Finland’s Minister of Finance calls for more foreign workers
Annika Saarikko, Finland’s Minister of Finance, has declared that the country needs more workers from foreign countries as the working-age popul...
Finnish interior minister wants to end asylum-seeker loophole
Interior Minister Paivi Rasanen has hinted that Finland could pay asylum seekers to leave the country after figures revealed a ten-fold rise in people...
Finland to tighten residency rules
Finland is planning to tighten rules on asylum seekers who have had their applications denied, in a bid to prevent them receiving temporary residency.
Stranded Syrian refugee and 4-yearold daughter apply for Finland entry
A Syrian mother released from prison in St. Petersburg and her four-year-old daughter who was being housed in a Russian orphanage have filed a visa ap...
Asylum seekers in Finland suffer from loneliness and boredom
Asylum seekers in Finland are likely to suffer from loneliness and boredom at reception centres, according to a Finnish Immigration Service survey. Th...
Finland population to exceed 5.5 million in 2015
Statistics Finland has predicted that the country’s population will exceed 5.5 million in 2015 if the present demographic trend continues.
Cross-cultural marriages in Finland on the rise
Finnish men and women are increasingly finding love elsewhere. More and more foreign spouses are being registered annually from marrying locals. This ...
Report: Helsinki immigrant population could double in 20 years
A new report has suggested that even more people than predicted could immigrate to the Finnish capital in the coming years. The news comes via a new s...