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The Finnish sauna culture: 5 interesting facts

January 21, 2021January 20, 2021 Living in Finland

The Finnish sauna culture was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 17, 2020. In honor of that we present you here 5 facts you may not have known about Finnish sauna culture.

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Apply now to foreign language programs of Finnish universities

January 14, 2021January 13, 2021 Living in Finland

The foreign language programs of Finnish universities are now accepting applications. Also, the application period for teaching programs that qualify graduates to teach in Finnish universities of applied sciences and vocational schools is now open as well. In this blog post, we give you the basic application information for both of these options.

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What changes in Finland in 2021

January 7, 2021January 6, 2021 Living in Finland

The new year always brings changes in legislation. In our first blog of 2021, we take a look at what changes in Finland this year.

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Employee or not: how to tell the difference

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Working in Finland

Sometimes it’s not entirely clear whether accepting a job will make you an employee or not. Here, we go through situations that are tricky. We tell you what the general rules are and why it’s important to know what your status is.

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Statistics Finland: The majority of critical workers women

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 Working in Finland

This week Statistics Finland published an online article on the critical workers in Finland. We take a look at what it said. This continues a conversation we started in March.

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Is your old car a piece of s*^*? Get money to scrap it!

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Living in Finland

Do you have an old car? Now you can receive money to scrap it. Read from our blog what this means and what you need to do.

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A look at voting activity in Finnish municipal elections

November 26, 2020November 25, 2020 Living in Finland

In our third blog post relating to the 2021 municipal elections we look at people’s voting activity in Finnish municipal elections.

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The government to change the non-competition rules of the Employment Contracts Act

November 19, 2020November 18, 2020 Working in Finland

The government is planning to change the non-competition rules of the Finnish Employment Contracts Act. In this blog, we’ll take a look at the current legislation and tell you what the proposed changes would mean for employees.

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What it’s like to work in Finland: Working Life Barometer 2019

November 12, 2020November 18, 2020 Working in Finland

The 2019 Working Life Barometer was just published. We’ll see what that tells you about what it’s like to work in Finland.

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Finnish Swedish Heritage Day: what and why?

November 5, 2020November 4, 2020 Living in Finland

The Finnish Swedish Heritage Day is celebrated on November 6. In this blog we explain what that day is and why it is celebrated.

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