The government decided late Wednesday to extend current restaurant restrictions, a move which the Finnish Hospitality Association MaRa condemned as “unnecessary” and “unreasonable”. Restrictions were originally scheduled to expire on Monday, however Minister for Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru (SDP) said that a surge in infections and inconsistentContinue Reading
Finland’s role in global peacekeeping missions has reduced significantly over the past few decades. The country currently has 330 people deployed in peacekeeping and crisis management operations across the world. A large majority of these—around 200—are in Lebanon, which is currently facing a humanitarian crisis. Small peacekeeping troops have alsoContinue Reading
More restrictions against the coronavirus are likely within the next 12 days, health minister Tanel Kiik (Center) said Wednesday. How far-ranging they are depends on the situation with the virus and in particular hospitalizations over the next week-and-a-half. The Health Board (Terviseamet) is preparing its next package of restrictions, toContinue Reading
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas sign a joint statement calling for the role of women and girls to be advanced in addressing climate change in Glasgow at the COP26 conference. The declaration was jointly-sponsored by the Scottish Government and UN Women and launched on Tuesday (November 2). It recognizes that womenContinue Reading
Nauseda said after the meeting he received the American president’s assurance over Lithuania’s diplomatic conflict with China. “Today, we really need moral and other type support from like-minded countries. So, the American president confirmed that he’s following this topic and the United States of America’s readiness to help us byContinue Reading
In an address on Tuesday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said that after more than 40 years of discussing climate change, the world needs to act now. “We have reached a point where we need to move beyond goals andContinue Reading
More than half of the electricity produced in Finland last year came from renewable energy sources, according to preliminary figures released by Statistics Finland on Tuesday. This marks the first time the share of renewable sources has risen above 50 percent, the number-crunching agency noted. “Electricity produced with renewable energyContinue Reading
Hospitals have started to prioritize treatment for patients with severe cases of coronavirus and people with less serious cases will be treated at home for longer. Head of the Emergency Crisis Department of the Health Board Urmas Sule said the increase in the number of people being admitted to hospitalContinue Reading
Foreign investors in Lithuanian would like to have the possibility to employ workers from other countries more easily, representatives of the Investors’ Forum say after meeting with Lithuanian ministers on Tuesday. Businessmen would also want funds from the European recovery fund to be allocated not only to small businesses butContinue Reading
Latvia made an official request to EU countries for assistance due to the country’s deteriorating Covid situation. Finland intends to respond to Latvia’s request for assistance due to the country’s deteriorating Covid situation, Safety and Health Department adviser Lasse Ilkka from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health told YleContinue Reading