Foreigners

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

A quarter of Covid-19 cases in Finland detected in foreigners

The Nomad Today 12/1/20

Health authorities reported 550 new infections on Tuesday. There was no official published daily death toll at the time of writing.

World

PANDEMIC

Denmark plans negative virus test requirement for foreign workers

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/24/20

Last week, 172 people from Poland tested positive for the coronavirus in Denmark, the Employment Ministry said.

Finland

IN HELSINKI

Police seek 5 men of foreign origin for beating to death a man

The Nomad Today 7/28/20

Police have released images of the five suspects and are asking for citizens' collaboration to locate them.

Tourism

EU's external borders will remain closed to most foreigners

The Nomad Today 6/29/20

The European Union will continue to ban travellers from the United States beyond 1 July. Read here the list of countries that will see restrictions lifted.

Finland

POLL

Police treat foreigners worse than local people, Foreigner readers say

The Nomad Today 6/16/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi.

Opinion

How to ‘foreign’ in Finland

Paola Elefante 6/15/20

Finland

POPULATION STATISTICS

25% of young children in Helsinki region are of foreign origin

The Nomad Today 5/29/20

The average age of persons with foreign background in the second generation is 11.1 years. Half of the foreigners in Finland live in Greater Helsinki.

Finland

One in four doctorates completed in Finland by a foreigner

The Nomad Today 5/13/20

Women completed the majority of university degrees (nearly 60%) in 2019.

Coronavirus

Government seeks foreigners for agricultural work during epidemic

The Nomad Today 4/3/20

The law will be amended to allow "third-country nationals to work in sectors important for security of supply." The new provisions will enter into force "as soon as possible."

Finland

Foreign population grows in Finland while the native decreases

The Nomad Today 3/25/20

The number of people speaking Finnish, Swedish or Sami as their native language went down last year, while the number of foreign-language speakers grew.

Opinion

Coronavirus: is the Finnish Government ignoring foreigners?

Editorial 3/18/20

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Government informative coronavirus site just for natives not for foreigners

The Nomad Today 3/18/20

The Finnish government has launched an service for coronavirus online testing. But this website is just intended for people who can read and understand Finnish or Swedish.

Finland

Police will monitor foreigners' right of residence next week

The Nomad Today 3/6/20

Police stations also intend to make inspections of restaurants and other locations in search for irregular migrants. 

Finland

#IAmSuomiToo, a cry for foreigners better access to mental health care

The Nomad Today 3/4/20

A team of volunteers of foreign background is launching a petition addressed to the Finnish Government to guarantee "equitable access to mental health care in Finland for everyone."

Finland

Detentions of foreigners fell by 16.5%

The Nomad Today 2/28/20

Check also in this article the number for apprehensions, arrests and remands by nationality.

Finland

Why are foreigners less likely to visit a doctor than Finns?

The Nomad Today 2/11/20

Experts point to the lack of confidence in the system as one of the elements that discourage people of foreign origin when they need to seek help in the face of a disease.

Finland

Number of crimes committed by foreigners increased

The Nomad Today 2/11/20

In 2019, foreign nationals committed 23,672 offences, which is more than 1,000 more than the year before. The proportion of foreign suspects has risen significantly in cases of robbery (50%) and…

Finland

How to register as a foreigner in the Finnish Population system

Eric Lipchis 2/10/20

If you intend to stay for more than one year, you must apply for a municipality of residence to have access to the services provided by municipalities, such as medical care. Read all the steps in…

Finland

Finland records lowest number of births since hunger year 1868

The Nomad Today 1/23/20

In 2019, approximately 2,000 children were born in Finland less than the previous year. And the number of deaths far exceeded that of births. Still, the arrival of immigrants allowed the country…

Finland

Finnish Government seeks to promote social inclusion of foreigners

The Nomad Today 1/10/20

A working group has been created to discuss how to use arts and culture to strengthen the social inclusion and participation of those with a foreign background.