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Back to homepageMexico and Finland intensify cooperation in the forest sector
NordenBladet — Mexican and Finnish forest experts will strengthen their cooperation in forest sector. Forest cooperation between the two countries is based on a five-year Memorandum of Understanding. The parties to the MoU are the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Read MoreFinland: Amended Posted Workers Act to come into force in December
NordenBladet — The amendments to the Act will promote equal treatment of posted workers vis-à -vis national employees as regards terms of employment. In addition, the Act aims to improve equal competition between companies. Amendments to national law will implement the
Read MoreFinland: Government Report on Finnish Foreign and Security Policy 2020 – security and global responsibility sharing go hand in hand
NordenBladet — Today, on 29 October 2020, the Government adopted the Government Report on Finnish Foreign and Security Policy and submitted it to Parliament. The report, being drawn up once during each government term, assesses Finland’s foreign and security policy
Read MoreFinland: Jarkko Eloranta re-elected SAK President
NordenBladet – Jarkko Eloranta was elected the President of the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) again. The Delegates of the organization at its Council held on Tuesday anonymously re-elected Eloranta as the President for the second term, said
Read MoreFinland: Police Day to be held virtually on 29 August
NordenBladet – The 13th Police Day will be held on 29 August with the view to promote local and personal police work and interaction with citizens, said the National Police Board in a press release. The day will be celebrated
Read MoreFinland: Top companies team up to face coronavirus
NordenBladet – Prominent Finnish companies have joined forces to increase their lead in digitalisation and the green economy, said the Confederation of Finnish Industry (EK) in a press release on Monday. Their shared vision and innovative cooperation aim to pave
Read MoreFinland: Mother’s Day awards to be handed over in 2021
NordenBladet – The mothers who were awarded this year will receive their decorations at the national Mother’s Day ceremony to be held in 2021, said a government press release. The award-giving ceremony has been deferred to next year due to
Read MoreFinland: Helsinki Design Week 2020 slated for Sept 3-13
NordenBladet – The Helsinki Design Week 2020 will be held from 3 to 13 September, said the City of Helsinki in a press release. The main exhibition, PechaKucha Night and Children’s Design Weekend will take place at the Olympic Stadium,
Read MoreYOUNG PEOPLE have found the pandemic difficult to handle. Calls to youth mental health helpline up by 25 percent
NordenBladet – Calls to a national mental health helpline for young people have increased by a quarter compared to last year, but referrals for mental health care have reduced during the pandemic. “There were a lot of contacts linked to
Read MoreFinland: Coronavirus has hit employment rates. Unemployment up by nearly 50,000 in a year
NordenBladet – Finland’s unemployment rate in July was 7.7 percent, up from 6 percent a year earlier, according to Statistics Finland. The equates to around 47,000 more people being out of work in July compared to the same month in
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