MOVING TO FINLAND

Diaspora Glitz magazine, the voice of Afro Finns

Foreigner.fi 15/Oct/2019

According to the Finnish population statistics, in 2018 the number of people in Finland with an African background was 51,645, which was 0.94% of…

LIFESTYLE

University of Helsinki restaurants remove beef from the menu

Foreigner.fi 15/Oct/2019

Restaurants of the University of Helsinki aim to help saving the planet by eliminating beef from their culinary menus. As of February, beef will be removed from all their products, including…

NEWS

Young people entering Finnish labour market can expect four years of unemployment

Foreigner.fi 15/Oct/2019

Are you a young person new in the labor market? If so, you should know that on average 32.5 years of work and 4.1 years of unemployment await you. This is the conclusion of a recent analysis by…

NEWS

Next multiannual EU budget was discussed in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 15/Oct/2019

Finland’s Prime Minister Antti Rinne and the Prime Minister of Belgium and President-elect of the European Council Charles Michel met on Monday at Kesäranta, the Prime Minister’s official residence.…

WORK & STUDY

72% of Finnish upper secondary students enrolled in vocational schools

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

From October 14 to 18, the European Union (EU) celebrates the European Vocational Skills week. In 2017, 21.4 million pupils were studying at upper secondary level in the EU, out of which more than…

NEWS

Niinistö to attend the enthronement of the Emperor of Japan

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

Finland's President Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio will visit Japan 21–23 October 2019. On Tuesday, 22 October, they will attend the ceremony of the enthronement of the Emperor of…

NEWS

Police need help finding a missing 16-year-old in Lapland

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

Police are asking for sightings of a 16-year-old teenager named Toni Adolfsen living in Rovaniemi. According to Police information, Toni is 170-175 cm tall, slender and has short hair. Lapland…

NEWS

Defence Minister will visit Finnish peacekeepers in Lebanon

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will visit Lebanon 14 to 17 October 2019, the Finnish Ministry of Defence informed. In addition to meeting Finnish peacekeeping personnel who participate in the…

WORK & STUDY

Construction production and employment to fall

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

Construction production will remain this year close to its current level or decrease by at most 2% from one year back, assesses the business cycles in the construction sector (RAKSU) group in…

BUSINESS & TECH

Turnover of trade grew by 1.2%

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

According to Statistics Finland, the working day adjusted turnover of total trade grew by 1.2% in August compared to August 2018. The working day adjusted sales volume, from which the impact of…

LIFESTYLE

Autumn school holiday started for thousands of children

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

Finnish children take a break in their academic obligations. A week of autumn holidays started today for thousands of school children in Greater Helsinki, Tampere, Vaasa, Joensuu, Jyväskylä…

NEWS

Prices of electricity, tobacco and rents increased in September

Foreigner.fi 14/Oct/2019

The annual inflation rate in Finland fell two tenths in September, pushed down by the decline in prices such as vegetables, mobile phones, petrol, equipment for sport and televisions. On the…