LIFESTYLE

The high price of overweight and obesity

Foreigner.fi 13/Oct/2019

Obesity-related diseases will claim more than 90 million lives in developed countries in the next 30 years, with life expectancy reduced by nearly 3 years. Obesity and its related…

NEWS

Finnish Government says there is no military solution to Syrian conflict

Foreigner.fi 11/Oct/2019

On Friday 11 October, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed Turkey’s military operation in Syria, informed the Government Communications…

LIFESTYLE

Finland, where all inhabitants are organ donors

Foreigner.fi 11/Oct/2019

On Saturday 12 October, the European Organ Donation and Transplant Day is celebrated. This is a commemoration promoted by the Council of Europe that aims to raise awareness about…

NEWS

Nobel peace price awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Foreigner.fi 11/Oct/2019

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali has been awarded the 2019 Nobel peace price. The Norwegian Nobel Committee informed that it has decided to grant Abyi Ahmed this award "for his efforts to…

BUSINESS & TECH

Finnish banks earned 616 million euros in the second quarter 2019

Foreigner.fi 11/Oct/2019

After the restructuring undertaken by the end of 2018, the Finnish financial sector is growing and banks continue to increase their profits despite the poor economic predictions that circulate this…

NEWS

Who cries for Cecilia?

Foreigner.fi 10/Oct/2019

-"I am sad that nobody is reporting about this. Can you please investigate and publish it?" This laconic message arrived this morning in the Foreigner.fi newsroom, accompanied by a link to a…

NEWS

Government decided on the themes for strategic research in 2020

Foreigner.fi 10/Oct/2019

Finnish Government decided during its plenary session on Thursday 10 October on the thematic areas and priorities for strategic research in 2020. The thematic areas are: Dealing with Climate…

LIFESTYLE

Flags wave for Aleksis Kivi, the Finnish 'Cervantes'

Foreigner.fi 10/Oct/2019

Finnish flags wave today across the country to honor Aleksis Kivi (1834-1872), the author of 'Seven brothers' (Seitsemän veljestä, in Finnish), the first relevant novel ever published in Finnish…

BUSINESS & TECH

Industrial output grew in August

Foreigner.fi 10/Oct/2019

Seasonally adjusted industrial output grew by 0.4% in August from the month before. According to Statistics Finland, industrial output adjusted for working days was 4.4% higher in August 2019 than in…

LIFESTYLE

Fewer young families own their homes

Foreigner.fi 10/Oct/2019

Fewer and fewer families in Finland own their homes. This trend is much clearer among younger generations: only among people over 75 years old increases the percentage of homes inhabited by…

NEWS

Finland condemns Turkey’s offensive in Syria

Foreigner.fi 10/Oct/2019

Finland strongly condemned the military offensive launched on Wednesday across the Syrian border against the Kurdish militias which control the north of the country. Turkish army received the order…

LIFESTYLE

Finland reduced hospital beds for psychiatric care by 51% in 8 years

Foreigner.fi 09/Oct/2019

On the occasion of the World Mental Health Day, which is celebrated on 10 October, the statistical office of the EU (Eurostat) published its statistics on beds for psychiatric care in the 28…