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WEB4 days ago · FINLAND has witnessed record-high levels of immigration in the past two years. MDI, a Helsinki-based regional development consultancy, pointed out in its newly published population forecast that the number of new immigrants has surged by tens of thousands in the past two years, from 30,000 in 2021 to 70,000 in 2023.
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WEBPolitics. 04 September 2024. Print. Minister of Finance Riikka Purra (PS) spoke at a news conference following the conclusion of the government’s budget session in Helsinki on Tuesday, 3 September 2024. Purra indicated that the nine-billion-euro target for fiscal adjustment should be enough to meet the government’s goal of stopping the debt ...
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WEB3 days ago · Finnish MP and Foreign Affairs Committee member Pekka Haavisto has voiced deep concern over Lebanon’s ability to protect its citizens following the Israeli ground offensive that began in the country on October 1, 2024. Haavisto stressed the need for Finland to take an active role in addressing the escalating crisis. The offensive, launched in the early hours of Thursday, has drawn sharp ...
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WEBIn a celebration of their shared sauna culture, Estonia and Finland have set a new Guinness World Record for "Most Photos of People in Saunas Posted on Facebook in One Hour." The event took place on International Sauna Day, June 8, 2024, and saw 3,909 sauna photos uploaded during the designated hour, with 3,602 officially counted towards the record.
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WEBSep 27, 2024 · THE FINNISH ECONOMY has begun to recover from the recession, according to the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Finance on Monday unveiled its latest economic forecast, revealing that it expects the national economy to contract by 0.2 per cent this year but expand by 1.7 per cent in 2025 and by 1.5 per cent in 2026.
Finland’s new government introduces reforms in immigration and …
WEBJun 16, 2023 · Finland’s government announced that the refugee quota will be reduced from 1,050 to 500 individuals per year. Differentiation in Social Security and Benefits. The government plans to differentiate the social security and benefits between immigrants and permanent residents in Finland. However, the government has also stated that it will take ...
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WEBLEHTIKUVA. In a grim forecast released by the Bank of Finland, the country's economy is expected to shrink by 0.5% in 2024, with only a slow recovery projected in the following years. The national bank’s interim forecast, published on September 16, 2024, paints a cautious picture of the economic outlook, warning that while growth may return ...
National Coalition wins Finnish parliamentary elections with 20.8
WEB25. Wed, National Coalition wins Finnish parliamentary elections with 20.8% of vote. Finland. 03 April 2023. Petteri Orpo, the chairperson of the National Coalition, celebrated at the right-wing party’s election night party in Helsinki on Sunday, 2 April 2023. The National Coalition won 20.8 per cent of the popular vote, increasing its seat ...
Finland’s refugee policy to go from doing more to doing …
WEBJun 19, 2023 · THE FINNISH REFUGEE COUNCIL has voiced its alarm about the asylum and immigration policy outlines forwarded in the newly published government programme. “Finland has often been the one on these solutions that’s willing to advocate doing more rather than less within the framework of international treaties and commitments,” Annu Lehtinen, the executive director at the Finnish Refugee ...
Homelessness can be eradicated by 2027 with close cooperation: …
WEBFeb 10, 2023 · The report commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment explores the trends in homelessness and means by which homelessness can be eradicated. Rapporteur Juha Kaakinen urges to continue the work in line with the Housing First principle and to further develop this so that support is readily available and serves homelessness that may be due to varying reasons in diverse ways.