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Air travelers in Finland can again take domestic connecting flights

Tourism

RESTRICTION LIFTED

Air travelers in Finland can again take domestic connecting flights

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

The flight restriction concerning domestic transfer passengers has been removed. Passengers arriving in Finland from abroad can again take domestic connecting flights.

News

Niinistö and Putin spoke on the phone about the pandemic

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

Both leaders pointed out the "established useful cooperation" between Russian and Finnish agencies in fighting the virus.

News

Trump threatens to shutter social media companies after Twitter warning

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

Shares of the companies were down in pre-market trading following his posts.

Coronavirus

Covid-19 epidemic

Finland records 1 death and 64 more coronavirus cases

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

The country's tally rose to 6,692.

Business

Finnish economy

Consumer confidence less gloomy in May

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

Consumers' views on Finland's economic development were still close to the historical all-time low in 2008 to 2009.

News

Drug overdose deaths on the rise in Finland

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

In all Nordic countries the rate of drug-related deaths is more than twice the European average.

Work & Study

Haaga-Helia University to select North African young talents to study in Finland

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

On 1 June, the leading Finnish University of Applied Sciences will conduct online exams to select some twenty North African students interested in attending its programs.

Coronavirus

WHO says the Americas are new Covid-19 epicenter as deaths surge in Latin America

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

Brazil's daily death rate became the world's highest on Monday. A University of Washington study warned that the country's total death toll could climb five-fold to 125,000 by early August.

Work & Study

Number of unemployed jobseekers nearly doubled in April

Foreigner.fi 27/May/2020

The number of people laid off was 184,000 in the whole country; a year-on-year increase of 166,600.

Coronavirus

Ministers for EU affairs discuss de-escalation and economic recovery

Foreigner.fi 26/May/2020

The Commission told about progress in the preparation of the first annual Rule of Law Report.

Lifestyle

The new traffic signs to be used from 1 June on Finnish roads

Foreigner.fi 26/May/2020

These newcomers include signs for bicycle streets, charging points and merging of traffic lanes, to impose minimum speeds or prohibit the use of studded tyres.