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China has been the biggest source of travelers to Rovaniemi, the capital of the northern province of Lapland, Finland but the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the capital hard and it …
Tourism in Finland counts its losses from missing Chinese visitors Read More
On 22 March, foreign EU Ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels to sanction four Chinese persons and one organization over violations of human rights against Muslim minorities. The sanctions …
EU member states sanction China for human right violations Read More
Sweden has introduced a special income tax for short-term foreign workers in the country and this can affect Thai workers who usually work as berry pickers in Sweden, Bangkok Post …
New tax rule can affects Thai berry pickers’ income in Sweden Read More
Three half Asian – half Finnish women use social media to highlight how it feels to be seen as an outsider in your own home country with the Instagram account …
Mixed Finns, an Instagram account promoting a more diverse idea of what it means to be Finnish Read More
Finland topped again the list according to survey data from the Gallup World Poll. The country scored well in key areas such as income inequality and recorded exceptionally high trust …
Finland won Happiest Country for the fourth consecutive time Read More
It’s an environmental policy embraced by heads of state, multinational businesses and even leading climate sceptic Donald Trump: plant more trees to help the planet and slow global warming. But …
Finnish Treebuddy App part of deforestation initiative Read More
Nokia is forecasting a pick up in profit margins to 10%-13% in 2023 as new Chief Executive Pekka Lundmark charts a course to catch up with rivals in the race …
Nokia aims to improve profit margins Read More
One of the largest wooden buildings in the world is being built in Singapore with CLT by Stora Enso. The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore is adopting sustainable materials …
Nanyang Technological University in Singapore building sustainable construction with Stora Enso material Read More
The Liveability Challenge in Singapore is looking for startups, innovators and problem solvers to offer solutions under two key themes: [1] Decarbonisation & [2] Re-Imagining resources. With just one month …
The Liveability Challenge 2021 is officially opens for submissions Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok recently visited Lappset installations and Lappset distributor Park and Garden. The visit aimed to learned about this Finnish success story and their operations in …
Team Finland visited Lappset’s park in Bangkok Read More