A cruise ship bound for the North Pole
French luxury expedition operator Ponant has signed contract with Vard Søviknes yard in Norway to build the world’s first non-nuclear
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Business (Finland)
Bank of Finland: Economic growth to begin slowing after 2017
The Bank of Finland says economic growth will begin to decline after peaking this year. An ageing population will also
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Finland: Economic boost should continue in 2018
The latest survey from the Ministry of Finance forecasts that the Finnish economy will grow by 2.4 percent in 2018
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Nuclear plant construction in North Finland goes ahead despite lack of permit
Fennovoima expects to spend some 500 million euros on building its planned nuclear power plant in northern Finland even before
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Al Gore: Climate change is a huge business opportunity
The former US vice president Al Gore said in his keynote speech at Slush on Thursday that climate change is
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Newest economic forecast good for Finland this year, but warns of slower times ahead
One of Finland’s biggest banks, Aktia, has raised its estimate of the nation’s GDP for this year to 3.1 percent.
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Could we eventually see an Arctic Free Trade Zone?
It might seem more far-fetched than ever. But it is still something we are working towards, says Chair of Arctic
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Finnish Defence Minister criticised for premature talk of military drills with US Defence Secretary
Government and opposition MPs slammed Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö for discussing plans for proposed military drills with the US Defence
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Plastic recycling slow to gain ground in Finland
Finland has traditionally had high recycling rates, but a national system for collecting household plastic waste was not set up
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Airbnb shakes up tourism industry in northern Finland
Rovaniemi, capital of Finnish Lapland, has just 60,000 permanent residents but attracts half a million visitors a year, with double-digit
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Bird strike grounds Norwegian flight in Arctic Finland
The budget airline Norwegian said Friday that a passenger plane flew into a bird or birds while coming in for
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Finland playing catch-up with Nordics in wind turbines
Finland’s Wind Power Association says there were 552 wind turbines in the country at the end of 2016. Estimates put
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US icebreaker investment could bring 2 billions euro windfall to Finland
As its Polar-class icebreakers reach the end of their effective lifetimes, the United States is looking to quickly build a
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Nord Stream 2 applies for Finnish building permit to build gas pipeline
Gas pipeline company Nord Stream 2 AG has sent its application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for
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Positive forecasts upgraded to 3% growth for 2017 Finland economy
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy ETLA predicted three percent growth this year in the Finnish economy on Tuesday,
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