Immigrants

Opinion

Inclusion should be the norm – a personal story

Paola Elefante 4/6/21

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Finland, the least desired country in Western Europe to emigrate

The Nomad Today 4/5/21

In the ranking of countries with the most immigrants, Finland appears last after the other Western European countries, situated among several Eastern European states.

Finland

POPULATION STRUCTURE

433,000 foreigners permanently living in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/31/21

The share of foreign language speakers among the population was highest in Vantaa, 22%, in Espoo, 19%, and in Närpiö and Helsinki, 17%.

Finland

HEALTH

174 cases of tuberculosis diagnosed in Finland in 2020

The Nomad Today 3/24/21

In Finland, a new typical TB patient is a young immigrant from an area where TB is a common disease, according to THL.

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Finnish population increases in early 2021 due to immigration

The Nomad Today 3/23/21

In January-February, 4,619 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad.

Finland

REPORT

Government: "Finland's population would shrink without immigrants"

The Nomad Today 3/10/21

"More net immigration will be necessary to maintain a stable population in the future. A potential target could be to raise net immigration to 25,000 people by 2030," the report concludes.

Finland

OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Finland reduced granting of first residence permits by 18.3% in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/20/21

Last year, Iraqi citizens submitted the highest number of applications for Finnish citizenship, surpassing Russians.

Finland

MIGRATION

Half of the population of foreign origin lives in Greater Helsinki

The Nomad Today 12/7/20

Russians, Estonians, Iraqis and Somalis are the four largest groups.

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.

Finland

WORK MARKET

Government appoints experts to ensure immigrants labour inclusiveness

The Nomad Today 11/26/20

“In addition to companies, central government administration should also reflect the diverse society," says Sonja Hämäläinen, chair of the group and Migration Director from the Ministry of Economic…

Finland

MIGRATION

Finland backs EU plan to pre-screen migrants at borders and speed up returns

The Nomad Today 11/12/20

The department headed by Maria Ohisalo also considers that "when correctly implemented," this new mechanism would contribute to the objective of strengthening the external borders.

Finland

WORK IN FINLAND

Temporary extension of foreigners' right to work expires in October

The Nomad Today 10/24/20

From 1 November, immigrants can no longer change occupation from the sector mentioned in the first residence permit to another sector without applying for an extended permit .

Finland

POPULATION

Coronavirus reduced migration to and from Finland

The Nomad Today 10/23/20

 The number of births was 5,579 lower than that of deaths in January-September.

Finland

FOREIGN WORKERS

1,034 immigrants employed through Integration SIB project

The Nomad Today 10/20/20

The logistics, hotel and restaurant, cleaning, construction, financial administration, information technology and manufacturing industry sectors employed most of the immigrants…

World

AfD

German politician recorded talking about 'gassing' migrants

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/28/20

"The worse things are for Germany, the better it is for the AfD," he also said.

Opinion

How to ‘foreign’ in Finland

Paola Elefante 6/15/20

Finland

A third of immigrants felt pandemic deteriorated their mental health

The Nomad Today 6/4/20

Less sleep, the need to eat more and more often, and less exercise are the most common symptoms.

Finland

IMMIGRATION AND LABOUR MARKET

“My first job interview as a master’s graduate was for a warehouse”

Andruța Ilie 5/30/20

Lauren Stevens came to Finland to live with her spouse. Despite having graduated from Tampere University with a master's degree, her efforts to integrate and find a job according to…

Finland

Pregnancy and childbirth carry higher risks for some migrant women

The Nomad Today 5/18/20

Women of Russian and former USSR origin tended to have lower risks, according to a research.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus infections found among immigrants in Helsinki region

The Nomad Today 4/6/20

Watch in this article a series of videos produced in six languages by the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) to raise awareness among people with foreign background.