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Asylum pleas fall in Finland, people mainly migrate for work, study
The number of asylum applications submitted in Finland has decreased from 2022 and people move to Finland mainly to work, study and family grounds, according to an…
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Finland for EU Customs reform
The Finnish government on Thursday submitted a Union communication to Parliament welcoming the proposed reform of the EU Customs Union, said a government press release.…
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SDP tops in popularity, Kokoomus 2nd
The main opposition party in parliament Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party of Finland-SDP) became the most popular party in the country with…
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Narcotics worth €4m smuggled from Spain to Finland
Finnish Customs suspected eight people-three Finns and five foreign nationals- of smuggling narcotics worth about four millions euros from Spain to Finland, said Customs…
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Migri sees decrease in need for reception centre capacity
The overall need for reception capacity has decreased, as fewer Ukrainians have arrived in the country than last year, while many have left the reception system, said the…
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Finnish embassy not to receive visa, permit Appl. in Russia in Aug
The Embassy of Finland in Moscow or any of the Visa Facilitation Services Global (VSF) in Russia will not receive applications for visas and residence permits to Finland…
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Missing man found dead in Kuusamo
An elderly man, who went missing at the weekend from Kuusamo, a municipality under Northern Ostrobothnia region, was found dead on Sunday, police said in a press release.…
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Govt to amend law to introduce asylum procedure at border
The Ministry of the Interior on Friday launched a new legislative project to introduce a border procedure in Finland with an approach that will fully exploit the scope of…
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1 more minister of Perussuomalaiset faces criticism for racist slurs
Another minister of the four-party alliance government came under fire following the discovery of his racist remarks made in 2016.
Minister of Economic Affairs Wille…
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Finland´s birth rate drops to record low in H1
Finland's birth rate dropped to an all-time low level in the first half of 2023, according to Statistics Finland.
A total of 21,180 births were recorded from…
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