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2 months ago

Kone’s acquisition of TK Elevator would be the largest in Finnish history — and also make it the world’s largest elevator company.

2 months ago

Finland’s social security agency paid more than two billion euros in housing benefits last year.

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Forest products giant UPM has been the biggest recipient of state handouts in three of the last six years, reaping nearly €140m during that period.

2 months ago

Most consumers have a gloomy outlook for the next year.

2 months ago

Housing prices have been declining in Finland for the past four years, and there’s no reversal in sight, say economists.

2 months ago

The PM said the government’s employment targets will be difficult to achieve.

2 months ago

Riikka Purra dismissed the idea that governemnt savings are targeting the most vulnerable.

2 months ago

Just 10 percent of private investors think Finland’s economy will grow over the next six months, according to a new survey.

2 months ago

Here are the main takeaways from this week’s budget wrangling.

2 months ago

There were more than 300,000 unemployed people in Finland last month, which is around 30,000 more than a year earlier.