How Finland Conquered Homelessness
A Paradigm Shift in Social Policy For years, the number of homeless people has been rising in Europe. But not in Finland. The country’s Housing First program aims to eliminate […]
A Paradigm Shift in Social Policy For years, the number of homeless people has been rising in Europe. But not in Finland. The country’s Housing First program aims to eliminate […]
By David Mac Dougall Published on 14/08/2023 The right-wing government’s move against undocumented migrants has sparked resistance from city hall, political opponents and healthcare professionals alike. Helsinki could become a ‘sanctuary […]
March 23, 2023 The Finnish Immigration Service has updated its guideline for Afghanistan, including suspending issuing negative decisions to Afghan citizens, especially girls and women, as Afghanistan’s security situation […]
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL FEB 03, 2023 – 12:15 PM GMT+3 U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets prepare to land at an air base in Ben Guerir, about 58 […]
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA SEP 22, 2022 – DAILY SABAH Protestors hold placards during a demonstration against islamophobia, in Paris, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. The placard on the left reads: “Let […]
BY BURHANETTIN DURAN MAY 17, 2022 – Illustration by Erhan Yalvaç. Ankara endorses NATO’s key goals and wants the alliance to address its security concerns – that’s all RECOMMENDED Fast, cheap and out of control: Europe’s passion for Ukraine RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that Turkey did not […]
Finland should establish an independent commission about the issue, following the example of other countries, according to the director of the Support for Victims of Religions group. Nelli told Yle […]
KHALED ABOU ZAHR October 14, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/2f3pv Can Finland’s relations with Russia serve as an example for Lebanon in the face of an Iranian takeover? One might need […]
14 July 2021 The Finnish government has responded to the rapidly-deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan by temporarily halting deportations – something that the Afghan government has requested of all European states. “Finland halts deportations to Afghanistan after U.S. troops leave Finland will temporarily halt deportations to Afghanistan because of […]
By Isobel Leybold-Johnson in Bern This content was published on November 20, 2018 At a Swiss event, a top Finnish education official explains why the country’s schools are so good – and what the Finns could learn from Switzerland. Anita Lehikoinen, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education […]
Source: Sputnik Finnish women converting to Islam don’t see the veil as a symbol of oppression, but as a sign of liberation from superficial beauty, a researcher specialising in religious […]
Source: Reuters HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s government watchdog reprimanded Foreign Minister Timo Soini on Tuesday for taking part in an anti-abortion vigil during an official visit to Canada. Finland’s Foreign […]
Source: The New York Times By Andrew Higgins TURKU, Finland — Sergey Avilkin, one of the hundreds of Russians now sheltering in Finland to avoid arrest as “extremists” in […]
Source: The New York Times By SEWELL CHAN and MIKKO TAKKUNENAUG. 21, 2017 Photo A moment of silence in Turku, Finland, on Saturday to commemorate the victims of the stabbing attack in the […]
Source: BBC By Simon Copland 18 January 2017 This month Finland is embarking on a radical economic experiment. Its government is giving 2,000 people free money for two years, guaranteeing […]
Reuters International FEB 1, 2016 – 16:54 HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland plans to test drones along its frontier with Russia, an official said on Monday, as a growing number of migrants crosses that northern border of the European Union’s Schengen passport-free travel zone. Major Jussi Napola of the Finnish border […]
Source: BBC Migrants arriving in Finland are being offered classes on Finnish values and how to behave towards women. Concerned about a rise in the number of sexual assaults in […]
Source: social-media-news.com (MENAFN Press) Online PR News – 18-November-2015 – Helsinki Finland – Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and all those affected by this evil and outrageous attack. We would like to offer our heartfelt sympathies and condolences to all those who have been left bereaved.The Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Over at The Atlantic, Anu Partanen, a Finnish journalist based in New York City, has an interesting article that asks what exactly the US can learn from Finland’s unorthodox yet remarkably successful education system. Partanen, currently writing a book about what, more broadly, the US can learn from Scandinavia, points […]