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Tuesday April 14, 2026

OP forecasts slow economic recovery due to Mideast war

Finnish economy to recover gradually, although the consequences of the war in the Middle East are slowing the recovery, according to the forecast of the financial group OP Pohjola (OP). Finland's GDP is forecast to grow by 1.0 per cent in 2026, and by 1.5 per cent in 2027,

Published: 22:49 pm,Friday 10 April 2026

Nokia to axe up to 124 jobs in Finland

Telecommunications giant Nokia is planning to reduce up to 124 employees in Finland as a part of its austerity measures, reported a leading Finnish language national daily Helsingin Sanomat on Thursday. According to the preliminary estimation, up to 63 jobs will be cut in Espoo, 11 in Tampere and 50

Published: 01:05 am,Saturday 11 April 2026

Turnover in industry grows by 11.9% in Feb

The working day adjusted turnover in industry increased by 11.9 per cent in February 2026 from February 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The growth was strongest in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, up by 48.0 per cent from the year before. In the electronic and electrical industry,

Published: 00:46 am,Friday 10 April 2026

Finland sees €655m trade deficit in February

The trade balance was in deficit of EUR 655 million in February 2026, according to the preliminary statistics of international trade in goods released by Finnish Customs on Thursday. In January- February, the aggregated deficit amounted to EUR 1.2 billion. In February 2025, the trade balance was EUR 250

Published: 03:26 am,Thursday 9 April 2026

New car registration rises by 3% in Finland in Q1

A total of 17,202 new passenger cars were registered in Finland in January to March period of 2026, which was 3 per cent more than one year earlier, according to Statistics Finland. In March, a total of 6,791 new passenger cars were registered, which was 10 per cent more

Published: 13:21 pm,Tuesday 7 April 2026

S-Group to sell all Prisma supermarkets in Estonia

Finnish retail giant SOK of the S-Group decided to sell all of the outlets of its grocery chain Prisma in Estonia, said the company in a press release on Tuesday. SOK and Coop Estonia agreed on a business transaction in which AS Prisma Peremarket and 13 Prisma stores in

Published: 04:08 am,Wednesday 8 April 2026

Wage, salary drop in Feb from last month, increase Y-on-Y

The working day adjusted wages and salaries sum of the whole economy was 1.8 per cent higher in February 2026 than in February 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The seasonally adjusted wages and salaries sum of the whole economy decreased by 0.4 per cent in February from the previous

Published: 23:55 pm,Thursday 2 April 2026

OL2, OL1 nuke plants to undergo annual outages this month

Electricity production at the Olkiluoto 2 plant unit (OL2) will be shut down for a refuelling outage on April 6, said the owner of the plant Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) in a press release on Thursday. Following the completion of this outage, on 19 April, the service outage for

Published: 00:04 am,Friday 3 April 2026

Fortum to support Nscale’s plans to establish data centre in Finland

Nscale, the European based AI infrastructure company, announces interest in building a data centre in Harjavalta, Finland, said the Finnish majority state-owned energy company Fortum in a press release on Thursday. The facility is planned for the Sievari industrial area, owned by the Town of Harjavalta and Fortum is

Published: 20:38 pm,Tuesday 31 March 2026

Prices of liquid fuel rise in March in Finland

Average prices of liquid fuels increased in Finland in March 2026 compared to the previous month, according to Statistics Finland. The average price with taxes for diesel was EUR 2.1 and for petrol 95, EUR 1.9 per litre. The equivalent average price for petrol 98 was EUR 2.0 and

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