It’s official: Nordea Bank moves HQ from Stockholm to Helsinki
A general meeting of the largest pan-Nordic bank has green-lighted the plan to shift the HQ to Finland, which unlike
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Business (Finland)
Ahtium, former Talvivaara Mining, files for bankruptcy
The board of Ahtium, until late 2017 known as Talvivaara Mining Company, announced Tuesday morning that the company has decided
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Rails projects key to Finnish Arctic plans
Expectations were sky-high as the Finnish Minister of Transportation and Communication took the stage in today’s Kirkenes Conference. Berner has
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Flights to Lapland help Finnair triple 2017 profits
Finnish flag carrier Finnair said its full-year profit increased threefold to 170 million euros last year as more passengers took
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Finland’s exports up by 15% in 2017
The value of goods that Finland exported last year increased 15 percent compared with 2016, a jump largely driven by
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Russia-Finland trade gains momentum after years of decline
The Nordic country in 2017 boosted its imports from neighboring Russia by almost 40 percent. Also Finnish exports to Russia
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An optimistic picture for Finland’s economy in 2018
The financial group OP predicts that employment, consumption and consumer confidence will grow this year before growth slows again in
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Cash-for-clunkers initiative spurs car sales in Finland
A programme aimed at taking higher-emission cars off the roads seems to be stimulating the car business. Car-owners are already
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Who’s visiting Lapland by plane? No one really knows…
Airport operator Finavia maintains passenger stats that may not accurately describe how many foreign tourists visit remote regions such as
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Hello 2018. Stronger beer in stores across Finland, starting now
Several new rules regarding the sale of alcohol come into effect in Finland on 1 January 2018. One change makes
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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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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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