BUSINESS & TECH

Google CEO Sundar Pichai: "Finland is a great example of how the internet can help drive economic growth"

Foreigner.fi 20/Sep/2019

Google CEO Sundar Pichai participated today in Helsinki in a round table discussion called 'Grasping the Digital Opportunity-Technology, Skills and Data' hosted by the Finnish Minister of…

OPINIÓN

Why consulting a lawyer is an expense that can save you money

20/Sep/2019

OPINIÓN

Why Finns have an affinity with metal music

20/Sep/2019

BUSINESS & TECH

Rinne and Google CEO announced huge investments for Finland

Foreigner.fi 20/Sep/2019

Prime Minister Antti Rinne and Google CEO Sundar Pichai met in Helsinki on Friday 20 September. At a joint press conference, Prime Minister Rinne and CEO Pichai announced the news of Google’s huge…

BUSINESS & TECH

Finland's GDP amounted to 234 billion euros in 2018

Foreigner.fi 20/Sep/2019

Finland's gross domestic product (GDP) or the value added created in the production of goods and services, amounted to 234 billion euros in 2018. The figure represents a growth of 1.7% compared…

MOVING TO FINLAND

Refugees arrived in Finland in 2015 can now apply permanent residence permits

Foreigner.fi 19/Sep/2019

Are you enjoying international protection in Finland? Did you come to the country in 2015, during the great wave of asylum seeker arrivals? If the answer to these questions is affirmative,…

NEWS

Rinne and Macron discussed climate change, rule of law and Brexit

Foreigner.fi 19/Sep/2019

Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne and President of France Emmanuel Macron met on Wednesday 18 September at the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the President of France. According to the…

NEWS

Traffic accidents claimed 23 lives in August

Foreigner.fi 19/Sep/2019

According to preliminary data of Statistics Finland, 422 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in August. In them, 23 persons were killed and 507 persons injured. The number of…

NEWS

President Niinistö will meet Donald Trump in the White House

Foreigner.fi 19/Sep/2019

Finnish President will travel to Washington DC for an official working visit on Wednesday 2 October. According to a press release from his office, during his visit Sauli Niinistö will hold a…

MOVING TO FINLAND

One month delays to receive residence permit cards

Foreigner.fi 19/Sep/2019

Migri is not only late with the processing of residence permits for students. The Finnish Immigration Service accumulates delays also in the delivery of residence cards due to the lack of…

NEWS

Key figures of the Finnish Government budget proposal for 2020

Foreigner.fi 18/Sep/2019

The Government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne has published the key figures of its proposed budget for 2020. In total, the proposal amounts to 57.6 billion euros in expenses and includes an…

WORK & STUDY

Why do people work part-time in EU countries?

Foreigner.fi 18/Sep/2019

In the 28 countries of the European Union (EU) 40,7 million people worked part-time in 2018. Of them, 31.2 million were women and 9.5 million men aged 20 to 64 years. These figures published by the…

NEWS

India’s Foreign Minister to attend unveiling of Gandhi's statue in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 18/Sep/2019

External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Finland from 19 to 21 September. External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will have a meeting…

WORK & STUDY

Why you should request an employment certificate when your work relationship ends

Foreigner.fi 17/Sep/2019

Are you about to finish your employment contract? Are you planning to apply for a new job or for unemployment benefits from TE-Office? If so, you are probably interested in having an employment…

NEWS

Rinne will meet with Macron in Paris to discuss Brexit

Foreigner.fi 17/Sep/2019

Finnish Primer Minister Antti Rinne will meet the President of France Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Wednesday 18 September. According to the information released by the Primer Minister's office, on…

NEWS

Police investigate school threat in Vantaa

Foreigner.fi 17/Sep/2019

The police are investigating a school threat in Vantaa (north from Helsinki). The incident happened in a school in Korso. According to the information released by the Easter Uusimaa Police…

MOVING TO FINLAND

Survey on racism suffered by Africans in employment and education launched

Foreigner.fi 16/Sep/2019

The Being Black in EU survey published in 2018 by the European Union (EU) Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) researched racist harassment and discrimination faced by people of African descent…

WORK & STUDY

Finland's job vacancy rate lower than EU average, according to Eurostat

Foreigner.fi 16/Sep/2019

Finland's job vacancy rate was 2.1% in the second quarter of 2019 (April to June), much lower from the previous quarter (2.8%) but stable compared to the second quarter of 2018, according to the…

MOVING TO FINLAND

Reminder: British citizen, register your right of residence before 31 October

Foreigner.fi 16/Sep/2019

The moment of truth is approaching for hundreds of citizens of the United Kingdom residing in other member states of the European Union (EU). The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) published…

NEWS

International experts will meet in Helsinki to discuss how to prevent violent radicalisation

Foreigner.fi 16/Sep/2019

A wide range of research experts will gather at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 17 and 18 September to attend a conference on Preventing Violent Radicalisation. Participants will discuss the prevention…