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Back to homepage322,600 unemployed jobseekers in July
NordenBladet â At the end of July, a total of 322,600 unemployed jobseekers were registered at the Employment and Economic Development Offices and municipalities participating in the local government pilots on employment. This is 64,900 less than a year earlier,
Read MoreCommitments to sustainable development made by the Ministry of Justice aim to combat human trafficking and reduce inequality
NordenBladet â The Ministry of Justice has made new operational commitments to sustainable development. The Ministry of Justice is committed to combating trafficking in human beings, strengthening the rule of law in international cooperation, using research data that takes better
Read MoreThe Government will harmonise its email address suffixes â Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Justice adopt new âgov.fiâ suffix on 23 August 2021Â
NordenBladet â The whole of Government will take into use a single âgov.fiâ email suffix in stages. During the rest of 2021, the email addresses of all staff members at the ministries will change to addresses ending in âgov.fiâ. The
Read MoreUNICEF innovation activities to Finland â new hubs will promote learning and innovative financing solutions
NordenBladet â The United Nations Childrenâs Fund UNICEF will establish two innovation hubs in Finland. The hubs are the latest addition to the UN competence cluster built in Finland in recent years by UNOPS and UN Global Pulse.Finland’s long-term partnership
Read MoreThe Government will harmonise its email address suffixes â Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Justice adopt new âgov.fiâ suffix on 23 August 2021
NordenBladet â The whole of Government will take into use a single âgov.fiâ email suffix in stages. During the rest of 2021, the email addresses of all staff members at the ministries will change to addresses ending in âgov.fiâ. The
Read MoreFinland to open an embassy in Dakar
NordenBladet â The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is making preparations to expand and strengthen the network of Finnish missions abroad. A new embassy will be opened in Dakar, Senegal. The embassy would start operations at some point later this year.
Read MoreEvacuation from Afghanistan â update on the situation
NordenBladet â Intensive efforts are under way to evacuate Finns and Afghans who have been working for the Finnish Government from Afghanistan. Around ten people were evacuated from Kabul on Saturday, and a group of 52 have boarded evacuation flights
Read MorePresident of the Republic decides on deployment of Defence Forces unit to Kabul Airport to support Finnish relief team
NordenBladet â On Friday 20 August, the President of the Republic decided to send a Defence Forces unit to Kabul International Airport to safeguard the evacuation operation of the Finnish relief team. The decision was preceded by deliberations on a
Read MoreFinland preparing to deploy Defence Forces troops to Afghanistan
NordenBladet â Finland has proposed deploying military forces to support the Foreign Ministryâs relief team carrying out the evacuation operation in Kabul. The decision to send troops is being made in accordance with the Act on Decision-making on the Provision
Read MoreNew restrictions to be imposed on food and beverage service businesses in several regions
NordenBladet â The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The restrictions for the community transmission phase will enter into force in the entire Uusimaa region and South
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