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Published: 20:05 pm,Saturday 11 July 2020
Industrial output in May falls
Seasonally adjusted industrial output (TOL BCD) fell by 1.2 per cent in May from the month before. According to Statistics Finland, industrial output adjusted for working days was 3.8 per cent lower in May 2020 than in May 2019. There were two working days fewer in May 2020 than
Published: 17:13 pm,Friday 10 July 2020
New manufacturing orders in May fall by 28.4%
The value of new orders in the manufacturing sector in May this year was 28.4 per cent lower than that in May last year. According to the Statistics Finland, in the January- May period, orders declined by 12.2 per cent year on year. Manufacturing orders had been on a
Published: 02:40 am,Friday 10 July 2020
Trade balance posts €280m deficit in May
The balance of trade of the country in May was EUR 280 million in deficit, according to the preliminary statistics of international trade provided by the Finnish Customs. In the January-May period, the trade balance ran a deficit of almost EUR 1.5 billion, said a Customs press release. In May
Published: 02:35 am,Wednesday 8 July 2020
EU predicts weakest growth for Finland in eurozone
The European Commission on Tuesday gave Finland the worst growth prospect of the 19-member eurozone in 2021, saying in its Summer 2020 Economic Forecast that the Finnish economy is likely to grow by 2.8 percent in 2021, reported Xinhua. In the Commission predictions, Finland would start lagging behind other
Published: 16:22 pm,Tuesday 7 July 2020
Sea transport declines in May
The total goods volume of foreign sea transport in May was 8.5 million tonnes, according to the Statistics Finland. Sea transport in the month decreased by five per cent from that in May last year. Exports decreased by 14 per cent and were 4.3 million tonnes. Import volume increased
Published: 16:35 pm,Tuesday 7 July 2020
Finland scores high in single market enforcement
Finland, along with Latvia, Cyprus, Denmark and Estonia, is one of highest performing countries when it comes to the enforcement of single market rules, said a government press release. In the transposition of directives, Finland scored its best result ever with a transposition deficit of just 0.1% compared to
Published: 10:23 am,Monday 6 July 2020
New car registration drops by 24% in June
A total of 16,205 new motor vehicles were registered in June 2020, of which 9,146 were automobiles, according to Statistics Finland. First registrations decreased by 11.0 per cent from the corresponding month of the previous year. In June the number of new private cars registered was 8,023, which was 23.9
Published: 03:32 am,Saturday 4 July 2020
Govt opens funding call for tourism development
The government has opened the call for funding for development of tourism on Friday, said an official press release. The targeted call for funding will be organised from 3 July to 31 August 2020 and the new funding is available for the promotion and recovery of the tourism industry
