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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Business (Finland)
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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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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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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