Helsinki: Finland will scale back some of its coronavirus restrictions early, the government announced Thursday as the strain on the healthcare system eases despite the Omicron wave sweeping the continent. Starting February 1, curbs on low-risk events and businesses will be eased. “The burden on hospitals is still high, but the most serious cases are […]
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‘World’s happiest country’ seeks migrants
Repeatedly dubbed the happiest nation on the planet with world-beating living standards, Finland should be deluged by people wanting to relocate, but in fact it faces an acute workforce shortage. “It’s now widely acknowledged that we need a spectacular number of people to come to the country,” recruiter Saku Tihverainen from agency Talented Solutions told AFP. […]
Finland populists eye election upset as anti-immigrant feeling rises
In the remote, northern Finnish town of Oulu where he has lived for seven years, Syrian-born Jabo Waleed recently started feeling that some people’s behaviour towards him was becoming less welcoming. “My wife is Finnish, I have lots of Finnish friends, but if you walk alone in the streets or drive somewhere or go into […]
Finland: from suicide hotspot to world’s happiest country
Finland’s stark but beautiful landscape might have something to do with the country’s top score in the happiness index When the UN crowned Finland the world’s happiest nation last month for the second year running, there were still quite a few eyebrows raised. How could this Nordic country, better known for its harsh weather and […]
Finland’s top candidate wants to raise taxes
Finland’s Social Democrats, who may be returned to power for the first time in 20 years on Sunday, plan to raise taxes to fund the country’s generous welfare system as it struggles to cope with a rapidly ageing population. Antti Rinne’s Social Democrats have led in the polls for almost a year, with many Finns […]
Finland tops world happiness rankings, South Sudan bottom: UN
Finland ranked as the world’s happiest country for the second year running while war-torn South Sudan sank to the least contented in a United Nations report released on Wednesday. The Nordic nation of 5.5 million people, known for their love of forests, lakes and saunas, topped the study which used survey data asking citizens in […]