Current affairs
15.9.2019
Europe Information office in Finland: Brexit tips: advice for UK citizens living in Finland
Finland and the EU are aiming to ratify an agreement in Brexit negotiations that would ensure an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. If the negotiated agreement does not enter into force, the withdrawal will be without an agreement. A no-deal Brexit is possible and it is good to prepare for it in advance. This would mean that the EU Treaties and EU legislation will cease to apply to the United Kingdom.
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22.8.2019
Team Finland Day at the Head of Missions annual meeting in Helsinki
The Finnish Embassies in the UK and Ireland, in collaboration with Business Finland, joined forces for this year’s Team Finland Day in form of a Brexit Roundtable that attracted approximately 20 companies interested in hearing about this topical issue. Team Finland day was held on 22th August.
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30.7.2019
From start to Finnish at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019
Every August the annual Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival turn the capital of Scotland into a world of arts and culture for three weeks. This autumn, as previous years, the Finnish-British collaboration From Start to Finnish brings five productions to the Festival Fringe. We've listed some below.
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12.7.2019
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1.7.2019
Introducing Stephen Bolton, Honorary Consul of Finland in Nottingham
Eight up in our article series introducing the Honorary Consuls of Finland in the United Kingdom is Stephen Bolton. Mr Bolton was appointed as Honorary Consul of Finland for Nottingham in April 2001 in recognition of his close connections and trade links with Finland.
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10.6.2019
FCP for alumni starts on 10 June
ThisisFINLAND’s first Foreign Correspondents Programme (FCP) for alumni will bring to Finland ten journalists and media professionals who have participated in the programme in earlier years. The alumni programme will take place from 10 to 15 June. We aim to offer the participants an updated picture of Finland.
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5.6.2019
Finland wants to encourage equality and give the world a word – their all -inclusive personal pronoun, hän
Like many languages, Finnish is full of loanwords – words that were, at some point, borrowed from other languages and incorporated into Finnish. Finland would now like to give the rest of the world a word, to encourage international discussion about equality and inclusivity, and to support everyone who is working to promote them. The word is: hän.
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