Clear summaries and context about developments in Finland that may affect everyday life, immigration, education, work, business and integration. FGC News shares information and analysis; it is not an official news service.
Regulation (EU) 2026/1047 creates an online platform to match jobseekers living outside the EU with employers in participating Member States in shortage occupations. It is not a residence permit.
Statistics Finland’s preliminary data show 30,213 immigrants and 16,570 emigrants in January–August 2026. Deaths outnumbered births by 7,162, so migration was the only source of growth.
Consumer prices rose 2.5 per cent year on year in September, up from 2.2 per cent in August. Fuel and heating oil pushed prices up; electricity held them back.
Eurostat's seasonally adjusted figures put Finland's unemployment rate at 10.3 per cent in August 2026, the highest in the EU, against an EU average of 6.1 per cent.
French company Sesterce has announced plans for an AI data centre campus at the former Kaipola paper mill in Jämsä, with an investment the company puts at more than EUR 10 billion.
The government's proposal to reform the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration (HE 74/2026 vp) is before Parliament. The new rules are intended to enter into force on 1 January 2027.
Ministry of Finance officials have proposed ways to strengthen public finances, including a gradual rise in the lowest retirement age to 70, Yle reports. These are not government decisions.
Oulu recorded 449,400 paid overnight stays in January to June 2026, up 15 per cent. The European Capital of Culture year ends with events through December.
Statistics Finland's labour force survey shows 2,628,000 employed people in August 2026, 34,000 more than a year earlier, while the trend unemployment rate stood at 10.1 per cent.
