Current affairs

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs urges to avoid all travel to the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa in accordance with the recommendation of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. For all other countries, the Foreign Ministry’s general travel advice due to the COVID-19 pandemic is to avoid all but essential travel.

Five weeks of artistic ambition. Five weeks of cultural exchange. Five films. Five panel discussions. The five Nordic Embassies in the U.S., WIFT International and WIFV Washington DC are presenting a digital screening series of radiant Nordic films and fascinating panel discussions!

All Finnish missions abroad responsible for entry matters accept visa applications submitted by representatives of defined special groups. Representatives of such special groups include, for example, persons applying for a visa on the basis of family ties or an established relationship. The conditions for issuing a visa under the Schengen Visa Code must also be met.

The United States has suspended entry for most non-U.S. citizens coming from China, Brazil, Iran, and several European countries, Finland included, with some exceptions depending on your reason for travel and visa status.

The Consulate General of Finland, together with the City of Helsinki and Kuittinen Consulting, hosted a Virtual Seminar showcasing virtual employee training projects and XR conference platforms by Finnish XR companies Zoan, 3DBear, 360Mediahouse, and Immersal on November 24th. Finnish XR expertise is making its way to New York also via new accelerator program by Microsoft and WarnerMedia in December 2020.

In a move that capitalizes on collective forestry knowledge and a commitment to smarter, sustainable use of natural resources, Finland and the states of Maine and Michigan are elevating a cooperative effort in bioeconomy and clean technologies.

In a move that capitalizes on collective forestry knowledge and a commitment to smarter, sustainable use of natural resources, Finland and the states of Maine and Michigan are elevating a cooperative effort in bioeconomy and clean technologies. This week, the team will host a webinar to introduce the formation of working groups open to those in industry, research and governmental sectors.

The year 2020 has been like no other year in recent memory. Anytime humanity faces difficult challenges, children have even more questions and concerns than usual about what is happening in the world. The coronavirus has affected the lives of just about everyone on the planet, regardless of age.