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Unusual Calm in Finland: ONLY two storm days measured in November and December
NordenBladet – The winter season in Finland is typically known for its storms, but this year, the weather has been unusually calm. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute, there were only two storm days measured during the months of November
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Finland: Lidl’s new electronic price tags cause controversy – company remains silent
NordenBladet – Lidl* customers in Finland have been left scratching their heads in recent times as the company has made a significant change to its price tags. The prices of products are now printed on the tags in such small
Read MoreFinnish Customs’ export statistics: Food exports in Finland exceeds 2 billion EurosÂ
NordenBladet — For the first time ever, Finland’s food exports have exceeded 2 billion Euros states according to Finnish Customs’ export statistics. Food exports in Finland have increased by around 20% between January and October 2022. Director of the Food
Read MoreFinland sees increase of romance scams online
NordenBladet — It has been estimated that roughly 3.8 million Euros have been lost in total due to online romance scams in Finland in the first half of 2022. Finland has seen a sharp rise in romance-related scams, which professional
Read MoreFinland: First batch of monkeypox vaccine to arrive in Finland
NordenBladet — The first batch of the monkeypox vaccine is set to arrive in Finland, with the vaccine first being offered to individuals exposed to the virus. The total amount of the vaccine is initially around 1,000 doses. Head of
Read MoreClimate Policy Roundtable: Climate plan for land use sector must take into account many dimensions of just transition
NordenBladet — On Tuesday 22 March, the Climate Policy Roundtable discussed the climate plan for the land use sector. The discussions focused on the impacts of climate measures in the land use sector on biodiversity and the need to take
Read MoreKauppapolitiikka magazine discusses roadmaps towards the green transition
NordenBladet — In its first issue in 2022, Kauppapolitiikka magazine focuses on industries’ roadmaps towards meeting the climate objectives.Finland is the first country in the world where different sectors of industry have prepared roadmaps for the transition to low-carbon economy.
Read More265,600 unemployed jobseekers in February
NordenBladet — The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 61,500. The number of new vacancies reported in February totalled 122,400. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies amounted to 242,400, which is 81,800 more than a year ago.At the end
Read MorePolicy guidelines and prioritisation of areas for development relating to information management in healthcare and social welfare now published
NordenBladet — The policy guidelines and prioritisations were prepared particularly with funding decisions and project planning and evaluation in mind and to support the preparation and regional implementation of the health and social services reform.The preparation work was carried out
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