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Model of the ferry MS Estonia in the Estonian Maritime Museum.
Photo: Leif Jørgensen/W. Commons.

Finland

NEW FINDINGS

Finland, Sweden to help Estonia investigate sinking of ferry in 1994

The Nomad Today 10/2/20

A documentary released earlier this week showed new underwater footage of the wreck of the M/S Estonia, with previously-unseen images of a large hole in the vessel.

The President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid. Photo: Twitter/@KerstiKaljulaid.

World

MULTILATERALISM

President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid nominated to head OECD

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/2/20

Current OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said in July that he would not be applying for another mandate.

Finland

NEW FINDINGS

Estonian government agrees new probe into Baltic Sea ferry sinking

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/1/20

852 people of 17 different nationalities, including 10 Finns , died in the 1994 disaster. The vast majority of the victims were Swedish and Estonian citizens.

The M/S Estonia. Image: Youtube/screenshot.

Finland

852 PEOPLE DIED

Sweden orders review of new findings on M/S Estonia ferry sinking

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/30/20

"This is a serious matter regarding a catastrophic event, and we have to be prepared to see if new facts emerge," Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said.

Finland

NEW FINDINGS

Did the M/S Estonia ferry sink after colliding with submarine?

The Nomad Today 9/29/20

Discovery has been able to film a large hole located on the starboard side of the ship, below the waterline , which according to the experts consulted could only be caused by "a huge external…

Finland

26TH ANNIVERSARY

Documentary unveils new evidence about M/S Estonia shipwreck

The Nomad Today 9/28/20

Finland, Estonia and Sweden will investigate the new "significant information," according to a joint statement from the three countries.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas in Helsinki on 22 September. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Travel restrictions reinstated with Sweden, Germany, Estonia

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

From 28 September, residents of Finland will only be able to travel to 7 European states without being subjected to quarantine on return.

Finland

EXPORTS DOWN BY 15%

Foreign maritime transport of goods and passengers decreased

The Nomad Today 9/6/20

In July, 727,822 persons travelled between Finland and Estonia and 221,311 persons between Finland and Sweden.

Finland

HEALTH AND TRAVEL

Finnish e-prescriptions valid to buy medicines in Portugal

The Nomad Today 9/2/20

Croatian and Portuguese e-prescriptions are also accepted in Finland from 31 August 2020. Many other countries are preparing to join the scheme later.

Finland

INNOVATION

Finland and Estonia to strengthen digitalisation in health sector

The Nomad Today 8/22/20

Estonians became in June the first Europeans to be able to buy medicine in Finland with an electronic prescription issued in their home country.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Estonia to allow coronavirus tests instead of self-isolation

The Nomad Today 8/19/20

So far, a quarantine requirement has applied in Estonia when entering from high-risk areas, which is now to be supplemented by a two-stage test procedure.

Helsinki-port-boat-cruise-ship-Silja-Line-by-Pixabay

Finland

Foreign sea transport decreased 15%

The Nomad Today 8/10/20

Passengers made up only 22% of the number of passengers in June 2019.

boat-cruise-ship-viking-line-by-Pablo-Morilla

Coronavirus

Dozens of Finns exposed to Covid in Estonia returned on 17 ships between August 1 and 6

The Nomad Today 8/9/20

22 of them said they had developed symptoms suggestive of a coronavirus after the trip. If you traveled on any of the ships on the list, monitor your health.

Finland

EXPORTS DOWN BY 14%

Maritime transport decreased

The Nomad Today 7/7/20

Vehicle transport fell to less than half year-on-year.

Estonia-Minister-Defence-Juri-Luik-by-@NATOSource-Twitter

World

Estonia sends pistols to Ukraine for fight against pro-Russian rebels

The Nomad Today 7/7/20

"We are supporting our ally who has been at war for six years," Estonian Defence Minister Juri Luik said.

Coronavirus

COVID-19

Hundreds exposed to coronavirus on Helsinki-Tallinn cruise

The Nomad Today 7/6/20

Finnish health authorities have appealed to everyone who traveled on the cruise to monitor their health and seek medical assistance in case symptoms develop.