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DEFICIT INCREASING

Finland GDP fell 2.9% in 2020

Foreigner.fi 7/15/21

The deficit grew in 2020 to 5.4% relative to GDP Growth in private consumption was seen especially in food, alcoholic beverages, domestic appliances and furniture

National

NEW BIOMETRIC CERTIFICATE

Finnish government raises fees for issuing identity cards

Foreigner.fi 7/15/21

The applicant's facial image and fingerprints will be stored on the chip of the identity card

Business

PRICES

Inflation in Finland was 2% in June

Foreigner.fi 7/14/21

Among other things, the prices of clothing and vegetables fell

Moving to Finland

FRAUD

European Court annulled sanction to Finland for human rights violation

Foreigner.fi 7/14/21

The Court now says that the plaintiff lied and knowingly submitted false documentation claiming that her father had been murdered in Baghdad after being returned to Iraq

National

POLICE

Environmental crimes on the rise in Finland

Foreigner.fi 7/13/21

In terms of illegal economic gain on a global scale, environmental crime is estimated to be nearing the value of arms and drug-related crime, says the National Police Board.

Tourism

TOURISM

Travel from Finland: insufficient vaccination, very expensive testing

Foreigner.fi 7/12/21

A rapid antigen test for travelers costs 25 euros at Madrid airport, but at Helsinki-Vantaa airport they charge 179 euros

Tourism

TRAVEL

EU Covid test certificate and proof of recovery available in My Kanta

Foreigner.fi 7/11/21

People who have received a negative test result may travel 48 hours after sampling in the case of a rapid test and 72 hours after sampling for a PCR test

National

FRIDAY NIGHT

People of foreign origin involved in mass brawl in Turku pub

Foreigner.fi 7/10/21

Police said they were not aware of any serious injuries and criticized the pub's security arrangements.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair opens long-haul flights from Stockholm to Bangkok, Phuket and Miami

Foreigner.fi 7/10/21

All three routes will be operated with an Airbus A350 aircraft

Tourism

'TRANSITIONAL PERIOD'

Government releases graphs of countries with free entry or border control

Foreigner.fi 7/9/21

Find at the end of this article the complete charts with the requirements by country The countries marked in white are not subject to entry border control

Moving to Finland

'LACK OF ADAPTATION'

Court greenlights deportation of Finland-born Somali with long criminal record

Foreigner.fi 7/9/21

The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland explains in its ruling that there were strong reasons both for and against the deportation of the man

Releases

CRYPTOCURRENCY

The story behind Doge: The crypto giant that started off as a joke

Foreigner.fi 7/9/21

Dogecoin immediately was successful and its price rose by 300% within the first week