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Friday September 04, 2026

Nordea forecasts Finnish economic growth despite fuel price hike

The Finnish economy has grown broadly in the first half of the year, with private consumption, investment and exports all contributing, said Nordea Bank said in a press release on Wednesday, citing its latest economic outlook. “We expect growth to continue despite higher fuel prices and interest rates resulting

Published: 01:16 am,Wednesday 2 September 2026

Govt finalises €92.5b budget proposal for 2027 with €12.4b deficit

The four-party alliance government led by conservative Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) on Tuesday reached a decision on its budget proposal for 2027, said an official press release. Leaders of the ruling parties approved the proposal of the EUR 92.5 billion budget with a deficit of EUR 12.4 billion

Published: 21:42 pm,Wednesday 2 September 2026

Finland drops planned financial support for data centers

The Finnish government has decided to drop plans for new public financial support for data centers, Finance Minister Riikka Purra said on Tuesday following coalition talks on the 2027 state budget, reported Xinhua. Public support for data centers in Finland has mainly taken the form of tax relief. A

Published: 21:08 pm,Tuesday 1 September 2026

Unemployment rate in Finland remains highest in Europe

The unemployment rate in Finland was 10.5 percent in July this year, which was highest among the European countries, according to Eurostat. The Eurostat data released on Tuesday showed that unemployment rate in Spain was second highest with 10 percent, followed by Sweden (8.6%), France (8.3%) and Greece (7.9%). The

Published: 02:04 am,Tuesday 1 September 2026

JHL censures govt for cutting corporate tax rate in draft budget

Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors- JHL on Monday strongly criticised the draft budget proposal for 2027 prepared by the four-party alliance right-wing government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) saying that reducing the corporate tax rate would pushing Finland into the deeper debt swamp. The

Published: 11:06 am,Monday 31 August 2026

Fuel prices go up in Finland in August

Average prices of liquid fuels increased in Finland in August this year compared to the previous month, according to Statistics Finland. The average price with taxes for diesel was EUR 2.3 and for petrol 95, EUR 2.1 per litre. The equivalent average price for petrol 98 was EUR 2.2

Published: 21:03 pm,Sunday 30 August 2026

Tech business prospects explored at Copenhagen TechBBQ

Investors, startup founders, policymakers, tech professionals, and industry leaders from across the world gathered at TechBBQ 2026 in Copenhagen to display contemporary trends and explore business prospects. Several thousand participants took part in the 14th edition of the two-day TechBBQ 2026 that ended at the Bella Center Copenhagen in

Published: 01:49 am,Saturday 29 August 2026

Most large Finnish firms face difficulty to detect AI created scams: survey

About 69% of businesses reported that developments in artificial intelligence have made scam attempts so believable that detecting them is becoming increasingly difficult, according to a survey commissioned by OP Financial Group. The Corporate Pulse survey also showed that nearly one in three businesses operating in Finland with a

Published: 02:34 am,Friday 28 August 2026

Prices of old dwellings in Finland drop by 3.4% in July

The prices of old dwellings in housing companies decreased by 3.4 per cent year-on-year in the whole country in July 2026, according to Statistics Finland. Compared with the previous month, prices decreased by 0.3 per cent. Prices declined in all the large towns, most in Turku (6.4%) and in

Published: 02:50 am,Thursday 27 August 2026

EU issues objection to UPM, Sappi venture to merge paper business

The European Commission has issued a Statement of Objections as part of the merger control approval process for the planned graphic paper Joint Venture between the Finnish forest-based bio-industry company UPM and Sappi, said UPM in a press release on Wednesday. The adoption of a Statement of Objections (SO)

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