A major new study by the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency has found that 47 percent of women in Finland have experienced physical or sexual violence at some time since the age of 15. Only Danish women were found to have … Read More
Category Archives: Finland
Estonia and Finland reach agreement on liquefied natural gas terminal
Estonia and Finland has signed a letter of intent concerning the natural gas pipeline “Balticconnector”, connecting the two states, and building two liquefied natural gas terminals (LNG), EER reports. According to the agreement, the developers of Estonian and Finnish LNG … Read More
Finnish forests attract foreign buyers - mostly Germans
Finnish forest products company UPM has been actively marketing tracts of forest in eastern Finland ranging in size from 500 to several thousand hectares. Last year foreign investors — most of them German — bought nearly 9,000 hectares of forested … Read More
Investors double stakes in growth businesses
There’s some light at the end of the tunnel for entrepreneurs in Finland. Last year domestic and foreign private equity firms invested more than 280 million euros in start-up businesses – more than double their injections in 2012. Domestic and … Read More
Watchdog: Finns’ favourite wines made in wretched conditions
A recent report by the Sweden-based whistle blower Swedwatch finds that Finland’s favourite wines are being produced under questionable circumstances in foreign vineyards. Local NGOs are calling on the state-owned alcohol monopoly Alko to improve its buying practices. Nearly half … Read More
Youth cannabis trade migrating to social media
Police have found that young people are increasingly turning to social media to buy and sell cannabis. The problem is increasingly prevalent in large cities and even includes secondary school students. Closed discussion groups, as well as social media and … Read More
License plate scanning begins in northern Finland
Police will soon rely on tougher tools to monitor traffic as the trial use of new license plate scanners begins in the northern city of Oulu. Sponsored by Finland’s major insurance companies, the device will soon be installed in patrol … Read More
Finland growing more reliant on imported electricity
During the cold winter months, domestic electricity production in Finland is almost at capacity, requiring a healthy jolt of added imported power. Energy industry representatives say imported electricity threatens service security. Freezing cold temperatures may clear the clouds away, but … Read More
Sweden to deepen military ties with Finland
Sweden has vowed to beef up defence cooperation with non-Nato member neighbour Finland, while the government’s current defence policy continues to face harsh criticism from all quarters. In an op-ed article published in the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) daily on Tuesday, … Read More
Russian households boast bigger bank balances than businesses
The southern Karelia branch of Osuuspankki currently has about 800 Russian customers. According to the Bank of Finland, Russian households represent the second largest group of foreign banking customers in Finland. Russian consumers have become an increasingly significant customer group … Read More
New rules allow teachers to seize dangerous substances and objects
New regulations introduced at the beginning of the year give school teachers and principals the authority to inspect students’ belongings. However the right can only be applied where there is justification or a clear cause for a search. The new … Read More
Russians look for unique holiday experiences
The post-Christmas period brings with it a flow of visitors across Finland’s eastern border. Finnish traders expect more than 400-thousand Russian visitors to visit Finland well into the New Year. Increasingly, these well-heeled visitors aren’t content to just spend their … Read More
100.000 jobless outside official statistics
The Finninsh Finance Ministry officials believe that official unemployment statistics don’t account for all jobless workers. The Finance Ministry drew attention to the phenomenon of the “invisible unemployed” in its economic outlook released today. According to Mika Kuismanen, a senior … Read More
Few muncipalities opening doors to refugees
The Interior Ministry is feverishly seeking municipalities to take in the higher number of quota refugees being accepted by Finland next year because of the crisis in Syria. Few local governments, struggling with economic woes, are keen about the extra … Read More
Finland follows Estonia’s footsteps in e-governance
The prime ministers of Estonia and Finland, Andrus Ansip and Jyrki Katainen, will meet later this month to discuss Finland’s plans to adopt the X-Road system, the “backbone” data exchange layer that connects the different databases used by Estonia’s various … Read More
Foreign subsidiaries employ more than 200,000 in Finland
Finnish subsidiaries of foreign companies employed close to 250,000 workers in Finland last year, according to Statistics Finland. The number crunchers say that represents about 15 percent of all personnel employed in the country. Statistics Finland said that about 3,000 … Read More
People living near city centres have lower body mass index
People living in the centre of cities have a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) than people living further from the city centres. A study made by the University of Oulu has found this differences. “The further away people live from … Read More
Finnish seniors warm to “silver surfing”
More than a quarter of Finland’s 75- to 89-year-olds regularly use the internet, according to new figures from Statistics Finland. The number of so-called “silver surfers” is rising by ten percent each year. Some 85 percent of Finns aged 16 … Read More
Helsinki daycare centres to hand out xylitol
Regular use of xylitol, a sweetener derived from birch trees, has been proven to reduce cavities and loss of teeth, so children attending Helsinki daycare centres will now agauin be given xylitol gum and other products, according to new guidelines … Read More
Finnish team makes diabetes vaccine breakthrough
Researchers in Finland could be close to a breakthrough in the search for a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes. Clinical trials could start soon. A team working at Tampere University has discovered the virus that causes type 1 diabetes. The … Read More