Work & Study

STUDY IN FINLAND

Finland offers 5,500 places for English higher education programmes

Foreigner.fi 1/5/21

The first joint application of the spring 2021 to Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences begins on Thursday 7 January.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Coronavirus: 11 deaths in the past 24 hours

Foreigner.fi 1/5/21

Helsinki health authorities extended the ban on public gatherings of more than 10 people until the end of January.

Lifestyle

HEALTH

Alcohol kills three times as many men as women in Finland

Foreigner.fi 1/5/21

More than half of deaths from alcohol-related causes stemmed from liver diseases caused by alcohol.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finland reports 812 coronavirus cases, 4 deaths since New Year

Foreigner.fi 1/4/21

According to THL's figures, so far 3,604 people have received the first doses of the vaccine.

Coronavirus

COVID-19 EPIDEMIC

17 cases of new coronavirus variant diagnosed in Finland

Foreigner.fi 1/4/21

All new cases have been detected in the Helsinki and Kouvola regions.

Releases

ENTREPRENEURS

How to set up a new business in Finland in 2021

Foreigner.fi 1/4/21

Whatever your niche, this how-to guide will show you how to start setting up a new business in Finland.

Moving to Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Citizenship applications are more expensive in 2021

Foreigner.fi 1/4/21

The processing fees of all residence permit applications for employed and self-employed persons submitted on paper have also been raised.

Business

BUSINESS

Turnover of large companies fell for eleventh consecutive month

Foreigner.fi 1/3/21

The turnover of large enterprises decreased by 6.8% in January to November from one year ago.

Work & Study

NEW YEAR CHANGES

Changes to Kela benefits in 2021

Foreigner.fi 1/2/21

The following is a summary of the key changes in 2021 that affect the social benefits that Kela provides to workers, the unemployed, pensioners, families, students and people with disabilities.

World

NEW YEAR'S EVE

Samoa and Kiribati first to enter 2021, with hopes the year is better

Foreigner.fi 12/31/20

New Year revellers who try to breach Sydney harbour lockout laws to watch the midnight fireworks risk being hit with 1,000-Australian-dollar fines. Taiwan's iconic New Year's…

Business

REAL ESTATE

Prices for existing homes rose in Helsinki and fell in Vantaa

Foreigner.fi 12/31/20

In Turku prices have fallen in recent months compared with spring and the development of prices has been different compared to Helsinki and Tampere.

Business

GREEN ECONOMY

Finland, third EU user of renewable energy for heating and cooling

Foreigner.fi 12/30/20

Outside the EU, Iceland recorded also a very high share of energy from renewable sources in heating and cooling (79.4%).  Norway, however, remained well below the rest of the Nordic…