Nordic countries

HANDOUT - 02 May 2022, Ukraine, Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) welcomes Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod at the St. Mary's Palace. Photo: Ukraine Presidency/Ukraine Presi/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Denmark becomes first Nordic country to reopen Kiev embassy

The Nomad Today 5/3/22

The embassy will initially continue its work with a reduced number of employees and gradually return to full staffing

Commuters with their faces covered by masks in the Helsinki metro. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Finland last Nordic country to lift coronavirus restrictions

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/22

Restaurants no longer have restrictions on serving, opening hours, number of customers and seating

03 November 2021, Denmark, Copenhagen: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) and Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin speak at a Nordic Council press conference in Copenhagen. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

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NORDIC COUNCIL

Scandinavian countries pledge cooperation after border closures

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/3/21

Members of the Nordic Council have a shared vision of becoming the most sustainable and most integrated region on earth by 2030, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said

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2022 WORLD CUP

Nordic countries ask FIFA chief for statement on human rights in Qatar

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/21

In an open letter, the federations from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden and the Faroes said they would welcome an "open debate" after renewed criticism on Qatar in the past months.

Finland

VIDEO CONFERENCE

Nordic Council of Ministers to discuss business recovery

The Nomad Today 8/30/20

The ministers will also discuss the Nordic Smart Government project, which aims to establish an electronic business area where business information circulates securely and in real time between…

10 August 2020, Ukraine, Kiev: Policemen arrest an activist for trying to throw eggs into the building of the embassy of Belarus during a rally in solidarity with the Belarusian opposition that accuses Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of electoral fraud for receiving over 80 percent of the vote in the presidential election. Photo: Sergei Chuzavkov/dpa.

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FINLAND SIGNS JOINT STATEMENT

Nordic states say Belarus election did not meet democracy standards

The Nomad Today 8/11/20

In a joint statement, Finland and the other Nordic and Baltic countries demand the immediate release of the demonstrators "unfairly" detained.

Grass-covered roofs of traditional Icelandic houses. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

Iceland will no longer test travelers from Finland for Covid-19

The Nomad Today 7/15/20

Travellers arriving in Iceland from other countries may be tested for the virus on arrival.

Tourism

TOURISM

Norway to reopen its border to tourists from Finland

The Nomad Today 6/12/20

The decision of the governments of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland to exclude Sweden from the 'travel bubble' of the Nordic countries has upset the authorities in Stockholm.

Coronavirus

Denmark and Norway create travel bubble, excluding Sweden

The Nomad Today 5/29/20

Finland is not yet joining the agreement, government says.

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Finland

Drug overdose deaths on the rise in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/27/20

In all Nordic countries the rate of drug-related deaths is more than twice the European average.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus pushes Swedish deaths to highest since 1993

The Nomad Today 5/18/20

In total, 97,008 Swedes died in the whole of 1993, the deadliest year since the outbreak of the Spanish flu in 1918 .

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. Photo: Reuters/file photo.

Coronavirus

Sweden says its strategy against the virus is not soft

The Nomad Today 5/15/20

In Denmark, some politicians expressed hesitation about reopening its border to Sweden, pointing to the higher coronavirus death toll.

Yellow stripe is painted in the middle of a pedestrian street to help people comply with the social distance guidelines related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Aalborg, Denmark May 4, 2020. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

Coronavirus

Denmark and Norway further ease coronavirus restrictions

The Nomad Today 5/8/20

Danish museums, amusement parks and cinemas will be allowed to reopen from 8 June. Shopping malls will also return to work in the coming weeks, Government said. In Norway, bars and amusement parks…

Finland

Finland is the happiest country for third year in a row

The Nomad Today 3/20/20

All the Nordic countries fit into the top seven of the United Nations' World Happiness Report.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

THL: coronavirus situation will be epidemic in a short time

The Nomad Today 3/13/20

THL Director Salminen said that tracking of the coronavirus chains will no longer be possible after the weekend.

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Finland

Foreign ministers of Sweden and Norway to visit Finland

The Nomad Today 2/2/20

Norway's Minister will present a work of art which is an official gift from Norway to mark the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence.

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Climate issues and cooperation the main topics at the Nordic Prime Ministers’ meeting

The Nomad Today 8/21/19

German Chancellor Angela Merkel also attended the meeting this year. Nordic countries and Germany agreed to engage in even closer cooperation to combat climate change, promote sustainable development…

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Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland from Denmark

The Nomad Today 8/16/19

"It must be and April Fool's Day joke... but totally out of season", commented in Twitter former Prime Minister of Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Trump will be visiting Denmark next month.

Rinne-prime-minister by Valtioneuvosto-Finnish Government

Finland

Prime Minister Rinne will meet Angela Merkel in Iceland

The Nomad Today 8/13/19

The Nordic Prime Ministers will gather for the annual informal summer meeting in Reykjavik, where they will have a working lunch with German Federal Chancellor.