Finland - Page 31 of 121

Join “Phetchaburi Harmony World Shadow Puppet Festival” in Thailand next week

September 2, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) invites tourists to join “Phetchaburi Harmony World Shadow Puppet Festival” from 9 to 11 September 2022 in Phetchaburi province, Thailand. The three-day event aims …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Indonesia / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand

Thailand extends stays for travelers during high season

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced on 31 August 2022 that travelers from countries on the visa exemption list will get a 45-day stay in Thailand starting 1 October …

Finland / International relations / Philippines

Finland opens two new Honorary Consulates in the Philippines

August 29, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

Finland has opened two new Honorary Consulates in Cebu and Davao City, the Philippines. Honorary Consulate of Finland in Cebu has Mr. Franco Soberano as the new Honorary Consul while …

Community news / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Norway / Sweden

Come to share & discuss ideas with NordCham Roundtable

August 26, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

NordCham Indonesia together with Wartsila is to organize a meeting on 7 September 2022 from 8 AM to 10 AM at Wartsila (the 19th floor), South Jakarta, Indonesia. Every participant …

Community news / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Norway / Sweden

Monthly Get-Together with NordCham Indonesia

August 26, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

NordCham Indonesia is to host an “Economic Outlook & Sustainability” event on the first of September 2022 from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM at Cazbar (the 2nd floor) , South …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Sweden / Vietnam

EVFTA has been supporting Vietnam’s economic development

August 25, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

Experts attended a conference on 24 August 2022 in Hochi Minh City, Vietnam to discuss export and investment opportunities produced by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) through sustainable development. …

Community news / Denmark / Finland / Iceland / Norway / Philippines / Sweden

NorCham Philippines presents “Sustainability Book” Info Session

August 21, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (NordCham Philippines) invites every interested participant to join an info session of its first “Sustainability Book” on 24 August 2022 from 3:00 to …

Community news / Finland / Malaysia

Finnish Embassy welcomes new head of mission in Kuala Lumpur

August 21, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Embassy of Finland in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia welcomes Ms. Anni Ståhle as the new Deputy Head of Mission. EmWhen asked her what she is looking forward to during her …

+plus / Finland / General news

Finland’s PM fights back against party criticism

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin rejects criticism for having been in a party with friends with whom she was dancing and playing up to a video camera. She said she …

Business in Asia / Denmark / Finland / Innovation & Technology / Norway / Sweden / Thailand

Join an online webinar on the future of EV Tech in Nordic countries & Thailand

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) invites interested attendees to join an online webinar on the topic of “The Future of Electric Vehicles – EV Ecosystem and future technology in …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Norway / Philippines / Sweden

Attend 7th Joint Economic Briefing in the Philippines

August 18, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

NordCham Philippines is to host the 7th Joint Economic Briefing on 22 August 2022 at Makati Diamond Residences Makati City, Philippines from 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM. The discussion topics …

Denmark / Finland / Iceland / International relations / Norway / Sweden

Nordic countries announce to strengthen security and defense cooperation

August 17, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

Norway, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland announced to deepen their security and defense cooperation in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine on Monday, 15 August 2022. The prime ministers …

Community news / Finland / Thailand

Embassy of Finland welcomes new Consular in Bangkok

August 16, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Finnish Embassy in Bangkok welcomes Maria Vehviläinen as the new Consular to the office. She previously worked as a Roving Consular assisting for Embassies around the world at the …

China / Community news / Denmark / Finland / Hong Kong / Norway / Taiwan

Upcoming FinnCham Shanghai Labor Market and Salary Report webinar

August 15, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

FinnCham Shanghai joins the German Chamber of Commerce for a webinar that discusses the current developments in China’s job market, and at the same time provides a forecast for 2023. …

Community news / Denmark / Finland / Iceland / Norway / Philippines / Sweden

Join Sustainability Committee meeting with NordCham Philippines

August 14, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (NordCham Philippines) is to host the 4th Sustainability Committee meeting on “Partnerships for Skills and Livelihoods” on 17 August 2022 from 4:00 …

China / Finland / General news / Hong Kong / Thailand

Join Finland Talks on “Air Quality in a Changing World”

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

FinnCham Thailand is to hold the 16th Finland Talks on “Air Quality in a Changing World” on 24 August 2022 from 3:00-3:45 PM (Bangkok time) / 11:00-11:45 AM (Helsinki time). …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Indonesia / Norway / Sweden

Paypal resumes permanent operations in Indonesia

August 13, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information has disclosed that digital financial services provider Paypal has officially registered as an electronic system operator (PSE) in that country. This allows Paypal …

Finland / General news / Vietnam

Finnish Embassy temporarily rejects new-style Vietnamese passports

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Embassy of Finland in Hanoi announces to stop recognizing the new-style Vietnamese passports on Thursday, 11 August 2022. According to the embassy’s website, the embassy writes that, “The new …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Indonesia / Malaysia / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand

