Chinese tourists spend big in Finland’s capital
Chinese tourists spend a lot of money when visiting Finland’s capital. Last year visitors from China spent 214 million euros
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Business (Finland)
Can Finland’s cool weather be a future tourist draw?
Finland’s residents may not think much of the country’s weather, but several event organisers and tourism advocates are starting to
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Helsinki, Finland set to become world’s busiest sea passenger port
Port of Helsinki CEO Kimmo Mäki says that once the year’s data is in, Helsinki may reach top of the
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Chinese investors back out of 2 biofuels projects in Finland
A Finnish firm is looking for new funding after Chinese investors pulled out of planned biofuels plants in Myllykoski and
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Finland’s solar industry lags behind sector leaders, despite recent breakthrough
Finland’s solar industry has made a breakthrough in recent years, according to one professor in the field, but the sector
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Finnish manufacturing sector sees record-breaking growth in international orders
The metalwork and shipbuilding industries saw the greatest growth year-on-year, the most ever in terms of new international orders since
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Finnish economic growth overtakes Sweden’s in first quarter of 2017
Growth in the Finnish economy outstripped activity neighbouring Sweden during the first quarter of the year.
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Consumer confidence in Finland hits new record high, especially in the North
Consumer confidence in the country in May broke an all-time high, according to fresh figures from Statistic Finland. The figure
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Delays over safety clearance, building permit for Fennovoima nuclear project in Finland
The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK will not deliver a safety assessment and related building permit for the
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Biggest danger to Arctic business is protectionism says Arctic Economic Council chair
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Arctic remains an area of vast opportunity but the changing political climate is creating challenges for
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Business vs. environment debate hurts Northeners, says Arctic Economic Council
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – When it comes to Arctic development, it’s time to move on from old ‘business vs. the environment’ debates
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Finnish economy steadily growing : Ministry of Finance
In its latest forecast, the Ministry of Finance predicts that Finland’s economy will grow by some 1.2 percent in 2017.
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Finnish business leaders optimistic about Russian market upswing
Finnish Customs reports a turn for the better in Finnish-Russian trade after a long slump, and a survey of 300
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Hyperloop shuttle takes a step forward in Finland with new technical study
Plans for a high-speed hyperloop transportation shuttle inched forward as sponsors begin looking into land use and environmental impact studies
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A record year for tourism in Lapland, Finland’s northernmost region
2016 was a record-setting year for the tourism sector in Finnish Lapland. More visitors, especially from Asia and the UK,
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