Tag: Scandinavian news
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari to visit Portugal
NordenBladet — Minister Ville Skinnari will visit Lisbon on 21–24 September 2021. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the commercial relations...
Finland: 281,000 unemployed jobseekers in August
NordenBladet — The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 48,700 from August last year. The number of new vacancies reported in August totalled 90,100....
Finland: UN high-level week begins – Finland’s programme focuses on COVID-19 pandemic, climate questions...
NordenBladet — The high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly, which marks an annual special event for global cooperation, begins on 20 September....
Finland: Minister Haavisto to attend the high-level week of the 76th session of the...
NordenBladet — The high-level meetings of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) will start in New York on Monday 20...
Finland: Family leave reform to increase gender equality and flexibility in daily lives of...
NordenBladet — The Government has completed its proposal for the family leave reform, and the proposal will now proceed to Parliament for consideration as...
Finland: Regional Ministers of the Nordic Council of Ministers: Multilocality to boost regional vitality
NordenBladet — The regional ministers of the Nordic Council of Ministers discussed multilocality and green recovery at the hybrid meeting held in Helsinki on...
Finlnd: Product safety legislation to be updated for the digital era
NordenBladet — The European Commission issued a proposal to update the General Product Safety Directive on 30 June 2021. The reform’s key objective is...
Finland: Lintilä encourages Nordic cooperation in mineral and tourism issues
NordenBladet — The meeting of ministers of economic affairs of the Nordic Council of Ministers was held in Helsinki on Thursday 16 September 2021....
Restrictions on entry at external borders extended until 10 October
NordenBladet — Restrictions on entry will be reinstated for residents of Singapore in traffic arriving in Finland from Singapore. The Government adopted a...
Gender impact of the upcoming Climate and Energy Strategy assessed
NordenBladet — Finland’s Climate and Energy Strategy, which will be completed towards the end of the year, has been assessed for its gender...