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Back to homepageMinister 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 between Finland and Portugal. Portugal offers significant opportunities for Finnish companies in such areas as bioeconomy and
Read MoreFinland: 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. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies amounted to 155,300, which is 56,700 more than a
Read MoreFinland: UN high-level week begins – Finland’s programme focuses on COVID-19 pandemic, climate questions and human rights
NordenBladet — The high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly, which marks an annual special event for global cooperation, begins on 20 September. The week provides Finland with an opportunity to strengthen its cooperative relations and to highlight themes
Read MoreFinland: Minister Haavisto to attend the high-level week of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Minister Skinnari will represent Finland at meetings virtually
NordenBladet — The high-level meetings of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) will start in New York on Monday 20 September. Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will attend ministerial events in New York and have
Read MoreFinland: Family leave reform to increase gender equality and flexibility in daily lives of today’s families and in everyday working life
NordenBladet — The Government has completed its proposal for the family leave reform, and the proposal will now proceed to Parliament for consideration as decided by the Government on 16 September. The reform is scheduled to enter into force on
Read MoreFinland: 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 16 September 2021. The ministers decided to launch a research project to examine the economic, social
Read MoreFinlnd: 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 to update the 20-year-old regulation to better suit the digital operating environment. Legislation on consumer safety
Read MoreFinland: 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. The ministers decided, among other things, to increase cooperation in sustainable mineral production and to promote
Read MoreRestrictions 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 decision on the matter on 16 September and the decision will enter into force on 20 September.
Read MoreLegislative proposal on long-term D visa facilitates labour migration
NordenBladet — The government proposal on the introduction of a long-term national D visa in Finland promotes labour migration and includes the preparation of a fast track pledge. According to the proposal, the national D visa would first cover specialists,
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