Finland

Tram in the center of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Number of Covid-19 cases and virus incidence on the rise

The Nomad Today 9/10/20

Health authorities reported 39 new infections on Thursday. Over the past few weeks, several mass exposures have also been reported in daycare centres, different educational institutions and…

Finland

IN ALL MAIN INDUSTRIES

New manufacturing orders plummeted almost 30%

The Nomad Today 9/10/20

Enterprises in all examined sectors received fewer orders, but the biggest fall (31.7%) was in the industry of the manufacture of paper and paper board products.

Finland

RECESSION

Finnish labor productivity stagnated

The Nomad Today 9/10/20

Annual changes in the volume of value added and hours worked were almost the same size, causing a stagnation in labor productivity. Prime Minister Sanna Marin reiterated recently her proposal…

Kaipola paper mill in Jämsä. Image: Google Maps.

Finland

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.

Minister of Justice Anna Maja Henriksson. Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk.

Finland

MINORITIES

Minister Henriksson says Finnish Swedes are prejudiced, harassed

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

Relations between both Finnish and Swedish communities have deteriorated. Swedish-speakers are also dissatisfied with the language service of public administration, such as the emergency center,…

Restaurant-closed-Järvenpää-by-Foreigner.fi

Finland

RECESSION

One in three Finnish SMEs predict further economic downturn

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

32% of companies reported they had resorted to external financing in the past 12 months.

03 September 2020, Hamburg: A doctor takes a smear test from a woman in the new coronavirus test centre of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians at Hamburg main station. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa.

Tourism

FINLAND-TOURISM

Bill to demand tests in departure countries sent out for comments

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Passengers would be required to obtain a certificate of a negative test result before travelling and to present the certificate to the transport service provider before entering the means of…

The Helsinki airport boarding area is half empty in July. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

RECESSION

Air traffic figures confirm agony of Finnish aviation and tourism

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Finnair carried 193,000 passengers in August, which is 85.8% less year-on-year. At the Helsinki-Vantaa airport , the total number of travelers plummeted by 87%. Finavia says the drop is much lower…

Finland

NEW PICTURE

Finland once again shows five women leading the government

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Annikka Saarikko's entry into the government and her election as the new leader of the Center Party allows the government to resume its image campaign based on five powerful women heading key…

Finland

RECESSION

Falling activity cut Finland's electricity consumption

The Nomad Today 9/7/20

Restrictive measures included the closure of factories and many companies lowered production levels due to a lack of demand or because of interruption to their supply chain.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland records 102 infections and 1 death over the weekend

The Nomad Today 9/7/20

Several hundred people have been exposed to coronavirus at student parties and several infections have occurred at these events in different parts of the country, THL says.

Finland

BUSINESS

August saw a further decline in car sales in Finland

The Nomad Today 9/7/20

The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to August period was 64,976, which is 18.3% down from the year before.

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.

A couple takes a selfie while sunbathing on Las Canteras beach (Gran Canaria). Photo: Borja Suarez/Reuters/File photo.

Coronavirus

TOURISM

Largest Nordic tour operator seeks safe corridor with Canary Islands

The Nomad Today 9/5/20

Nordic Leisure Travel Group, the leading Scandinavian tour operator, plans to bring 179,000 tourists from the four Nordic countries to the archipelago from October to March. Canary Islands…