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Spain

STATISTICS

EU life expectancy still below 2019 level, eastern Europe hit hard

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/6/22

Eurostat reported the worst declines in life expectancy in Slovakia and Bulgaria with decreases of -2.2 years

Finland

TECHNOLOGY

88% of older Finns use the internet

The Nomad Today 5/17/21

Finland ranks 5th among the countries where the use of the internet is most common among the older generation.

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Finland, the least desired country in Western Europe to emigrate

The Nomad Today 4/5/21

In the ranking of countries with the most immigrants, Finland appears last after the other Western European countries, situated among several Eastern European states.

Finland

MIGRATION

Finland, below the EU average in granting residence permits

The Nomad Today 11/30/20

EU member states issued 3 million first residence permits in 2019. Employment-related reasons accounted for 41% of all first residence permits issued in the EU in 2019, family reasons for 27%…

Finland

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

Unemployment in Finland closer to the euro area average

The Nomad Today 7/2/20

Youth unemployment (under 25) grew much faster.

Lifestyle

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

EU report laments lack of progress on gender equality

The Nomad Today 6/22/20

The gender gap in employment had generally decreased between 2004 and 2014, but it widened again over the past 5 years.

Finland

96% of Finnish companies provide mobile devices to staff

The Nomad Today 1/15/20

Finland tops this ranking in which the lowest percentages are found in Bulgaria (46%), Greece (56%), Romania (58%) and the United Kingdom (60%).

Finland

Some 22,000 Finns lack an indoor flushing toilet, says Eurostat

The Nomad Today 11/20/19

In the European Union, the share of dwellings with no flushing toilet was lowest in Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden.

Finland

Employment rates growing in the EU among people aged 55 to 64

The Nomad Today 11/11/19

According to Eurostat, between 2003 and 2018, the employment rates for this age group increased in all EU Member States except Greece.

Finland

Finland: 1.3 homicides committed per 100,000 inhabitants

The Nomad Today 11/6/19

Finland's rate is relatively low compared to the highest in the EU, but still doubles that of other countries that at first glance might seem less secure.

Finland

According to Eurostat

Finland, among countries that recycle less plastic packaging

The Nomad Today 11/5/19

Finland's rate is similar to Estonia's but is well below that of its other neighbour, Sweden.

Finland

16.5% of Finland's population at risk of poverty

The Nomad Today 10/17/19

In the whole European Union 109.2 million people were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2018, according to Eurostat.

Economy & Business

Euro area annual inflation down to 0.9%

The Nomad Today 10/1/19

Food, alcohol & tobacco is expected to have the highest annual rate in September, according to Eurostat. Find in this article the estimated annual inflation rates for the EU Member States that…

Finland

Finland's job vacancy rate lower than EU average, according to Eurostat

The Nomad Today 9/16/19

The greatest shortage of labour was recorded in the services and industry and construction sectors.

Work

Unemployment in the EU falls to lowest level in this century

The Nomad Today 8/1/19

Eurostat estimates that 15.67 million men and women in the European Union, of whom 12.377 million in the euro area, were unemployed in June 2019. The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in…

Lifestyle

28% of Europeans cannot afford a 1 week annual holiday

The Nomad Today 7/31/19

The EU Member States with the lowest percentage of people unable to afford a one week annual holiday in 2018 were Sweden and Luxembourg. In Finland the situation has improved compared to the previous…

Lifestyle

Luxembourg, Italy and Finland top the list of countries with more cars per capita in the EU

The Nomad Today 7/24/19

Luxembourg, with a population less than 600,000 people, has 670 cars per 1,000 inhabitants. Finland is third in the ranking with 617 cars per 1,000 inhabitants, according to Eurostat.

Finland

Finland is the EU country with the second lowest rate of infant mortality

The Nomad Today 7/22/19

Infant mortality halved in 20 years in the EU (down to 3.6 deaths per 1,000 live births), but there are still huge differences among the Member States. Among the candidates to enter the EU, the…

Finland

Finland, the sixth EU country with the most unemployment

The Nomad Today 7/1/19

The situation is specially complicated among young people under 25 years old. Unemployment affects 16.7% of them, a rate higher than the averages recorded both in the EU (14.3%) and in the euro…

Economy & Business

Production of gin in the EU increased by 62% in 10 years

The Nomad Today 6/10/19

Eight Member States produced 95% of the EU's gin.