Tag: Scandinavian news
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss situation in Afghanistan
NordenBladet — On Thursday, 19 August 2021, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed Finland’s...
MMikko Vähä-Sipilä to head EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility measures at the Ministry of...
NordenBladet — Doctor of Social Sciences Mikko Vähä-Sipilä has been appointed Director at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment beginning on 24...
Restrictions on entry at external borders extended until 19 September
NordenBladet — A few changes will be made to the restrictions on entry at external borders based on current incidence rates. The Government...
Child-oriented budgeting to be piloted in the 2022 Budget
NordenBladet — A working group examined how child-oriented budgeting and related expertise should be developed across government terms. The aim is to promote...
Number of COVID-19 cases remains high although growth rate of new infections has stabilised
NordenBladet — The number of new COVID-19 cases has remained at almost the same level as the week before. The total number of...
Finland increases humanitarian assistance to help Afghan people
NordenBladet — Finland will provide EUR 3 million through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR to help Afghan refugees. On the...
Evacuations continue from Afghanistan
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will continue evacuation of Finnish citizens, permanent residents of Finland and those who have worked for...
Preparations for COVID-19 vaccination passport progressing — working group appointed to prepare necessary legislation
NordenBladet — On 13 August, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health appointed a working group to prepare legislation on the COVID-19 vaccination...
Non-return of persons from Finland to Afghanistan – policy in line with UN advisory
NordenBladet — This week, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory calling for all countries to suspend the return of...
Meeting of Heads of Mission organised virtually
NordenBladet — The Heads of Finnish Missions abroad will convene for their annual meeting on 23-25 August. The meeting will discuss foreign policy,...