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Back to homepageLegislative amendment makes it easier to determine tax liability of foreign companies
NordenBladet — On 18 November 2021, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Accounting Act. The amendment aims to make it easier for Finnish authorities to determine whether foreign companies have business activities in Finland and whether
Read MoreVoluntary carbon offsetting becomes easier with the amendment to the Money Collection Act
NordenBladet — The Money Collection Act will be amended so that voluntary carbon offsetting services can be provided without a money collection licence in future. These services will be excluded from the scope of the Money Collection Act. The Government
Read MoreEmployers to compensate employees for all restraint of trade agreements – legal amendments to take effect in January 2022
NordenBladet — Unfounded restraint of trade agreements restrict employee mobility, causing inflexibility in the labour market. Parliament has approved statutory amendments proposed by the Government seeking to reduce the use of unfounded restraint of trade agreements. Employers will also have
Read MoreFinland provides assistance to Estonia in fighting COVID-19 epidemic by lending vaccines
NordenBladet — Finland will provide assistance to Estonia in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic. On 9 November, Estonia made a request for assistance to the other EU countries concerning vaccines to help it fight the COVID-19 epidemic.The COVID-19 situation has worsened
Read MoreMinisters Henriksson and Ohisalo: Nordic cooperation must be developed to combat human trafficking
NordenBladet — Trafficking in human beings is a global phenomenon, and even individual human trafficking offences often extend to more than one state. The ministers speaking at an anti-trafficking seminar in Helsinki on Thursday consider cross-border measures against human trafficking
Read MoreDevelopment ministers to discuss EU water diplomacy and cooperation with the United States
NordenBladet — Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will represent Finland at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU development ministers on 19 November in Brussels.The topics on the agenda will include EU water diplomacy and water
Read MoreAdditional funding proposed for rescue training, increasing the refugee quota and EXIT activities
NordenBladet — In the supplementary budget proposal for 2022, a total increase of EUR 20.4 million is proposed for the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior. Appropriations are proposed for the development of the national security authorities’ KEJO
Read MoreNearly 80.6 per cent of people aged 12 or over have been vaccinated twice — burden on specialised healthcare and case numbers are increasing
NordenBladet — On 17 November, 86.2 per cent of the target population for COVID-19 vaccination in Finland, i.e. people who are 12 years of age or over, had received at least their first vaccine dose and 80.6 per cent also
Read MoreMinister Blomqvist to forum for cross-border regional cooperation
NordenBladet — Minister for Nordic Cooperation Thomas Blomqvist will speak in a forum on the state and future of cross-border regional cooperation (Gränsregionalt Forum) in Oulu on 18 November. He will also meet local actors, including representatives of the Bothnian
Read MoreConference on 9 December to highlight Nordic experiences on social economy, social enterprises, intermediate labour market and employment of people with impaired capacity to work
NordenBladet — The low employment rate of people with impaired capacity to work is a common problem in the Nordic countries. However, a new kind of intermediate labour market, a social economy and social entrepreneurship can offer solutions that improve
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