Sweden

Finland

Foreign sea transport decreased 15%

The Nomad Today 8/10/20

Passengers made up only 22% of the number of passengers in June 2019. 

Coronavirus

CONTROVERSIAL WORDS

Halonen: Coronavirus hit Sweden worse because "men are in charge"

The Nomad Today 8/10/20

"In all countries where women have had a strong position and that have had female leaders, it seems that the situation has gone better,” the former President of Finland stressed.

Economy & Business

Sweden's GDP fell by record 8.6% despite not adopting strict lockdown

The Nomad Today 8/5/20

The eurozone's economy plunged by an average 12.1% in the same period.

Economy & Business

Online retailer Amazon prepares launch in Sweden

The Nomad Today 8/5/20

The retailer has been one of the big winners during the coronavirus pandemic.

Finland

POLL

Finland should stay in EU, Foreigner readers say

The Nomad Today 8/4/20

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

World

Stockholm police seek witnesses after 12-year-old shot to death

The Nomad Today 8/3/20

She was reportedly hit by a stray bullet while out walking her dog, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported,

World

Swedish teenage girl shot dead near Stockholm

The Nomad Today 8/2/20

No suspects have been detained yet.

Tourism

Denmark allows leisure travellers from Sweden and Portugal

The Nomad Today 8/1/20

Visitors to Denmark must show they have a booking of at least six nights at a hotel, camping site or a holiday home for entry.

Coronavirus

Swedish health agency recommends working remotely when possible

The Nomad Today 7/31/20

Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell recommends working from home during the autumn, despite "psychological strain."

Tourism

Sweden lifts travel warning for four European countries

The Nomad Today 7/29/20

The Swedish Public Health Agency earlier on Wednesday said it had recorded 5,730 coronavirus-related deaths and about 79,700 infections.

World

Iran confirms arrest of two Swedish men on drug trafficking charges

The Nomad Today 7/28/20

The Asian country can apply the death penalty for serious drug trafficking offences.

World

Sweden hands life sentence to man who decapitated his girlfriend

The Nomad Today 7/27/20

The court also unanimously ruled that he had violated the corpse of the 17-year-old girl.

World

Taxi driver detained after hit-and-run in Sweden

The Nomad Today 7/25/20

Bystanders apprehended the taxi driver before police arrived at the scene.

Economy & Business

Pandemic hits Volvo Cars hard

The Nomad Today 7/22/20

The company said it sold 269,962 cars in the January-June period, compared to the 340,826 cars it sold in the same period last year.

Coronavirus

ACCORDING TO THL

Closing schools in Finland did not stop Covid more than in Sweden

The Nomad Today 7/13/20

"According to current information, children also pass on the virus less frequently than adults”, says Hanna Nohynek, Chief Physician at THL.

World

FINLAND REMAINS CRITICAL

EU Council's tweaked Covid-19 recovery plan meets criticism

The Nomad Today 7/12/20

The balance between grants and loans has been controversial, with the so-called Frugal Four - Denmark, Sweden, Austria and the Netherlands - pushing for money to be paid out in loans instead of…

Tourism

Denmark to allow more leisure travellers from southern Sweden

The Nomad Today 7/10/20

Most of Sweden, however, remains barred, as infections were higher than the accepted rate.

Finland

EXPORTS DOWN BY 14%

Maritime transport decreased

The Nomad Today 7/7/20

Vehicle transport fell to less than half year-on-year.

Finland

IAEA: Radioactive traces over Finland likely from nuclear reactor

The Nomad Today 7/3/20

Countries in the region that have reactors, including Russia, have so far denied that the radioactivity was linked to their territories.

World

HISTORY

Sweden charges two over violating M/S Estonia maritime grave site

The Nomad Today 6/30/20

The passenger ferry sank in 1994 about 100 kilometres south from Turku, claiming 852 lives.