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Back to homepageFinland: Combating disinformation to protect human rights
NordenBladet — More and more false and harmful information is deliberately disseminated especially in electronic information networks. The intentions behind dissemination of disinformation are varied: to undermine faith in democratic institutions, to sow discord between population groups, to put blame
Read MoreFinland: The Finna.fi service places educational resources at the disposal of those thirsting for knowledge
NordenBladet — Finna.fi search services, which brings together Finnish cultural and scientific material, now offers new opportunities for learning. Educational resources are available for use openly and free of charge. Finna is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Read MoreFinland: Strong support for Afghanistan at the 2020 Afghanistan Conference
NordenBladet — International community renews its long-term commitment to the people of Afghanistan with significant pledges at the conference. Afghanistan and international partners commit to shared development objectives for 2021–2024, and adopt a communique calling for an end to the
Read MoreFinland: Wednesday is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – Government Palace to be lit up in orange
NordenBladet — The United Nations has designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The day begins an annual international campaign called 16 Days of Activism, which draws attention to this important human rights
Read MoreFinland: Tighter restrictions on restaurants and other food and beverage service businesses in Uusimaa — changes to night-time opening hours
NordenBladet — Restaurants and other food and beverage service businesses in the region of Uusimaa will be subject to tighter restrictions than the other regions in Finland. The government decree on the matter will enter into force on 26 November
Read MoreFinland: EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy
NordenBladet — The new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020–2024 has approved last week. Finland actively participated in the negotiations and regards the Action Plan as a significant document steering the EU’s common foreign and security policy.
Read MoreFinland: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit Finland
NordenBladet — Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi will visit Finland on 25–26 November 2020. On Wednesday, he will meet President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and
Read MoreFinland: Impact investing to support wellbeing of families and children and education and employment of young people
NordenBladet — Jyväskylä, Tampere, Karkkila and Vihti will launch a project in which the problems faced by children, young people and families will be tackled proactively and at the right time. The aim is to increase wellbeing and reduce the
Read MoreFinland: 312,700 unemployed jobseekers in October
NordenBladet — A total of 312,700 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices at the end of October. This was 88,000 more than a year earlier. The number of unemployed jobseekers was down by 3,100 from
Read MoreFinland: Ministers Haavisto and Skinnari to co-host 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva
NordenBladet — Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will travel Geneva to lead the 2020 Afghanistan Conference to be held on 23–24 November. Finland has co-organised the conference together
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