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Published: 00:59 am,Saturday 28 March 2020
Cargo traffic continues at Helsinki Port to maintain supply chains
Cargo traffic operations remain continue mostly normally at the Vuosaari Harbour of Helsinki Port despite the present situation of coronavirus outbreak. The operators and the ship traffic of shipping companies will go as per the schedule, said a press release of the Port of Helsinki. Cargo traffic also continues in
Published: 00:48 am,Friday 27 March 2020
€1b aid to cash-strapped businesses approved
The parliament on Thursday raised the financial aid to enterprises to a billion euros from the 200 million proposed by the cabinet last week, Minister of Finance Katri Kulmuni said at a press conference, reported news agency Xinhua. Aid would be processed swiftly, she noted. Last week the government authorized
Published: 00:40 am,Wednesday 25 March 2020
Unemployed jobseekers’ number grows over year, shrinks over month
A total of 248,100 unemployed jobseekers were registered with the employment and economic development offices across the country as on end-February, said the economic affairs and employment ministry in a press release on Tuesday. The number is 2,300 more than in the corresponding point of time in 2019. The
Published: 01:07 am,Tuesday 24 March 2020
Viking Line continues cargo service on main freight routes
The cruise vessel operator Viking Line continues to operate on its most important routes, despite the current situation and concerns about the coronavirus, said a press release. Taking the security of supply for Finland and Åland as well as the cargo transport demands into consideration, the cruise ship operator
Published: 00:45 am,Monday 23 March 2020
1,243 Finnish merchant vessels operated in February
In February 2020, the size of the Finnish merchant fleet was 1,243 vessels, according to Statistics Finland. The regular merchant fleet included 685 vessels and the number of small vessels was 284. The number of barges and other engineless vessels was 274 in total. The Register of Merchant Vessels, in which
Published: 00:55 am,Sunday 22 March 2020
Int´l trade in services grows significantly in Q4 2019
Service exports grew by 11 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to the corresponding quarter in 2018. Service imports grew by seven per cent, according to Statistics Finland. Exports of services amounted to EUR 8.4 billion and imports to EUR 8.8 billion. The surplus of international trade
Published: 01:57 am,Friday 20 March 2020
40% companies prepared to layoff due to coronavirus
About 40 per cent companies responding to a corporate survey estimated their position to be rather or very much weakened by the coronavirus outbreak while another 40 per cent considered temporary layoffs or permanent redundancies, according to the results of the survey on COVIT-19 published by the Confederation
