News about Finland

Tourism

TRAVEL

New health security measures to travel to Finland from 1 October

Foreigner.fi 9/25/20

Two Covid-19 tests will be recommended for travelers arriving in Finland from countries from which entry into Finland is restricted. The self-isolation period will end if the test result is…

Foreign tourist nights in Finland decreased by 82%

Tourism

IN AUGUST

Foreign tourist nights in Finland decreased by 82%

Foreigner.fi 9/24/20

The total number of nights spent in hotels was 1.13 million, which was 37.3% less than twelve months earlier.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Travel restrictions reinstated with Sweden, Germany, Estonia

Foreigner.fi 9/24/20

From 28 September, residents of Finland will only be able to travel to 7 European states without being subjected to quarantine on return.

Mask use recommendation extended indoors as epidemic accelerates

Coronavirus

VIRUS INCIDENCE DOUBLED

Mask use recommendation extended indoors as epidemic accelerates

Foreigner.fi 9/24/20

The figures provided by the Government confirm that the total number of cases and the incidence of the virus has doubled at the national level in the past two weeks.

Video

President Niinistö addresses UN General Assembly's 75th session

Foreigner.fi 9/24/20

Video by United Nations.

Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted 86% in August

Business

AIR TRAFFIC

Number of passengers at Finnish airports plummeted 86% in August

Foreigner.fi 9/24/20

Air freight and mail transport has also decreased by 41% so far this year.

Government takes action against "growing" undeclared work

Work & Study

15 MILLION EURO PLAN

Government takes action against "growing" undeclared work

Foreigner.fi 9/23/20

It is particularly common in labour-intensive industries, such as the construction , restaurant and cleaning sectors. In the Eurobarometer survey in autumn 2019, almost 25% of the…

Immigrants keep Finland gaining population

Moving to Finland

JANUARY-AUGUST

Immigrants keep Finland gaining population

Foreigner.fi 9/22/20

The number of births was 5,077 lower than that of deaths so far this year.

Supreme Court bans neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement

News

RACISM

Supreme Court bans neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement

Cesar Calvar 9/22/20

"PVL violated or sought to violate fundamental and human rights. The Supreme Court decided to dissolve the organization," Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo celebrated on Twitter.

Finland had 329,700 unemployed jobseekers at the end of August

Work & Study

OFFICIAL FIGURES

Finland had 329,700 unemployed jobseekers at the end of August

Foreigner.fi 9/22/20

The unemployment rate was 7.7%, or 1.6 percentage points higher than the previous year, according to the Labour Force Survey issued by Statistics Finland.

Accidents claimed 149 lives on Finnish roads so far this year

News

JANUARY-AUGUST

Accidents claimed 149 lives on Finnish roads so far this year

Foreigner.fi 9/22/20

There have been 15 pedestrians killed and 14 cyclists.

Haavisto aired frustration over Cypriot veto of sanctions on Belarus

News

EU FOREIGN MINISTERS

Haavisto aired frustration over Cypriot veto of sanctions on Belarus

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/22/20

The EU was unable to unanimously agree on sanctions due to the blockade by the Nicosia authorities, who demand measures against Turkey for its activities in the eastern Mediterranean.

2021 is not a good time to raise taxes, Foreigner.fi readers say

Polls

POLL

2021 is not a good time to raise taxes, Foreigner.fi readers say

Foreigner.fi 9/22/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

Finland reports 2 deaths and 188 infections over the weekend

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland reports 2 deaths and 188 infections over the weekend

Foreigner.fi 9/21/20

Finland has a cumulative incidence of 13.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous two weeks, according to data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Coronavirus crisis wiped out a fifth of Finnish international trade

Business

BUSINESS

Coronavirus crisis wiped out a fifth of Finnish international trade

Foreigner.fi 9/21/20

Travel to Finland, which is recorded as travel exports, was 87% lower in the second quarter than one year earlier. Travel from Finland abroad, or imports of travel, fell by 93%.