€15bn Chinese funding deal for Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel
A private firm looking to construct a tunnel linking Tallinn and Helsinki is set to receive some 15 billion euros
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Business (Finland)
Finland’s air traffic controllers get new contract to end long-standing dispute
The long-running contract dispute between the Finnish Air Traffic Controllers Association (SLJY) and the Service Sector Employers’ group Palta is
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Finland’s six-year slump in alcohol sales ends
The overall sale of alcohol in Finland has been in decline since 2011, but last year that figure went up
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Nuclear watchdog greenlights Olkiluoto 3 reactor in western Finland
The Finnish Nuclear Safety Authority (Stuk) announced on Monday that the government may issue an operating permit for the Olkiluoto
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Air traffic controllers’ lockout set for ski holidays in eastern, northern Finland
Air traffic controllers have announced their intention to embark on a one-week workers’ lockout from 9.00am 4 March until 9.00am on
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Finland’s farming sector in crisis: report
A report published Thursday by Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said the income commercial farmers earn is continually declining,
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Finland’s pulp industry shows record results
The pulp industry has been thriving for the past decade. Prices, production volumes and exports have all shown a steady
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Struggling to hire, Finnish firms send mixed economic signals
Mixed economic signals emerge from the latest survey from Finland’s main business lobby. Expectations took a dip at the start
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Spike in seasonal workers causes tax office backlog in northern Finland
As tourism in Lapland hits its winter high season, tax officials in northern Finland are facing a deluge of work
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Higher demand drove Finland’s electricity prices up in 2018
Last summer’s hot arid weather dried up hydroelectric power generation in the Nordic region, causing wholesale prices to spike by
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New terminal to help airport in Arctic Finland face tourism boom
The first phase of Kittilä Airport’s new expansion project is nearly complete and its new areas will be open to
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Arctic Finnish firm wins US award for road maintenance technology
Technology developed by Roadscanners, a company based in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland that specialises in traffic infrastructure management, was recognised by
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Turkish Airlines to carry tourists to Finnish Lapland through new Istanbul hub
Flights are scheduled from Istanbul three times a week starting next winter season. Istanbul’s new giant airport opened this week
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Electricity prices to jump in Tampere, southern Finland
The price of electricity is set to rise in Tampere and the surrounding Pirkanmaa region of south-central Finland this autumn,
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Chinese tourists replacing Japanese visitors in Finnish Lapland
However, at the same time – and for the past decade – the number of Chinese tourists visiting Finland’s Arctic
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