NEWS

Trump cancels his visit to Denmark for its refusal to sell Greenland

Foreigner.fi 21/Aug/2019

Donald Trump's attempt to buy Greenland and the refusal of the Government of Denmark to even discuss the matter -and the tons of messages loaded with sarcasm launched in recent days from Copenhagen-…

MOVING TO FINLAND

10 important facts about refugees for a fact-based discussion

Foreigner.fi 20/Aug/2019

Refugees, asylum-seekers and displacement have in recent years become a hot topic in the political and public debate. Nevertheless, the topic is surrounded by myths and, too often, misinformation and…

WORK & STUDY

First school based on Finnish pedagogical approach opened in Vietnam

Foreigner.fi 20/Aug/2019

A private school based on the Finnish curriculum and pedagogical approach has opened in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, informed the Finnish National Agency for Education (in Finnish, Opetushallitus).…

NEWS

Two pedestrians and three cyclists died in traffic accidents in July

Foreigner.fi 20/Aug/2019

According to preliminary data of Statistics Finland, 389 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in July. In them, 21 persons were killed and 513 persons injured. The number of…

WORK & STUDY

Number of unemployed job seekers decreased in July

Foreigner.fi 20/Aug/2019

A total of 268,900 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of July. This was 15,100 fewer than a year earlier. However, the number of…

LIFESTYLE

Finnish Tatars, two centuries of Muslim faith shaped by ice and snow

Foreigner.fi 19/Aug/2019

Islam is one of the minority religions professed in Finland. Today most of his followers are Arabs arrived in the country in recent years, although there are also some Finnish converts. What many…

NEWS

Annual inflation down to 1% in the euro area

Foreigner.fi 19/Aug/2019

The euro area average annual inflation rate was 1% in July 2019, down from 1.3% in June. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2%. European Union annual inflation was 1.4% in July 2019, down from 1.6% in…

NEWS

Road, sea and air traffic restrictions during Putin's visit to Finland

Foreigner.fi 19/Aug/2019

The visit to Finland this Wednesday of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will cause restrictions on land, air and sea traffic that will be felt especially in the Uusimaa region (Helsinki and…

WORK & STUDY

Health and retail offer the largest number of job vacancies in Finland

Foreigner.fi 19/Aug/2019

The number of open job vacancies was 50,900 in the second quarter of 2019, while the figure was 49,500 one year before. The shares of fixed-term and part-time vacancies of all open vacancies…

LIFESTYLE

Smoking and drinking among young people no longer decreasing

Foreigner.fi 18/Aug/2019

The use of tobacco products among Finnish adolescents has long been declining, official figures show. However, over the past two years, the decreasing trend seems to have stopped. Snus use is on…

NEWS

2020 budget: increasing child benefits and dismantling activation model

Foreigner.fi 16/Aug/2019

The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has made public the details of its draft budget for 2020, which proposes appropriations of about 14.9 billion euros. This is about EUR 170 million less than…

NEWS

Government wants to turn Finland into a global work and innovation hub

Foreigner.fi 16/Aug/2019

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (MEAE) published today its draft budget for 2020. This is the first draft budged of the Government term, which aims at sustainable economic growth…