2020

Finland

FROM TAMPERE

This is Miss Finland 2020

The Nomad Today 9/20/20

She will represent Finland in the next Miss Universe contest.

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RECESSION

Coronavirus pandemic prolongs Finnish industry crisis

The Nomad Today 9/10/20

Production went down by 11.2% in the electrical and electronics industry, by 8.4% in the forest industry and by 8.1% in the metal industry from the year before.

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RECESSION

Industrial output in sharp decline in the first half of the year

The Nomad Today 8/10/20

Compared to one year back, output went down most in the chemical industry (11.4%), in the forest and in the metal industries.

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Unboxing 2020 maternity package

The Nomad Today 4/28/20

Distribution of this year’s edition will begin at the earliest in May-June. See in this article the unboxing video made by the Social Security Institution (Kela).

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10 legal changes that may affect you if you live in Finland in 2020

The Nomad Today 12/27/19

With the new year, a set of legal and administrative changes will enter into force in Finland. Unemployment benefits, residence permit fees and management, study aid and foreigners' real state…

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Finland Budget 2020: Government decisions to reduce inequality

The Nomad Today 9/22/19

2020 will bring changes in social policies: from increases in pensions and aid to the most disadvantaged to the dismantling of the so-called activation model, which cut unemployment benefits for…

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Key figures of the Finnish Government budget proposal for 2020

The Nomad Today 9/18/19

The proposal has been heavily criticized by opposition parties. It amounts to 57.6 billion euros in expenses and includes an increase in central government spending of approximately 1.1 billion…

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2020 budget: increasing child benefits and dismantling activation model

The Nomad Today 8/16/19

Of the appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch, 33% are allocated to pensions, 29% to offsetting family and housing costs and 15% to unemployment…

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Government wants to turn Finland into a global work and innovation hub

The Nomad Today 8/16/19

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment draft budget for 2020 includes an additional investment of 24 million euros in a new International Growth Programme. There will be 6.5 million euros…

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More police officers and more Migri officials in 2020

The Nomad Today 8/16/19

The Ministry of the Interior proposes 1.53 billion euros in appropriations for its administrative branch in 2020. Among its spending plans is to increase the number of police officers and…

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Budget: 3.16 billion for defence, with focus on equipment and materiel readiness

The Nomad Today 8/16/19

A considerable share, about 1.17 billion euros or 43% of the national defence appropriations will be used on materiel readiness. This includes procurement of defence materiel, equipping of troops by…

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Finland draft budget 2020: tax increases and focus on foreign talent

The Nomad Today 8/15/19

The draft budget for 2020 includes strong tax increases on fuels (250 million euros), tobacco (50 million) and soft drinks (25 million), combined with a 200 million reduction of taxation on earned…