Finnish women

Finland

WOMEN'S DAY

Only 37% of managerial positions in Finland are held by women

The Nomad Today 3/5/21

Finland ranks ninth in the EU country rankings for number of female managers, just behind Romania and five percentage points behind Sweden.

Finland

FERTILITY

Finland's birth rate declined by 28% in the last decade

The Nomad Today 12/6/20

The share of women with Finnish background in the birth rate decreased by one percentage point to 85% in 2019.

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IRAQIS TOP THE LIST

Nearly 7% of Finnish women marry foreigners

The Nomad Today 11/12/20

Iraqis, British, Americans, Russians and Turks are the foreigners preferred by Finnish women to marry. Finnish men, in turn, prefer women from Thailand, Russia, Estonia and Philippines.

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PERUSSUOMALAISET 'THINK TANK'

Government recovers grant to book that despises women for "mating" with foreigners

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

The Suomen Perusta Foundation, which acts as a think-tank for the opposition party Perussuomalaiset, will have to repay 10,183 euros. According to the Ministry of Education and…

Opinion

Being a woman in Italy and in Finland

Paola Elefante 7/20/20

Finland

44% of Finnish women over 65 live alone

The Nomad Today 6/23/20

In the EU, four in ten old women live alone compared to 19% of men. However, there are countries with higher percentages and Finland is in the top four.

Finland

ROMANCE SCAM

Finnish Casanova scams 1.3 million euros from women with love promises

The Nomad Today 6/22/20

Police reminds that "true love remains in spite of everything, even if one does not give money."

Finland

Think-tank says Finnish women mate with foreigners to "take revenge" on society

The Nomad Today 6/10/20

“The excerpts I have seen from the publication are cruel and worrying,” said Minister of Science and Culture Hanna Kosonen after reading a publication from a foundation linked to the…

Finland

Marriages decrease and divorces increase in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/8/20

The average age for women at the time of divorce was 41.1 years, while for men it was 43.4 years. Read also in this article which were the most popular days of the year 2019 to enter marriage…

Finland

Pamela, Finnish blood and irresistible at 52

The Nomad Today 1/20/20

Forever young and beautiful, the actress of Finnish descent has shared in her Instagram account some photos taken in Australia to express her concern about the fires that ravage the country. Find…

Finland

7% of Finnish women married men of foreign background

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

International marriages declined especially between Finnish-born men and women with foreign background.

Finland

Women return to work after maternity leave quicker than before

The Nomad Today 11/14/19

Five years before, 53% of mothers with children aged between one and two were employed but in 2018 as many as 58%.

Finland

Meet Miss Helsinki 2020

The Nomad Today 11/11/19

Inna Tähtinen is the capital's new beauty queen, so let her reign.

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Hanna Kosonen, new Minister of Science and Culture

The Nomad Today 8/9/19

Annika Saarikko had asked to resign from her ministerial duties as she is expecting a baby in the autumn, informed the Government Communications Department.

Finland

First maternity in Finland is most common in the 25 to 29 years age group

The Nomad Today 8/2/19

In other countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands or Switzerland, women tend to delay more the birth of their first child. Romania and Bulgaria had the largest…

Finland

Pia Lamberg at the swimming pool: hot as Finnish summer

The Nomad Today 7/25/19

The actress, model and beauty queen has published at her Instagram account a new image of herself captured at the swimming pool that may cause some heart attacks, according to the fans judgement.

Finland

Migri denies a residence permit to a man for being Muslim and younger than his Finnish wife

The Nomad Today 7/4/19

The Finnish Immigration Service argues in its decision that "it is unusual for a Muslim man to commit himself to a significantly older woman". The wife complains it is "humiliating being treated as…

Finland

The rate of part-time work among Finnish women is twice that of men

The Nomad Today 6/24/19

In 2018, the share of people aged 20-64 years old who worked part-time in the European Union stood at 19%, according to Eurostat.

Finland

Finland, the fourth EU country where young people leave homes at earlier age

The Nomad Today 5/16/19

On average young people in the European Union leave the parental household at the age of 26, but there are significant variations depending on the country and the gender. In general, women tend to…