How to watch in Finland the final season of Game of Thrones

Foreigner.fi 04/Apr/2019

While spring is taking over Finland, winter is about to reach Winterfell. And with its freezing temperatures will also come the final battle between the living and the dead, a struggle that will…

Fornication is no longer a crime in Utah

Foreigner.fi 04/Apr/2019

Having sex outside of marriage is no longer a crime in the conservative state of Utah (United States). Until last week an anachronistic law of 1973 typified there these practice as a 'Class…

Increased jihadist activity and online communication in Finland in the 2010s

Foreigner.fi 04/Apr/2019

During the 2010s, there has been a significant increase in the numbers of people involved in jihadist activity in Finland. However, most of this activity is still quite small in scale, and it is…

Video: how to vote in the Finnish parliamentary elections

Foreigner.fi 04/Apr/2019

The advanced voting period for the April 14 Parliamentary elections started on Wednesday 3 April. If you are a Finnish citizen you have the right to vote and choose, with the rest of your…

Russia, China and Iran take over most applications for startup residence permits

Foreigner.fi 03/Apr/2019

Business Finland and the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) established one year ago a new application process for start-up entrepreneurs coming to Finland from outside the European Union. During…

Helsinki wants to build the world's best museum of architecture and design

Foreigner.fi 03/Apr/2019

The concept plan for Helsinki’s envisaged new museum of architecture and design has been completed, announced the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture in a press release. According to the plan,…

Migri did not treat you well? Learn how to file a complaint

Foreigner.fi 02/Apr/2019

Do you feel that the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) has not treated you correctly? Do you suspect that any of its workers has done something illegal or did not comply with his/her…

Applicants for housing subsidy no longer need to send pay slips to Kela

Foreigner.fi 02/Apr/2019

The Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) no longer requires customers to enclose proof of wage and salary income with an application for general housing allowance or conscript’s allowance. A…

Finland grants 200,000 euros for a hospital for cyclone victims in Mozambique

Foreigner.fi 02/Apr/2019

Finland will support Mozambique’s recovery from the cyclone that hit the country in mid-March through the Finnish Red Cross and the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and by…

Do you want to be an au pair in Finland? We explain how

Foreigner.fi 01/Apr/2019

Are you young and in love with Finland? Would you like to live in Finland for a year and learn about its language and culture while helping a native family with the housework? If so, spending a year…

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Unboxing the 2019 maternity package

Foreigner.fi 01/Apr/2019

Unboxing the Finnish 2019 maternity package. It contains 63 useful items for families with a newborn baby. Video by Kela.

2019 maternity package: 63 items for families with a newborn baby

Foreigner.fi 01/Apr/2019

The Finnish Social Security institution (Kela) just revealed a few days ago the content of the 2019 maternity package, a social benefit that is received by 40,000 mothers in Finland each year. The…