Report

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finnish authorities concerned about spread of new Covid-19 variants

The Nomad Today 2/18/21

Health authorities have identified the first case of the Brazilian variant, known as P.1. So far, a total of 450 cases of the new variants have been confirmed in the country, most of them in…

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Number of new Covid-19 cases remains high in Finland

The Nomad Today 2/11/21

The need for hospital care has, however, been decreasing for several weeks now.

Coronavirus

OFFICIAL REPORT

Sweden 'failed' to protect elderly in care homes from virus

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/15/20

The government-appointed commission highlighted "fragmentation" in the Swedish health an care systems as a weakness.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Uber reports a billion dollar loss in the third quarter

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/6/20

The world's biggest ride-sharing app has struggled with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its business.

Coronavirus

GROWING NUMBER OF CASES

Finland reports two coronavirus deaths in Helsinki and Tampere

The Nomad Today 9/23/20

Government asks regional health authorities for reports on contingency plans to deal with the growing number of infections. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health says there is a real…

Lifestyle

Oxfam report: richest 1% emit majority of carbon emissions

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/21/20

The poorer half of the global populace was only responsible for 7% of emissions between 1990 and 2015, a period of unprecedented emissions growth.

Lifestyle

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

EU report laments lack of progress on gender equality

The Nomad Today 6/22/20

The gender gap in employment had generally decreased between 2004 and 2014, but it widened again over the past 5 years.

Finland

Basic income improved wellbeing but did not raise employment

The Nomad Today 5/6/20

For two years, 2,000 unemployed randomly selected nationwide received a tax-exempt basic income of 560 euros regardless of any other income they had. The aim of the experiment was to study how it…

Finland

Report: Russia's interest in influencing Finland reduced

The Nomad Today 5/4/20

Russia does not view Finland as a powerful EU Member State and it is simply regarded as a "good neighbor," says a study commissioned by the Government.

Finland

IMF warns about risks to Finland's general government finances

The Nomad Today 1/16/20

In its evaluation, the IMF says that fiscal buffers are necessary to ensure that the social welfare model can be preserved. The IMF is also concerned about the continuation of household…

Finland

13% of Finland's population reported noise from neighbours

The Nomad Today 1/2/20

Young people and singles reported experiencing more problems of this kind than old people and homes with children. In Malta, Germany and the Netherlands over a quarter of the population reported…

Finland

The Government received a report on the participation of Finns in the Nazi SS

The Nomad Today 2/8/19

In total, 1,408 Finnish volunteers served in the SS Panzer Division Wiking in the period 1941–1943

Finland

Asylum seekers suffer from malfunctions in the legal aid system

The Nomad Today 12/12/18

The Minister of Justice, Antti Häkkänen, stressed that the Government is "currently looking for further solutions” to the problems.