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Published: 03:57 am,Monday 24 February 2020
Milk production continues to decrease, egg production ups
Milk production totalled 2,305 million litres in 2019, which is 1% less than in the previous year, according to the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). The average producer price of milk, however, remained roughly at the previous year’s level, said a Luke press release. The increase in egg production continued,
Published: 01:54 am,Friday 21 February 2020
1243 Finnish merchant vessels operated in January
In January 2020, the size of the Finnish merchant fleet was 1,243 vessels. The regular merchant fleet included 685 vessels and the number of small vessels was 284, according to Statistics Finland. The number of engineless vessels was 274 in total. The Register of Merchant Vessels, in which vessels operating
Published: 00:01 am,Thursday 20 February 2020
Inflation increases to 1% in January
The year-on-year change in consumer prices was 1.0 per cent in January, according to Statistics Finland. In December, inflation stood at 0.9 per cent. The commodity basket for the Consumer Price Index and the weight structure were updated at the beginning of January. Men’s and women’s sports shirts were added
Published: 23:39 pm,Wednesday 19 February 2020
Airbus defense unit plans to slash more than 2300 jobs
Airbus on Wednesday announced that its defense and space division plans to cut 2,362 jobs by the end of 2021, citing "a flat space market and postponed contracts on the defense side." In a statement, the aircraft maker said its defense and space unit has entered the consultation
Published: 00:34 am,Wednesday 19 February 2020
Employment experiment for immigrants proves encouraging
A total of 869 out of the 2,211 immigrants who participated in the Social Impact Bond (SIB) integration experiment had been employed by December last year, said the economic affairs and employment ministry in a press release. The experiment is estimated to employ approximately 1,000 to 1,200 people in total. Most
Published: 00:49 am,Wednesday 19 February 2020
Helsinki Port shortlisted for WPS Awards
The Port of Helsinki has been shortlisted for the IAPH World Ports Sustainability (WPS) Awards, said a press release issued by the Helsinki Port. “Being a sustainable development forerunner has been made a spearhead project in Port of Helsinki’s corporate-level strategy. The port has put together and published an
Published: 19:55 pm,Tuesday 18 February 2020
HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs over 3 years for company overhaul
British multinational investment bank HSBC announced Tuesday that it will cut 35,000 jobs over three years as its profit before tax dropped by a third in 2019. With its most revenue made in Asia, the bank's reported profit before tax declined by 33 percent to 13.3 billion U.S.
Published: 01:37 am,Monday 17 February 2020
Turnover in manufacturing grows by 6.7% in December
Working day adjusted turnover in manufacturing (TOL BCD) increased in December by 6.7 per cent year-on-year, according to Statistics Finland. Of the main industries, turnover grew most in the electronic and electrical industry, by 45.4 per cent, and in the metal industry, by 22.2 per cent. Seasonally adjusted turnover in
Published: 03:49 am,Sunday 16 February 2020
Building costs raise by 0.6% in January
Building costs rose by 0.6 per cent in January 2020 from one year back, according to Statistics Finland. Labour costs went up by 1.8 per cent and the prices of services by 1.4 per cent compared with January 2019. The prices of materials fell by 0.4 per cent from
