Published: 19:57 pm,Thursday 14 March 2024
Inflation drops to 3% in February
The year-on-year change in consumer prices was 3.0 per cent in February, according to Statistics Finland. In January, inflation stood at 3.3 per cent. Consumer prices were raised most in February by increases in average interest rate on housing loans, consumer credits and the prices of package international holidays outside
Published: 00:21 am,Thursday 14 March 2024
Neste to cut 320 jobs in Finland, 70 abroad
The state-run petroleum company Neste has decided to cut 320 jobs in Finland and 70 more abroad as a part of its restructuring plan, said the company in a press release on Wednesday. Neste has completed its organizational change process to merge its three renewable business units into one
Published: 04:39 am,Sunday 10 March 2024
Industrial output drops by 2.3% in Jan Y-on-Y
Seasonally adjusted industrial adjusted for working days went down by 2.3 per cent in January compared to January 2023, according to Statistics Finland. Seasonally adjusted industrial output, however, grew by 2.5 per cent in January from the previous month. Adjusted for working days, industrial output (C) was 5.5 per cent
Published: 04:06 am,Saturday 9 March 2024
2260 workers to affect as UPM starts layoffs talks
The Finnish forest industry company UPM on Friday announced to start negotiation talks with the view to temporary layoffs in Finland which will affect about 2260 employees, said the company in a press release on Friday. The change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs cover all UPM pulp mills, sawmills,
Published: 03:30 am,Friday 8 March 2024
Trade balance posts €95m deficit in Jan
The trade balance was in deficit of EUR 95 million in January, according to the preliminary statistics of international trade in goods provided by Finnish Customs on Thursday. In January 2023, the trade balance was EUR 340 million in deficit. The value of Finnish exports decreased by 8.6 per cent
Published: 03:25 am,Friday 8 March 2024
New car registration drops by 12% in Feb
A total of 5,373 new passenger cars were registered in Finland February 2024, which was 12 per cent fewer than one year earlier, according to Statistics Finland. The total number of all kind of new vehicles registered in February was 9,236 and the number was 10 per cent lower
Published: 22:39 pm,Wednesday 6 March 2024
24% consumers face chronic money shortage in Finland: survey
Almost a quarter (24 percent) of consumers in Finland say they are experiencing a chronic shortage of money, reported Xinhua, quoting a survey published on Wednesday. The Consumers' Union of Finland survey also found that consumers are even more cautious about their spending habits. Around half of respondents said