NEWS

Europe is still far from banishing racism and xenophobia, according to a study

Foreigner.fi 14/Jun/2019

Xenophobic populism and racist hate speech continued to make their mark on the contemporary political climate in Europe in 2018, says the annual report of the European Commission against…

LIFESTYLE

Finnish ministers invite you to discuss the Government program in public libraries with them

Foreigner.fi 14/Jun/2019

In the course of the summer, ministers of Prime Minister Antti Rinne’s Government will visit Finnish libraries to present the Government Programme and to discuss it with citizens. Minister for…

BUSINESS & TECH

International trade in Finland grows due to ICT services

Foreigner.fi 14/Jun/2019

Service exports grew by 7% in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the corresponding quarter of the previous year, while service imports grew by 9%. Service exports mainly grew due to the…

LIFESTYLE

Finland in figures 2019: pocket information about your host country

Foreigner.fi 13/Jun/2019

Would you like to have all the basic information about your host country in one document? The Finnish statistical office has published 'Finland in Figures 2019'. This is the latest edition of a…

WORK & STUDY

"I am an immigrant in Finland and I want to start my own business"

Foreigner.fi 13/Jun/2019

"I am an immigrant and want to start my own business in Finland". This is the driving idea for more and more foreigners in Finland. People of the most varied origins -from asylum seekers to…

WORK & STUDY

Three out of four jobs in Finland are in the service sector

Foreigner.fi 12/Jun/2019

The shift towards a service economy is a long-term trend already observed in the EU in the second half of the 20th century. In 2018, employment in services accounted for 74% of total employment in…

TOURISM

10+ events to make you want to visit Turku this summer

Foreigner.fi 12/Jun/2019

Turku is often described as Finland’s summertime city, with its secluded beaches, waterborne activities and endless supply of quality restaurants. But another reason Turku draws thousands of visitors…

LIFESTYLE

Finland first in the EU’s digital comparison

Foreigner.fi 12/Jun/2019

Finland ranked number one in this year’s DESI comparison of digitalisation. The Digital Economy and Society Index DESI compares the progress of EU countries in the use of digitalisation with 13…

BUSINESS & TECH

Prices of fuels rose in the first quarter of 2019

Foreigner.fi 12/Jun/2019

At the end of the first quarter of 2019 the price of motor gasoline was 3% higher and that of diesel oil 9% higher than one year earlier. The corresponding price change in light fuel oil was a…

LIFESTYLE

Why the HBO series Chernobyl is specially scary for Finnish spectators

Foreigner.fi 11/Jun/2019

The HBO television series Chernobyl, which premiered in May, is an attempt to dramatize the story of the worst nuclear civil disaster, which occurred on Saturday 26 April 1986 in Ukraine (then…

WORK & STUDY

Police found 11 foreign employees suspected of working undeclared

Foreigner.fi 11/Jun/2019

In late May, the police implemented a nationwide intensified surveillance period alongside several authorities (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Finnish Tax Administration, Fire…

WORK & STUDY

Cultural workers: less permanent employment despite higher education

Foreigner.fi 10/Jun/2019

In Finland only 60% of the persons employed in cultural occupations had a permanent employment relationship, while the corresponding share for those working in other occupations was 73 per…