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Back to homepageFinland: New contract between the Ministry of Transport and Communications and VR for purchasing rail transport services
NordenBladet — The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the VR Group have concluded a contract for purchasing passenger rail transport services for a period from 1 January to 30 June 2021. The contract includes an option for a period
Read MoreFinland: Exceptions to the unemployment security: What should the unemployed take into account in the new year?
NordenBladet — Exceptions were made to the Act on Unemployment Security Act due to the coronavirus pandemic. The aim has been to ensure the livelihood of employees and entrepreneurs. Some of the exceptions will continue until the end of March
Read MoreFinland: Jussi Saramo appointed Minister of Education
NordenBladet — On Thursday 17 December, the President of the Republic appointed Member of Parliament Jussi Saramo as Minister of Education and a member of the Government. At the same time, the President released Member of Parliament Li Andersson from
Read MoreFinland: New Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations (ETNO) appointed
NordenBladet — The Government appointed the Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations (ETNO) for the next four-year term 2020–2024 today.The Advisory Board, operating in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice, serves as a forum for dialogue and promotes cooperation between immigrants,
Read MoreFinland: Alarming increase in infections among older adults
NordenBladet — The number of new coronavirus infections is still at a high level, and community transmission is common in different age groups across Finland. It is alarming that more and more infections are found in older age groups and
Read MoreFinland: Authorities’ badges and identity cards to reflect equality of national languages
NordenBladet — The badges and identity cards of the security authorities in the branches of government of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Finance will be updated as of 1 January 2021. The new badges and cards
Read MoreFinland’s humanitarian aid increases by 46 per cent from last year – support for education, school meals, rights of women and girls, and disaster risk reduction
NordenBladet — Finland provided a historic total of EUR 115 million in humanitarian aid in 2020. Humanitarian aid is one of the most concrete ways of responding to crises and disasters. More than 200 million people across the globe need
Read MoreFinaland: President of the Republic and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Finland’s NATO partnership, Government’s Defence Report and cooperation with the UK
NordenBladet — In their meeting on 16 December, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy received a briefing on developments related to NATO and topical matters concerning Finland’s NATO partnership. Finland is continuing
Read MoreFinland: Pupil and student survey 2020: Girls are interested in visual arts, cooking and hobbies involving animals; boys are interested in mopeds, games, parkour and football
NordenBladet — A record number of 197,040 children and young people took part in the pupil and student survey conducted by the Ministry of Education and Culture. This is a significant achievement for an online survey both by national and
Read MoreFinland: Economy will recover at pace set by coronavirus epidemic
NordenBladet — Economic growth will accelerate to 2.5% in 2021 as the coronavirus epidemic recedes, is the forecast of the Ministry of Finance in its latest Economic Survey, published on 17 December. In 2020, the economy will contract by 3.3%.
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