Family

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin's daughters, inner circle targeted in latest US sanctions

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/6/22

"These individuals have enriched themselves at the expense of the Russian people," the statement said

Spain

CRIME

German man convicted of beating family to death with stones in Spain

The Nomad Today 2/5/22

The jury has considered proven that the father acted with treachery and premeditation. According to a witness, he even told his children that the cave they were about to visit was full of…

World

RUSSIA

Putin decrees Father's Day to honour men's role in raising children

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/4/21

Putin had it enshrined in the constitution that marriage can only be a union between a man and a woman

Finland

IMMIGRATION

Finland to reform immigration law to facilitate family reunification

The Nomad Today 8/15/21

Family members of persons receiving international or temporary protection would not need to fulfill the requirement for sufficient financial resources to receive a residence permit

World

HUNGARY

Hungary fines store that sold kid's book featuring gay families

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/7/21

The book required special labeling as it "does not represent normal families," said the head of the government office for the Pest district, Richard Tarnai

Finland

SOCIAL RIGHTS

Kela benefit guides released in English, Russian and Estonian

The Nomad Today 5/3/21

Find here the guides that explain in simple language the existing social benefits in matters such as unemployment, pensions, health, housing, families and children, among others.

Coronavirus

MENTAL HEALTH

Pandemic increases mental problems within Finnish families

The Nomad Today 4/21/21

The harmful impact of the coronavirus crisis on people's mental health are one of the biggest unknowns for the future.

Finland

EQUALITY

Family leave reform to extend number of days of parental allowance

The Nomad Today 2/17/21

Parents would be allowed to transfer up to 63 daily allowance days of their quota to the other parent. Single parents would have the right to use the parental allowance quotas of both parents.

World

RUSSIA

Putin passes law guaranteeing himself future legal immunity

The Nomad Today 12/23/20

With the new law, it would only be possible to lift a leader's immunity if they were suspected of high treason or a serious crime.

Finland

SECOND QUARTER 2020

Family home prices rose 7% in Helsinki despite virus cutting sales

The Nomad Today 9/3/20

In the rest of the Finland, prices of old single-family houses fell by an average of 2.2%.

Finland

Decrease in the number of families with children in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/22/20

In 2019, there were 1,221,456 persons living alone, or 30,159 more than in the previous year.

Coronavirus

Pandemic teleworking is straining families, EU study shows

The Nomad Today 5/16/20

A third of the people working in the European Union started teleworking as a result of the coronavirus.

Finland

Finland to provide same paid family leave to father and mother 

The Nomad Today 2/5/20

The daily allowance days will also increase up to 14 months for both parents. The reform will raise the costs of the scheme by around 100 million euros.

Finland

Finland running out of children

The Nomad Today 1/31/20

Finland appears in many world rankings as one of the best countries to have a family. But, paradoxically, the country's child population declined considerably during the last decade. The…

Finland

Sanna Marin, the Prime Minister raised in a rainbow family

The Nomad Today 12/10/19

In an interview in 2017, she explained how a kind of "culture of silence" related to family caused her anxiety as a child. She also mentioned how matters related to her family were also silenced, for…

Finland

Fewer young families own their homes

The Nomad Today 10/10/19

An increasing number of young people postpone the purchase of their first home to a later age. The first home is on average purchased at a one-year older age than ten years ago.

Finland

Preparation for family leave reform starting this autumn

The Nomad Today 8/14/19

The aim is an equal division of family leaves and care responsibilities between both parents in families. The reform is scheduled to come into force in 2021 the earliest.

Finland

Migri admits unwanted delays in processing residence permits for family ties

The Nomad Today 7/3/19

The Immigration authority says the maximum period of nine months stated by law is being exceeded especially in those cases where the applicant has a Finnish spouse. "Please, wait patiently" is the…

Finland

LIFESTYLE

Only 22% of Finnish households have children

The Nomad Today 6/4/19

In the European Union, Ireland recorded the highest proportion of households with children (39%), ahead of Cyprus, Poland and Slovakia (all 36%) and Romania (35%). The lowest rates were recorded in…

Finland

According to Eurostat

Finland spends 1,219 euros a year per inhabitant on family benefits

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

Luxembourg tops the list with more than 3,000 euros a year per inhabitant. At the opposite extreme are Romania and Bulgaria, with less than 120 euros a year per inhabitant.