Finnair reports weakening profits in second quarter
Finnair’s operating profit declined to 47.2 million euros in the second quarter of 2019, a drop of nearly 20 percent
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Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel deal set to be inked with Chinese construction company
The Finland to Estonia undersea rail tunnel project led by businessman Peter Vesterbacka has taken a step forward. He announced
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Finland’s cities benefiting from domestic tourism trend
Finnish tourists are increasingly choosing to holiday in Finland, according to preliminary data released by tourist offices in the cities
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Finnair gets domestic competition with Norwegian’s new Helsinki-Vaasa route
Norway-based budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced it will roll out regular flights between Helsinki and Vaasa, a city
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Nuclear waste company plans major investment at disposal site in southwest Finland
Nuclear waste firm Posiva is to spend some 500 million euros on a production facility for spent fuel handling at
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Finland’s economic growth to slow down, finance ministry report says
The pace of Finland’s economic growth is set to slow down over the next few years, according to the Ministry
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Giant cruise ships bringing tourists in record numbers to Helsinki
Helsinki is expecting a record summer as far as the number of both visiting ships and passengers. Altogether 309 international
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Bank of Finland downgrades economic forecast
The Bank of Finland (BoF) has lowered its projection for Finland’s economic growth. On Tuesday the central bank forecast growth
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Gold mine in southern Finland to shut down after court denies appeal
Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected an appeal by the Australian company Dragon Mining. The firm had earlier decided to
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Paper mill in northern Finland confirms hundreds of layoffs
Finnish-Swedish forest industry firm Stora Enso has confirmed that it is shedding 365 jobs at its Oulu Mill, in northern
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Finland’s economic growth slowing down
In a report published on Tuesday, OP Financial Group says Finland’s economy is continuing on a good track. The bank’s
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How tourism is bringing new life to a Sami community in Arctic Finland
In Inari, mining companies are not welcome and the quickly growing tourism industry is run by local developers. Sustainable solutions
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Could telecommuting keep Finland’s small towns viable?
Heli Siirilä had long dreamed of living in the countryside. Now she does. A project chief living in the west-coast
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Paper mill in northern Finland will cut up to 400 jobs
Finnish-Swedish forest industry firm Stora Enso announced on Monday that it plans to sharply downsize operations at its Oulu Mill,
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Finnish gov grants operating license to third Olkiluoto nuclear reactor
Finland’s government has granted a long-awaited operating permit for a third reactor at a plant with two other existing reactors in the
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