Immigration

World

The 39 found dead inside a truck in the UK were Chinese immigrants

The Nomad Today 10/24/19

Police believe they probably froze to death.

Finland

Finland needs babies: 34,493 births and 39,880 deaths so far this year

The Nomad Today 10/24/19

Population increased by 7,568 personas due to immigration gain from abroad.

World

Police found 39 bodies inside a truck near London

The Nomad Today 10/23/19

The container apparently came from the port of Zeebrugge (Belgium) and entered the United Kingdom by Ferri.

Opinion

Successful integration in other countries: lessons for Finland?

Afnan Zafar 10/18/19

Finland

Finland's population will start decreasing in 2031

The Nomad Today 9/30/19

According to Statistics Finland's latest population projection, if the birth rate remains at the current level there will be no regions in the country where births exceed deaths in 15 years. Based on…

Finland

Finland: more immigrants than emigrants so far in 2019

The Nomad Today 9/24/19

In August 21,351 persons immigrated from abroad and 9,280 left the country. During January-August, 30,431 children were born, which is 2,014 fewer than in the corresponding period in 2018

Opinion

Why consulting a lawyer is an expense that can save you money

Jouni Aarnio 9/20/19

Finland

Minister of the Interior urges to reform European asylum system

The Nomad Today 9/4/19

The Finnish Presidency is also advancing debate on the prevention of violent radicalisation and the fight against terrorism as well as on the countering of cybercrime and cyber threats.

Finland

Finland gained 4,929 inhabitants from January to July due to immigration

The Nomad Today 8/27/19

In July 17,568 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad and 7,342 people left the country. In all, 5,091 (or 29%) of the immigrants and 4,702 (or 64%) of the emigrants were Finnish…

Finland

14,712 persons immigrated to Finland in the first half of 2019

The Nomad Today 7/28/19

The population of the country was 5,521,158 at the end of June, according to the latest official figures. During the first half of 2019, the population increased by 3,239 persons due to migration…

World

EU population increased by 1.1 million due to net migration

The Nomad Today 7/17/19

The natural population change was negative for a second consecutive year in the EU as a whole. Finland is once more among the Member States with the lowest birth rates (8.6‰).

Finland

Finnish population grows due to immigration

The Nomad Today 6/25/19

The country's population increased by 1,667 persons during January-May. The reason for the increase was migration gain from abroad, according to Statistics Finland.

Finland

Government canceled the 115,000 euros grant to the True Finns' youth association

The Nomad Today 6/19/19

The reason is a picture of a dark-skinned family published in its Twitter account during the EU elections, accompanied by a call to vote for the True Finns party "so that Finland's future will not…

Finland

Number of persons with foreign background exceeded 400,000

The Nomad Today 6/19/19

The share of Europeans among the persons with foreign background born in Finland is 48%, that of persons with Asian background 27%, and 22% for persons with African background.

Finland

Net migration to Finland, in clear decline

The Nomad Today 6/17/19

The reason was a decrease in immigration and an increase in emigration in 2018, according to Statistics Finland.

World

Europe is still far from banishing racism and xenophobia, according to a study

The Nomad Today 6/14/19

Anti-immigrant sentiment, antisemitism and Islamophobia were still prevalent in most member states in 2018. Persons of African descent also faced increased resentment, says the annual report of…

Finland

Dismantling a myth: immigrants do not work for themselves more than locals

The Nomad Today 6/7/19

In the EU, the average share of self-employed persons among the native-born population is 14%, while among foreign-born persons is 13%. Finland also meets the trend. Many foreigners decide to start…

Finland

"My daughter was kidnapped and killed in Iraq while we waited for family reunification"

The Nomad Today 5/31/19

Firas Jalil claims nobody informed him at the reception center or at the police station that asylum seekers only had three months to request permission for family reunification from the…

Finland

9,189 persons immigrated to Finland in January-April 2019

The Nomad Today 5/28/19

During the first four months of the year, 14,647 children were born in the country, which is 980 fewer than in the corresponding period in 2018.

Finland

"I had only four interviews in six years after sending almost 2,000 job applications"

The Nomad Today 5/24/19

Carmen Tomás has lived in Finland for more than thirty years. During this time she has experienced the country's brightest stage while working in Nokia, but also the darkest as a job…