WORK & STUDY

Salaries grew by 3.2% year-on-year

Foreigner.fi 13/Nov/2019

According to Statistics Finland’s data, the wages and salaries sum of the whole economy was 3.2% greater in the July to September period than in the corresponding period twelve months earlier.…

NEWS

Immigrants transferred 70 million euros to non-EU countries

Foreigner.fi 12/Nov/2019

Immigrants living in the European Union (EU) are sending growing amounts of money to their countries of origin, with Asia and North Africa being the most benefited regions. According to the…

LIFESTYLE

Finnish households spend half of their money on housing, transport and food

Foreigner.fi 03/Jul/2019

Households have different consumption patterns very much depending on income levels, cultural habits or geographical situation. In Finland, more than half of the domestic budget (52.3% of the total)…

LIFESTYLE

The Finnish towns that will pay you 10,000 euros for having a child

Foreigner.fi 03/May/2019

If you are one of those who try to work little and get the most out of all effort, memorize the name of this town: Lestijärvi. Lestijärvi is located in Western Finland and is part of the…

BUSINESS & TECH

How to detect a fake banknote

Foreigner.fi 22/Feb/2019

False banknotes have circulated at all times and in all societies. It is not very common that they reach our pockets because they are still few compared to the amount of real bills…

MOVING TO FINLAND

How much money refugees get from the Finnish state?

Foreigner.fi 09/Dec/2018

Asylum seekers in Finland have some benefits that other countries do not offer them. For instance, they might get financial support from the state to afford the necessary basic needs while the…