News about Finland

Coronavirus

GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT

Covid-19 reproduction on the rise

Foreigner.fi 09/Jul/2020

The number of new cases per infected patient is increasing and the disease has put people into intensive care units, which a week ago were empty.

Moving to Finland

ASYLUM

Unaccompanied foreign minors entitled to support until aged 25

Foreigner.fi 09/Jul/2020

Until now, young people who entered Finland as unaccompanied minors have been entitled to support until they reach the age of 21. On Wednesday afternoon, Finland received the first group of Afghan…

Tourism

Travel restrictions remain for Swedes and major tourist countries

Foreigner.fi 09/Jul/2020

Check in this article the list of European and non-European states with which travel restrictions will be lifted.

News

SUSPECTED IMMIGRATION SCAM

Prominent Indian citizen residing in Finland wanted by Interpol

Cesar Calvar 08/Jul/2020

Indian authorities request his arrest for allegedly cheating a woman to whom he promised a residence permit and a well-paid job in Finland.

Business

Passenger traffic at Finnish airports collapsed

Foreigner.fi 08/Jul/2020

The number of passengers at Helsinki airport decreased by 97.6% between April and June.

Business

EXPORTS DOWN BY 14%

Maritime transport decreased

Foreigner.fi 07/Jul/2020

Vehicle transport fell to less than half year-on-year.

News

Police need help finding rapists of a woman in Pietarsaari

Foreigner.fi 07/Jul/2020

The victim was forced by three men to get into a red van, where she was raped.

Business

COMMISSION FORECAST

Finland will be the slowest EU economy to recover from Covid-19

Cesar Calvar 07/Jul/2020

Europe is headed for even deeper recession than initially thought, according to the latest forecast from the European Commission.

Polls

POLL

Finland must stay out of NATO, Foreigner.fi readers say

Foreigner.fi 07/Jul/2020

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

Lifestyle

SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES

Finnish town pays thousands of euros for each newborn child

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

Virrat joins other cities such as Lestijärvi and Miehikkälä, which gained world fame last year with even more generous birth-boost policies.

Coronavirus

COVID-19

Hundreds exposed to coronavirus on Helsinki-Tallinn cruise

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

Finnish health authorities have appealed to everyone who traveled on the cruise to monitor their health and seek medical assistance in case symptoms develop.

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales still sunk

Foreigner.fi 06/Jul/2020

Only 8,023 new passenger cars were registered in June, 23.9% down from the year before.

News

Estonian far-right leader who mocked Sanna Marin named his son sucessor

Foreigner.fi 05/Jul/2020

Helme also referred to the Finnish government's programme as a "revenge" for the Reds for their defeat in the Finnish civil war.

Lifestyle

SUGGESTIONS

7 new and classic Netflix shows for this unusual summer

Barbara Stojanovic 05/Jul/2020

Since going abroad for the holidays is still on hold and the long summer nights are here, we have seven Netflix suggestions guarantied to entertain.

Tourism

59 COUNTRIES LIST

Britain exempts Finnish travelers from quarantine; Swedes excluded

Foreigner.fi 04/Jul/2020

Sweden, Portugal, the United States, Canada and China are notable omissions from the list of 59 countries and territories. Find in this article the full list.

News

IAEA: Radioactive traces over Finland likely from nuclear reactor

Foreigner.fi 03/Jul/2020

Countries in the region that have reactors, including Russia, have so far denied that the radioactivity was linked to their territories.

Lifestyle

MATERNITY

One of every three children is born in Uusimaa region

Foreigner.fi 03/Jul/2020

No maternity hospitals were closed down last year, though six hospitals were below the limit of births set by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Coronavirus

GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT

Finland's coronavirus reproduction rate increased

Foreigner.fi 02/Jul/2020

Government describes the overall situation regarding the epidemic as "stable".

News

This was the detention of a man who walked with a knife in Vaasa

Foreigner.fi 02/Jul/2020

Jokes and the phrase 'Black lives matter' while the man is detained can be heard in the video uploaded to Twitter. Finally, congratulations and cheers of "good dog!" for a German…

News

IN THE LAKE

War hand grenade found by a child in Lahti

Foreigner.fi 02/Jul/2020

Police isolated the site and asked the Armed Forces for assistance.