Current affairs

Finnish concert attraction Leningrad Cowboys will perform in Zagreb on 8th of May at the Tvornice kulture. The public can enjoy this famous rock star parody band and their magnificent stage show.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute has won an EU-funded twinning project which aims at establishing an air quality monitoring and management system in Croatia. In the photo: Project Leader Harri Pietarila and Resident Twinning Advisor Vuokko Karlsson in the opening ceremony of the project.

Applications for worker’s residence permits should be submitted in good time this spring. It is especially advisable to plan ahead if the foreign employee is coming to Finland for seasonal employment at short notice.

On a ski trip to Lapland, a Canadian journalist revels in the magically intense hues of darkness and light.

Croatian Tekol-Teri and Finland’s SKS Toijala Works signed an agreement in the beginning of February to set up a joint venture, SKS TT, for production of metal components intended mainly for machine manufacturers.

One of the most popular and award winning Finnish rock bands, The Rasmus, will be in Croatia and will play live at the Boogaloo Club on Tuesday, February 10 at 20:00.

Two of the most popular Finnish authors, Ms. Märta Tikkanen and Ms. Sofi Oksanen visited Zagreb on November 26, 2008. During their first visit to Croatia, Ms. Tikkanen and Ms. Oksanen visited the Faculty of Philosophy where they conducted lectures for students of the Finnish and Swedish languages, as well as students of literature.

Judges and prosecutors from institutions throughout Croatia had the opportunity to actively participate in two workshops on the theme: European Convention on Human Rights in November 2008 and January 2009. The lectures were conducted by well known human rights experts from Finland, Mr. Martin Scheinin, Professor of Public International Law at the European University Institute and Mr. Tuomas Ojanen, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Helsinki.

Minister of Migration and European Affairs H.E. Astrid Thors visited Zagreb on 18 and 19 January, 2009.

Europarliament elections are held in Finland on 7.6.2009. Advance voting is organized in Croatia from 27.5 until 29.5. at the Embassy of Finland.