Funding

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finland applies EU aid to re-employ laid off Finnair workers

The Nomad Today 12/30/20

The total budget of the project is estimated at approximately 3 million euros, of which 40% will be nationally funded.

Economy & Business

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Oslo refuses to approve additional financial support for Norwegian

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/9/20

The decision is "a slap in the face," the CEO of Norwegian said on Monday. The company’s shares were down about 14% in late morning trading.

Finland

Finland receives 58.3 million in EU funding for major rail projects

The Nomad Today 7/17/20

Funding was awarded to the one-hour Helsinki-Turku rail link, among other major projects.

Coronavirus

Government pledges additional funds for global vaccine cooperation

The Nomad Today 5/4/20

The European Commission and its partners have launched a pledging effort, the Coronavirus Global Response, to raise 7.5 billion euros. Finnish Government says it has pledged 36 million euros, but…

Finland

CEO of Business Finland should take the responsibility of failure, say Foreigner.fi readers

The Nomad Today 4/28/20

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

Finland

Government extends support for startups to 18 months

The Nomad Today 4/24/20

The proposal also includes changes to prevent jobseekers from losing their entitlement to unemployment benefits.

Finland

Sanna Marin: "My husband's employer got 45,000€ from Business Finland"

The Nomad Today 4/21/20

Marin was quick to report it on her Twitter account the same day the government launched an investigation into the distribution of funds.

Coronavirus

Finland allocates 5 million euros to develop a coronavirus vaccine

The Nomad Today 4/17/20

Finland considers it important that the availability of safe, high-quality and affordable vaccines be safeguarded in all countries.

Finland

Finland responds to Trump's announcement with increased funding to WHO

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

"Global problems can best be solved by working together. Finland therefore advocates consistently on behalf of a more effective and stronger multilateral order," the Finnish Government says.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Trump: US stops financing the World Health Organization

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

"The WHO failed and must be held accountable," said the President as he announced a suspension period of 60 to 90 days for US funding.

Finland

Finland to seek EU funds for the one-hour Turku-Helsinki rail link

The Nomad Today 2/20/20

The Government will also ask for European funding to improve the connection between the capital city and Tampere.

Finland

Finland allocates 3 million to fight child deaths from waterborne diseases in Afghanistan

The Nomad Today 1/22/20

It is estimated that 25% children die before their fifth birthday and the majority of those deaths are caused by waterborne diseases. Half of diarrhoeal diseases could be prevented simply by…

Finland

Government R&D funding increases by 108 million euros in state budget

The Nomad Today 2/22/19

The biggest categories to which funding is directed are universities’ research and development and general advancement of science