIT IN GENEVA

US and Russia agree to reinstate ambassadors after summit

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/16/21

02 June 2021, Austria, Innsbruck: Germany's Niklas Suele (L) and Denmark's Christian Eriksen fight for the ball during the International Friendly soccer match between Germany and Denmark at Tivoli Stadium. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

Sports

EURO 2020

Denmark's Eriksen to have defibrillator implanted after heart attack

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/17/21

Prime Minister Esonia Kaja Kallas, on her way to work by bicycle.. Photo: Twitter/@kajakallas.

World

BALTIC STATES

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas survives no-confidence vote

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/16/21

seasonal work Lingon berry pickers by Lena Svensson Pixabay

Work & Study

FOREIGN WORKERS

Finland prohibits charging berry pickers for recruitment, training

Foreigner.fi 6/5/21

Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen (R), with Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) talking with the former Prime Minister Antti Rinne in Parliament. Photo: Kimmo Brandt/Eduskunta.

LABOUR MARKET FORECAST

Unemployment in Finland will not fall to prepandemic level until 2023

Foreigner.fi 6/2/21

Employment Minister Tuula Haatainen (R) speaks in Parliament in front of Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN

318,400 unemployed jobseekers

Foreigner.fi 5/25/21

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (C) during a press conference. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Unemployment in Finland climbed to 9% in April

Foreigner.fi 5/25/21

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HIGHER EDUCATION

Women complete nearly 60% of university degrees in Finland

Foreigner.fi 5/15/21

Migri office sign. Photo: Migri.

Moving to Finland

IMMIGRATION

Migri says average waiting time for an apppointment is 3 months

Foreigner.fi 6/11/21

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

Moving to Finland

IMMIGRATION

Migri deletes from web a list of countries with 'unreliable passports'

Foreigner.fi 6/2/21

Helsinki residents enjoying the sun in a park in Esplanadi avenue (Helsinki). Photo: Angelo Giordano/Pixabay.

Moving to Finland

STATISTICS

People of foreign origin already 8% of Finland's population

Foreigner.fi 5/28/21

Minister-of-the-Interior-Maria-Ohisalo-by-Lauri-Heikkinen-Vnk

IMMIGRATION

Finland seeks 'complementary solutions' to legalise irregular migrants

Foreigner.fi 5/24/21

10 September 2020, Greece, Moria: Migrants queue to get food, near the burnt-out Moria refugee camp that was almost completely destroyed in a fire the broke out overnight on Wednesday. More than 12,000 migrants, who lost what homes they had in the blaze that might have been intentionally set, had to spend the night on the streets. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa

ASYLUM

Most refugees relocated to Finland are Afghan or Somali nationals

Foreigner.fi 5/25/21

Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaking before Parliament. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

EPIDEMIC

Finnish government extends entry restrictions until after elections

Foreigner.fi 5/20/21

Moving to Finland

IMMIGRATION

Migri considers passports from 10 African, Asian countries unreliable

Foreigner.fi 5/17/21

In its latest customer bulletin, Migri admits that "there is backlog" in the processing of citizenship applications, which is worse in the case of those that require further clarification.

Alko-shop-in-Espoo-by-Foreigner.fi

Business

BUSINESS

Trade resurrects in Finland in all its forms as Covid-19 recedes

Foreigner.fi 6/16/21

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Business

BUSINESS

Output of the Finnish economy grew strongly in April

Foreigner.fi 6/15/21

Entrepreneur Melissa Jovanen. Photo: Désirée Wilkinson.

Entrepreneurs

MELISSA JOVANEN - ENTREPRENEUR

“Acquiring an existing business makes it easier to obtain a residence permit”

Foreigner.fi 6/16/21

Entrepreneur-by-Elo

Entrepreneurs

SPONSORED

YEL insurance, myths vs. facts

Foreigner.fi 5/15/21

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TOURISM

Finnair prepares to fly to 70 destinations next winter

Foreigner.fi 6/17/21

FILED - 27 April 2019, Spain, Palma: A Norwegian plane takes off from Palma airport. Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle plans to cancel thousands of flights due to the spread of the coronavirus. Norwegian Airlines called for additional financial aid on Friday, saying it would not survive into 2021 due to huge losses stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

TRAVEL

Norwegian restarts flights between Finland and Norway, Sweden, Spain

Foreigner.fi 6/15/21

Oulu

THIRD FINNISH CITY

Oulu selected as European Capital of Culture for 2026

Foreigner.fi 6/3/21

HANDOUT - 24 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks to media upon her arrival to attend a special EU summit. Photo: -/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

TOURISM

Marin: "The digital certificate will facilitate health-secure travel"

Foreigner.fi 5/26/21

HANDOUT - 21 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders gives a press conference on the EU digital Covid-19 Certificate at the European Commission in Brussels. Photo: Christophe Licoppe/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

AGREEMENT IN BRUSSELS

EU Covid-19 passport to go live in Finland from 1 July

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/21/21

19 May 2021, Spain, Madrid: A health worker injects a woman with a dose of Pfizer/Biontech's coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the Wanda Metropolitano. Photo: A. Pérez Meca/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

TRAVEL

Finnish digital vaccination certificate available from 26 May

Foreigner.fi 5/19/21

HANDOUT - 19 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis addresses the European Parliament in Brussels. Photo: Eric Vidal/European Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

REOPENING

EU to open borders for vaccinated tourists from outside the bloc

Foreigner.fi/dpa 5/20/21

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

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair already accepts vaccination certificates for travel to Finland

Foreigner.fi 5/11/21

Tampere-city-center-by-Laura-Vanzo

EU STUDY

Tampere in Finland and Umea in Sweden have the cleanest air in Europe

Foreigner.fi/dpa 6/17/21

29 March 2021, Ireland, Dublin: A woman walks past the latest mural by Irish artist Emmalene Blake in Dublin city center, which is related to violence against women in the wake of the death of Sarah Everard. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire/dpa

STATISTICS 2020

Recorded cases of domestic violence in Finland declined amid pandemic

Foreigner.fi 6/8/21

Screenshot of the trailer of All The Sins. Image: YouTube.

TV SERIES

Five Finnish 'Nordic noir' series to discover

Pablo Morilla 5/29/21

Woman-girl-sad-lonely-lake-mental-health
Photo: Pixabay.

POPULATION

Finland, a country of lonely people

Foreigner.fi 5/22/21

A container to collect used syringes in the city of Kerava, in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

DRUG SITUATION

Amphetamine use in Finland continues to grow

Foreigner.fi 5/18/21

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TECHNOLOGY

88% of older Finns use the internet

Foreigner.fi 5/17/21