Thailand eyes extending visa on arrival to 45 days

August 11, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - 1 Comment

Tourists might soon be granted a visa on arrival/visa exemption which allows them to stay in Thailand for up to 45 days, reports Thaiger. Currently, passport holders of certain countries …

Cambodia / China / Denmark / Finland / Hong Kong / Iceland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Myanmar / News / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Vietnam

Bali airport implements monkeypox screening

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport has implemented screening measures to help halt the transmission of monkeypox, reports The Bali Sun. The virus has not been detected in Bali, …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Norway / Sweden / Thailand

New head of Thailand’s tourism office in Stockholm

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Stockholm office welcomes the new director, Mrs. Orn Doungchan for the Nordic and Baltic countries. With her in-depth experience in the market and the tourism …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Norway / Sweden / Vietnam

Spain now recognizes new-style Vietnamese passports

August 10, 2022August 14, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Embassy of Spain in Vietnam has resumed the acceptance of the new-style Vietnamese passports on Monday, 8 August 2022 after its one week suspension. The Spanish Embassy said that …

Finland / General news / Thailand

ATPER to host a panel discussion on Finnish education

August 9, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Association of Thai Professionals in European Region (ATPER) is to host an online conference on Finnish Education on the topic of “Living with Uncertainty – Predict the Unpredictability” on …

Community news / Denmark / Finland / Norway / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand

Upcoming multi-chamber networking event in Bangkok

August 9, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

The Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce is hosting a multi-chamber networking event Wednesday, August 17. The event is held in collaboration with among others, the Danish-Thai, Thai-Finnish, Thai-Norwegian and Thai-Swedish Chambers …

Business in Asia / Cambodia / Finland / Innovation & Technology / IT Telecom

Finnish technology powers ultra-high-speed broadband in Cambodia

August 9, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

Cambodian businesses will soon enjoy network connectivity at greater speeds as Finnish Nokia and Cambodian SINET team up to deploy the Finnish company’s XGS Passive Optical Network solution to service …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Norway / Sweden / Thailand

Why do elderly Nordic tourists re-visit Thailand?

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - 2 Comments.

Mr. Narudome Oksue, a Ph.D. student of Tourism Management at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) is currently working on a research project about why elderly Nordic tourists choose …

Cambodia / Community news / Finland / Thailand

Embassy of Finland in Bangkok welcomed a new intern

August 6, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Finnish embassy welcomed a new intern, Miss Aini, to Bangkok on 1 August 2022. She will be staying in Thailand for three months to work on political and economic …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Norway / Sweden / Vietnam

Place of birth may be added to the new Vietnamese passports

August 5, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

Vietnamese Lieutenant General To An Xo addressed on August 3 2022 the issue of the new-style Vietnamese passports, which have been rejected by three Schengen countries, including Germany, Spain, and …

Finland / General news / Singapore

Helsinki mayor interviewed on CNA Singapore

August 5, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

In conjunction with his participation in the recent World Cities Summit in Singapore, Helsinki Mayor Juhana Vartiainen was interviewed by CNA’s Julie Yoo about Helsinki as a smart city, and …

Denmark / Finland / International relations / Myanmar / Norway / Sweden

Scandinavian governments condemn executions in Myanmar

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

Scandinavia stands united in its condemnation of the recent executions in Myanmar. On July 26, the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in Myanmar all published strong language opposing …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Indonesia / Norway / Sweden

Indonesian government backtracks on PayPal ban

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

Due to substantial backlash, especially on social media, the Communications and Information Ministry has again allowed access within Indonesia to popular online platforms PayPal, Yahoo and online games provider Valve …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Norway / Sweden / Vietnam

Schengen countries reject Vietnam’s new passports

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 - by Kanlayakorn Pengrattana - Leave a Comment

The Czech Embassy in Vietnam announced on 2 August 2022 that the Czech Republic has stopped recognizing Vietnam’s new-style passports. “Vietnam’s new passport issued on July 1 does not meet …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Indonesia / Norway / Sweden

Indonesia grants a 5-day reprieve on PayPal ban

August 2, 2022August 3, 2022 - by Anna Stensdotter - Leave a Comment

PayPal users in Indonesia have been given only until Friday the 5th of August to withdraw their funds from their PayPal accounts and find other means of storing and transferring …

China / Denmark / Finland / General news / Hong Kong / Indonesia / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Taiwan / Thailand / Vietnam

Carlsberg’s handy alcohol tester

July 31, 2022July 31, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

The beer brand Karhu, a Finnish brand of the brewing giant Carlsberg, has come up with a brand-new concept of a breathalyzer – or lickalyzer – in the form of …

