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Economy

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2 days ago

Government says it’s sticking to employment goal

The government still wants to create 100,000 jobs during its term in office.
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2 days ago

Prospects improve for SMEs

Businesses in Finland are showing signs of hope, according to a new survey.
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3 days ago

Bankruptcies in Finland hit 30-year high

Bankruptcy filings are up across nearly all sectors, according to Statistics Finland.
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5 days ago

Wednesday’s papers: Pension woes, patient privacy and parcel pop-ups

Immigration has once again been cast as a panacea for Finland’s pension system.
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6 days ago

Fortum pens deal with small nuclear reactor developer

The move reflects a growing interest in nuclear-powered heat as Finland looks to decarbonise its cities.
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6 days ago

Delivery service Foodora may leave Finland

The company said it wants to focus on markets where it has the opportunity to grow and build a long-term, sustainable position.
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7 days ago

Thousands of real estate fund investors at Ålandsbanken will need to wait even longer to cash out

As the housing market slowed, many of the small-time investors wanted to sell off their shares — but due to sluggish real estate sales, there were not enough funds to honour the redemptions.
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1 week ago

Employers brace for flood of summer job applications

Last summer, staffing firm Barona received some 43,000 applications for 1,000 seasonal positions.
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1 week ago

Eurostat: Finland’s unemployment rate now worst in EU

There were over a quarter of a million people out of work in Finland in November last year, or 10.6 percent of the workforce.
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2 weeks ago

Jobs hit chopping block at Posti, Telia

Restructuring plans at Finland’s postal service and a telecoms firm could cost hundreds of jobs.
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