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Finland

NEW GOVERNMENT IN TALLIN

Marin discusses bilateral relations with new Estonian prime minister

The Nomad Today 1/26/21

Estonia's new government was sworn in on Tuesday, officially making Kaja Kallas the country's first female prime minister.

Finland

FIRST JOINT APPLICATION

14,500 foreign students applied for higher education in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/26/21

The most popular fields were business, administration and law, information and communication technologies.

Finland

BUSINESS

Passengers at Finnish airports hit a record low in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/25/21

20 million fewer passengers used Finnish airports.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair resumes passenger flights from the UK, Ireland to Finland

The Nomad Today 1/24/21

Passengers must present a certificate of a negative Covid-19 test, and if the document is not provided, they will be denied boarding.

Finland

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL

EU foreign ministers meet to discuss climate and energy matters

The Nomad Today 1/24/21

The ministers will discuss cooperation between the EU and the United Kingdom in foreign and security policy as well as the arrest of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finland tightens border traffic

The Nomad Today 1/23/21

Entry into the country based on employment will be restricted to essential duties.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

ENTREPRENEURS

Fewer enterprise openings, more closures than 12 months earlier

The Nomad Today 1/22/21

Enterprise closures in the form of natural persons accounted for 51% and those in the form of limited companies for 40% of all closures.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Government recommends avoiding travel to UK, Ireland, South Africa

The Nomad Today 1/22/21

In its last meeting, the government discussed measures to prevent the spread of the new Covid-19 variants and the renewed acceleration of the epidemic.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Accident fatalities on Finnish roads increased in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/22/21

Pedestrians killed numbered 22 and cyclists 30.

Finland

US VICE PRESIDENT

Marin congratulates Kamala Harris with a misspelled tweet

The Nomad Today 1/21/21

The informal message immediately caught the attention of some of the prime minister's followers.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

New Covid-19 cases still reported in large numbers across Finland

The Nomad Today 1/21/21

So far, a total of 86 cases of the new variants discovered in the Great Britain and South Africa have been confirmed. On 21 January, THL reported 399 new infections and 6 more deaths.…

Finland

INTERNATIONAL AID

Finland grants 5 million to female entrepreneurs in developing countries

The Nomad Today 1/21/21

The agreement was signed on 18 January 2021 in Geneva.