NEWS

4,000 students abroad have not sent Kela documents for financial aid

Foreigner.fi 17/Oct/2019

Finland's Social Security Institution (Kela) has appealed to all students who are completing degrees entirely outside Finland to send a certificate of attendance and a certified transcript of their…

NEWS

16.5% of Finland's population at risk of poverty

Foreigner.fi 17/Oct/2019

16.5% of Finland's population is at risk of poverty or social exclusion. The figure, despite hiding a very hard reality for an important segment of the population, is one of the lowest in the…

NEWS

Road traffic accidents claimed 24 lives in September

Foreigner.fi 17/Oct/2019

According to preliminary data of Statistics Finland, 389 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in September. In them, 24 persons were killed and 473 persons injured. The…

NEWS

The key elements of the agreement between Brussels and London

Foreigner.fi 17/Oct/2019

The European Commission has today recommended the European Council to endorse the agreement reached at negotiator level on the Withdrawal Agreement, including a revised Protocol on Ireland / Northern…

NEWS

Finnish pensions to UK will be paid for one year in case of no-deal

Foreigner.fi 17/Oct/2019

If the UK withdraws from the EU (Brexit) without an agreement, the recipients of Finnish national pension residing in the UK will receive national pension for a period of one year after the…

NEWS

EU and UK reached an agreement for Brexit

Foreigner.fi 17/Oct/2019

The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement for the agreed divorce of the United Kingdom. This was communicated by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude…

BUSINESS & TECH

The largest shopping center in the Nordic countries opens in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 16/Oct/2019

Defined by its promoters as "the new heart of Helsinki" or "the second center of Helsinki", shopping mall Tripla opens its gates to the public on Thursday 17 October at 9:00 in Pasila…

NEWS

Rinne: "The EU must become the world's most competitive and socially fair low-carbon economy"

Foreigner.fi 16/Oct/2019

The Tripartite Social Summit between EU institutions and European social partners met in Brussels to discuss a competitive, fair and sustainable Europe. Finnish Prime Minister Rinne co-chaired the…

NEWS

Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Finland

Foreigner.fi 16/Oct/2019

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan Ayman Safadi will visit Finland on Friday 18 October and meet President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto, the…

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Prime Minister Rinne to attend EU summits in Brussels

Foreigner.fi 16/Oct/2019

Prime Minister Antti Rinne will participate in the European Council on 17 and 18 October, the European Council meeting without the UK (Article 50) and the Tripartite Social Summit on 16 October, all…

LIFESTYLE

Finland ranked fourth in EU gender equality comparison

Foreigner.fi 15/Oct/2019

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) released on Tuesday its fourth index measuring gender equality in the EU. Finland ranked fourth in the comparison among the 28 member states.…

NEWS

Finnish government to Finns in Catalonia: "Avoid the crowds"

Foreigner.fi 15/Oct/2019

The Finnish embassy in Spain is concerned about how the situation in Catalonia can affect the many Finns who visit the region, especially the city of Barcelona. The region faced on…