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Rafinha (HJK): "With the career I've had, if I were not a foreigner I would get more compliments"

Cesar Calvar 19/Jul/2019

INTERVIEW TO RAFAEL SCAPINI DE ALMEIDA (RAFINHA).   4 championships Finland with HJK 2 Finnish cups 14 years with the woman and 12 years living together.   Was 2 years the captain.…

NEWS

Police looking for a "dark-skinned" man who assaulted a woman in Lahti

Foreigner.fi 19/Jul/2019

The Finnish police are for a man who sexually assaulted a young adult woman on July 17th, around five o'clock, in a woodland in Lahti. According to a release published by the Police department, the…

NEWS

EU Interior ministers discuss the future of internal security and migration policy in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 18/Jul/2019

The EU home affairs ministers met in Helsinki on 18 July to discuss internal security and migration. The agenda of this informal meeting also included a scenario-based discussion exercise on how to…

LIFESTYLE

Best Finnish series and movies on Netflix (with English subtitles)

Foreigner.fi 18/Jul/2019

Knowing your host country well also means knowing its cultural production. Finland lacks a massive entertainment industry, but the quality of its films and series has improved a lot in recent years,…

NEWS

EU Home Affairs ministers discussed a temporary disembarkation scheme for the Mediterranean

Foreigner.fi 18/Jul/2019

Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU and ministers from several EU Member States and the Schengen associated countries alongside the European Commission have discussed the need to set up a…

NEWS

EU population increased by 1.1 million due to net migration

Foreigner.fi 17/Jul/2019

The EU gained more than 1 million inhabitants during the last year, despite the fact that again more people died than they were born. According to the latest figures published by the…

NEWS

Prime Minister Rinne: "Finland has high ambitions for its Presidency of the EU"

Foreigner.fi 17/Jul/2019

Key elements for Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU are a high level of ambition, a positive and pragmatic approach, close cooperation with various institutions, and strengthening the…

TOURISM

The route of the Finnish chocolate factories

Foreigner.fi 16/Jul/2019

Brunberg (Porvoo) The origin of Brunberg's chocolate factory was A. W. Lindfors bakery founded in 1871, that was bought by Lennart Brunberg in 1928. Brunberg's most well-known and loved product are…

LIFESTYLE

Puukko, the free man's knife

Foreigner.fi 15/Jul/2019

Finns love sheath knives. And they manufacture them like no other people, from elements such as wood and bone that their own natural environment provides them. A knife (or 'puukko', as…

TOURISM

Posankka, the weird pig-duck statue of Turku turns 20 years old

Foreigner.fi 14/Jul/2019

When you arrive in Turku from Helsinki, you can see a strange pig-duck greeting you along Helsinginkatu, in front of the spa hotel Caribia. This 7,5 meters long, 4,3 meters wide and 5 meter high…

BUSINESS & TECH

Virtual reality in Finland: a revolutionary tool in learning and training

Kelly Keodara 14/Jul/2019

Virtual reality (VR) creates an immersive experience that allows a person to simulate a space without physically being present in the actual location of the scene. VR can be applied in different…

WORK & STUDY

Finland’s universities have become exciting melting pots

Gerrit Bruno Blöss 12/Jul/2019

Finland’s universities have become veritable melting pots: There are over 20,000 foreign students from more than 100 countries, according to the figures provided by the Finnish National Agency for…

LIFESTYLE

Mokkapalat: easy, fast and delicious

Foreigner.fi 12/Jul/2019

The origin of mocha pieces (mokkapalat in Finnish) is actually to be found in Sweden. The recipe appeared for the first time in the book of Sju sorters kakor (Seven kinds of cakes), also known as the…

TOURISM

Three places to taste the unique wine culture of Finland

Foreigner.fi 11/Jul/2019

The Finnish alcohol production laws changed in 1995 and the national winery business started to grow. Most of the Finnish wine is made by berries and fruits. The first Finnish grape wine for…

TOURISM

Lapland, the richest gold area in Europe

Foreigner.fi 10/Jul/2019

The Lapland gold rush occurred in the 1870s. The scale of this fever was maybe not comparable to the major 19th century gold rushes, but it did have great local significance in Lapland and…

ENTREPRENEURS GUIDE

Practical issues on bookkeeping and taxation

Pentti Kuusinen 09/Jul/2019

For many businessmen bookkeeping, and business administration in general, is often seen as one of the necessary evil things that must be faced. Many consider that all time one spends in the…

NEWS

Minister of Foreign Affairs to discuss conflict prevention at OSCE meeting

Foreigner.fi 08/Jul/2019

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will attend an informal ministerial gathering of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which will be held in Slovakia’s High…

LIFESTYLE

Natural berries, the treasure of Finnish forests

Foreigner.fi 08/Jul/2019

The bright Nordic summer matures numerous berries in the forests and marshes. Berry-picking season normally begins in mid-July, when the first berries begin to ripen. Everyman´s right gives to…

LIFESTYLE

Finland places emphasis on education in tackling global challenges

Foreigner.fi 08/Jul/2019

The United Nations (UN) High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will meet in New York between 9 and 18 July 2019. The purpose of the annual meeting is to review the progress…

LIFESTYLE

The countdown to Metallica has begun

Barbara Stojanovic 07/Jul/2019

Metallica is one of the most iconic, recognized and beloved bands in the heavy metal world with a career span of 38 years and counting. Initially a garage band that started as a result of a newspaper…