Coronavirus

COVID-19

Finland reports 1,479 infections, 7 deaths in the last 72 hours

Foreigner.fi 2/22/21

So far, 556 cases of the new British, South African and Brazilian variants have been found.

Tourism

PANDEMIC

Coronavirus reduced tourist spending in Finland by €7 billion

Foreigner.fi 2/22/21

Domestic and foreign tourists spent 9.3 billion euros in Finland in 2020, which represents a fall of 42% from the amount spent in 2019.

Lifestyle

REAL ESTATE

Prices of existing single-family homes rose 5.5% at the end of 2020

Foreigner.fi 2/21/21

In 2020, prices of existing single-family houses rose by 9.2% in Greater Helsinki and by 0.6% in the rest of Finland.

National

NEIGHBOURS

Marin commissioned former minister to "study" how to improve relations with Estonia

Foreigner.fi 2/19/21

Prime Minister Marin and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas met on Friday in Helsinki.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finland amends law to oblige medical examinations upon arrival

Foreigner.fi 2/19/21

Under the amended act, those who refuse to undergo a compulsory health examination may face a fine or imprisonment.

Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Prices of tobacco, train tickets, houses raised inflation in January

Foreigner.fi 2/19/21

From December to January, the month-on-month change of consumer prices was 0.3%, which was caused by higher prices of petrol compared to the previous month.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Restrictions on entry into Finland extended until 18 March

Foreigner.fi 2/19/21

Finland currently restricts entry from all other Schengen countries except Iceland.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finnish authorities concerned about spread of new Covid-19 variants

Foreigner.fi 2/18/21

Health authorities have identified the first case of the Brazilian variant, known as P.1. So far, a total of 450 cases of the new variants have been confirmed in the country, most of them in…

Entrepreneurs

UNTIL THE END OF JUNE

Government to extend unemployment benefit for entrepreneurs

Foreigner.fi 2/18/21

In the autumn, on average 22,000 persons received the support per month.

National

STATISTICS

Traffic accidents claimed 14 lives on Finnish roads in January

Foreigner.fi 2/18/21

Among those who died, nine were men and five were women.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland wants digital vaccination certificate ready by end of April

Foreigner.fi 2/17/21

According to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the preliminary cost estimate for the electronic vaccine certificate is 3.5 million euros.

Work & Study

WORK MARKET

Number of open job vacancies in Finland decreases

Foreigner.fi 2/17/21

Compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, the number of open job vacancies decreased most in the major region of Helsinki-Uusimaa.