News about Helsinki

Coronavirus

Death toll in Finland reaches 300

Foreigner.fi 18/May/2020

The Helsinki area shows the highest number of deaths and the highest incidence rate of Covid-19 disease in the entire country.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus found in two more primary schools in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 18/May/2020

21 people, including students and staff, have been quarantined after Covid-19 cases were detected in the Kannelmäki and Itäkeskus schools.

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69 workers at a Helsinki hospital caught coronavirus

Foreigner.fi 13/May/2020

As a preventive measure, all staff of the hospital are being tested.

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Malta ambassador to Helsinki resigns after comparing Merkel to Hitler

Foreigner.fi 11/May/2020

Foreign Minister stressed that the ambassador's comments on German Chancellor do not represent the "friendship and mutual respect" between both countries.

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Two more people arrested due to trash mask scandal

Foreigner.fi 01/May/2020

They are suspected of aggravated extortion.

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Small child assaulted in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 28/Apr/2020

It happened nearly a couple of weeks ago. The police are waiting for a doctor's assessment.

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Young man stabbed to death at Helsinki train station

Foreigner.fi 27/Apr/2020

Two suspects were arrested after the murder. 

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10 people die at a senior center due to coronavirus

Foreigner.fi 25/Apr/2020

Employees say the situation at the Kontula nursing home (east Helsinki) has been chaotic. Multiple deaths have been reported at senior centers in the capital region.

Lifestyle

Finns forget about Covid-19 and rush for Lidl sneakers

Foreigner.fi 23/Apr/2020

Some people resell the same snickers on the internet but at a price 30 times higher than the original.

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Divorce rate increases in Helsinki during state of emergency

Foreigner.fi 23/Apr/2020

The Helsinki District Court received 99 divorce petitions during the past two weeks.

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CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus has been found in 18 kindergartens in Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 21/Apr/2020

20% of the children still go to nursery in Helsinki. 

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Finland reports 43 more coronavirus deaths

Foreigner.fi 21/Apr/2020

Health authorities included in the list the deceased in Helsinki nursing homes, raising the total number of fatalities by 44% in just 24 hours. There may be more deaths in elderly homes in…

Coronavirus

Finland reports highest death toll on the same day Uusimaa reopened

Foreigner.fi 15/Apr/2020

THL reported 8 more deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, 6 of them in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region.

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Finnair to establish a joint venture with Juneyao Air

Foreigner.fi 15/Apr/2020

Finnair and the Chinese carrier Juneyao Air have signed a letter of intent to deepen their cooperation on routes between China and Europe.

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Coronavirus

Government reopens Uusimaa border despite the increase in infections

Cesar Calvar 15/Apr/2020

On the one hand, the Prime Minister orders to reopen the border, but on the other, she recommends that people not travel. "This is not the time to leave for your holiday cottage," she…

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Helsinki warns of increased Covid-19 cases among Somali community

Foreigner.fi 14/Apr/2020

Nearly 200 cases have been identified to date, which translates to 1.8% of the somaly-speaking community. The average incidence among all the residents of Helsinki is 0.2%.

Work & Study

HSL will start using reduced summer timetable for buses from 20 April

Foreigner.fi 14/Apr/2020

Find in this article the new timetables and a link to the bus routes that will not run until the end of the summer season.

Business

Video: This is how Helsinki airport looks completely empty at Easter

Foreigner.fi 12/Apr/2020

"The airport is almost ghostly deserted," police says.

Coronavirus

Helsinki, epicenter of the disease

Foreigner.fi 11/Apr/2020

Finland is close to 3,000 coronavirus infections, of which more than 1,000 have been diagnosed in the capital city. Overall, two-third of the cases have been found in Helsinki and in the…

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Coronavirus

Finland registers 6 more deaths and 164 infections in 24 hours

Foreigner.fi 10/Apr/2020

Of the dead, 69% are men and 31% are women. The incidence of the disease in Helsinki region is now 102.5 infections per 100,000 inhabitants, more than double the country average.