Finland / Singapore / Transportation, maritime

Wartsila to test ships in new ocean pool in Singapore

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Finnish company Wartsila, which builds maritime equipment, is specifically mentioned in an article about Singapore’s newly completed giant pool for simulating ocean conditions. The pool is Singapore’s first artificial ocean …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Norway / Singapore / Sweden

Nordic Film Festival in Singapore 2022

July 30, 2022September 3, 2023 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Nordic Film Festival returns this year to Singapore with films from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Exclusively showing at The Projector with a curated selection of new Scandinavian films previously …

China / Finland / IT Telecom / Myanmar / Singapore / Taiwan / Thailand

Finland first in digital performance in EU

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Finland ranks first in the European Union’s (EU) digital performance comparison, according to a press release issued by the Finnish government on Thursday. Finland finished ahead of Denmark, the Netherlands …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Iceland / Norway / Philippines / Sweden

Strong earthquake 300 km north of Manilla

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

A earthquake measured to be of 7.1 strength happened in the early morning of Wednesday on the north of the Philippine island of Luzon, around 300 km north of the …

Blueberry background photo created by dashu83 - www.freepik.com

Finland / General news / Thailand

Thai Berry pickers to Finland increase again

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - 1 Comment

Record number of Thai berry pickers are once again expected in Finland this summer, reports YLE.fi Two years ago, a new law was passed protecting the berry pickers and this …

Banking, Fintech / Cambodia / China / Denmark / Finland / Healthcare / Hong Kong / Moving to Asia / Norway / Singapore / Sponsored content / Sweden / Thailand

Most expats are ‘burnt out’

July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - 1 Comment

Expat stress world wide has reached an all-time high. Almost all expats are having symptoms of burnout. These are some of the findings of a Global Well-Being Survey of 11.922 …

Community news / Denmark / Finland / Iceland / Norway / Philippines / Sweden

SKÅL: Viking Party in Manila

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Asia’s biggest Viking Party is back! Skip the rest and book now! SKÅL: Viking Party Manila will take place on September 24, 2022 at the Harbor Garden Tent, Sofitel Manila. …

Community news / Denmark / Finland / Iceland / Norway / Sweden / Thailand

Crayfish Party in Bangkok

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

The Thai Nordic Association in collaboration with the Nordic Chambers, SWEA, and the Danish Women’s Network, cordially invites you to join the Crayfish Party 2022 on Saturday, 24 September 2022 …

Education / Finland / General news / Thailand

HEI School went to the moon the Finnish way

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - 1 Comment

HEI Schools, the Finnish award winning pre-school system that opened in Bangkok in September 2021, recently arranged an activity that shows very well, how the concept works. The students participated …

Carousel / Denmark / Finland / Hong Kong / Indonesia / Living in Asia / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Vietnam

New 2022 survey: Best countries to live and work abroad – and the worst

July 15, 2022August 9, 2023 - by Gregers Møller - 1 Comment

Mexico (1st), Indonesia (2nd), and Taiwan (3rd) are the overall three best countries for expats to live and work abroad, according to a newly released Expat Insider survey for 2022. …

China / Finland / International relations

Finland’s new Head of Mission in Shanghai

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 - by Jaqueline Deeon - Leave a Comment

The Facebook page for the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai – Shanghain pääkonsulaatti last Friday, 8 July announced the appointment of Anu Vuori-Kiikeri to serve as Head of Mission …

China / Finland / General news

Oppo loses to Nokia

July 13, 2022 - by Jaqueline Deeon - Leave a Comment

The Finnish telecom giant, Nokia, recently won two patent lawsuits in Germany that banned the Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and OnePlus from being sold in Germany. With the loss of …

Finland / Hong Kong / Transportation, maritime

Airline to fly from Finland to Hong Kong again

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 - by Jaqueline Deeon - Leave a Comment

It’s been five months since Finnair has been able to wing its way with passengers to Hong Kong, Travel Weekly said in a news report yesterday. “Finnair is poised to …

Construction, infrastructure / Finland / Vietnam

Vietnam to start building with Finnish approved low-carbon cement

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 - by Jaqueline Deeon - Leave a Comment

In their efforts to promote green solutions in the building industry in Vietnam, the Finnish Embassy in Hanoi and Business Finland joined hands to support the signing of the agreement …

Community news / Denmark / Finland / Norway / Singapore / Sweden

SGD 25,272 collected for the marine environment through this year’s Nordic Green Run!

July 4, 2022July 13, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

After a friendly but fierce competition between the Nordic communities in Singapore, Norway could call themselves winners of the Nordic Green Run for the second year in a row. By …

Denmark / Finland / Norway / Scandshop / Sweden / Thailand

Time to read something about Scandinavian history in Thailand

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 - by Gregers Møller - 2 Comments.

ScandAsia sells books of interest to Nordic expats in Asia or Scandinavia. Our prices are excluding VAT but including mailing as a parcel in Thailand. Some have been published by …