BUSINESS & TECH

74% of Finnish enterprises use cloud services

Foreigner.fi 03/Dec/2019

74% of Finnish companies use cloud services that are subject to a charge, according to Statistics Finland survey on information technology in enterprises. The share of enterprises that use…

NEWS

Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne resigns

Foreigner.fi 03/Dec/2019

The Prime Minister of Finland, Antti Rinne, on Tuesday presented his resignation to prevent the fall of the Government. Rinne, leader of the Finnish Social Democratic Party (SDP) and a former…

TOURISM

Flying from Helsinki at Christmas? See this list of festive events at the airport

Foreigner.fi 02/Dec/2019

Christmas is coming, and for many foreigners it is time to return home to spend a few days off. To make it more enjoyable, special activities are scheduled at Helsinki Airport from 1 December until…

LIFESTYLE

Finns commemorated the start of the Winter War

Foreigner.fi 02/Dec/2019

Saturday 30 November marked the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Finnish Winter War. To commemorate the start of the war, state leadership laid a wreath at the National…

LIFESTYLE

Finland's Gender Equality award to an NGO that changed discriminatory laws worldwide

Foreigner.fi 02/Dec/2019

Finland awarded the International Gender Equality Prize endowed with 300,000 euros to the NGO Equality now, which "has succeeded in changing discriminatory laws and ossified practices in…

NEWS

Minister Skinnari travels to Washington to strengthen bilateral trade

Foreigner.fi 02/Dec/2019

Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit Washington, the Unites States on 3 to 4 December. During his visit, he will meet United States Trade Representative…

NEWS

Tunisia and Finland celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations

Foreigner.fi 02/Dec/2019

The National Archives of Finland was the venue selected by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and  the Embassy of Tunisia in Helsinki to host the celebration…

BUSINESS & TECH

This is one of the fake Canada Goose jackets sold in Finland: learn how to distinguish them

Foreigner.fi 29/Nov/2019

The main Finnish media have recently reported on the circulation in Finland of counterfeit Canada Goose winter jackets. These are warm clothes that can cost around 1,000 in clothing stores, but…

WORK & STUDY

Strong increase in work accidents in Finland

Foreigner.fi 29/Nov/2019

Accidents at work have registered a sharp increase in Finland, according to the latest official figures available.       Over 138,000 accidents at work occurred in Finland in 2017.…

LIFESTYLE

Finns prepare for the Independence Day Reception

Foreigner.fi 29/Nov/2019

As every year at this time, Finns are preparing to celebrate their main national holiday on December 6. The theme of this year’s Independence Day Reception is knowledge and discussion, as informed…

WORK & STUDY

Euro area unemployment rate at 7.5%

Foreigner.fi 29/Nov/2019

The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.5% in October 2019, down from 7.6% in September 2019 and from 8.0% in October 2018. This is the lowest rate recorded in the euro…

BUSINESS & TECH

Black Friday: will you be shopping online today?

Foreigner.fi 29/Nov/2019

Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular in the European Union (EU). Consumers appreciate its advantages, such as being able to shop anytime, anywhere, having access to a wider range of…