Vacancies in state-subsidised rental housing rose in 115 municipalities last year, leaving a record number of units unused, the Ministry of the Environment reports.
PM Orpo (NCP) says recent sightings “underline the importance of building the drone wall”, but Foreign Minister Valtonen (NCP) said there is “no reason for major concern now”.
Government is considering a temporary integration support allowance for foreigners arriving in Finland who do not immediately enter employment, reported Iltalehti.
The company’s entire workforce of 6,500 employees will be included in the negotiations, with up to 90 redundancies likely as a result of the restructuring.
Economic uncertainty is leading many shoppers in Finland to cut back on their grocery bill and increasingly choose stores’ own brand products over the more expensive brand-name options.
The report found Finland scored well on permanent residence and access to education, but poorly on the ease of obtaining citizenship as well as immigrants’ political participation.
Tourists from Germany spent the most amount of nights in Finland during the past summer, with visitors from Sweden and the US in second and third place respectively.