Businesses in south-east Finland learn to cope with military ban on wind turbines
In south-east Finland, five wind turbines on the coast of the Gulf of Finland churn out electricity for regional utility
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Business (Finland)
Finnish GDP growth slows, inflation and employment edge up
The Finnish economy remained robust in the spring and early summer, but there was a hint of slowing in June
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Baltic cruise business still booming
Finnish cruise firm Finnlines and Estonian-based Tallink Silja report they served record-breaking numbers of passengers in July. Finland-based Viking Line
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Finland’s 2017 GDP growth revised upwards
Statistics Finland says that Finland’s economy grew by 2.8 percent last year, up from its previous estimate of 2.6 percent.
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Finland’s only aircraft manufacturer loses prototype in Lapland crash
A small company billed as Finland’s only plane maker saw a one-million-euro prototype of its amphibious plane go up in
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Blog – In Santa’s hometown, are tourism and a railway threatening Sámi culture?
Located just a few kilometers to the south of the Arctic Circle, the unassuming Finnish city of Rovaniemi does not
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New Finnish app tests your astronaut skills
The Finnish startup Space Nation has unveiled a smartphone app — Space Navigator — that it says will help anyone
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Southern Finland to get tourism boost from Chinese visitors
Four Chinese travel agencies are busy organising travel packages to Finland’s Saimaa lake district for an increasing number of Chinese
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Power company to build first non-subsidised wind farm in Finland
Wind power company TuuliWatti is building a five-turbine wind power park in the municipality of Ii on the Bay of
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Major expansion planned for Northern Finland’s airports
Airport operator Finavia is launching a major investment programme in northern Finland. It aims to raise the number of passengers
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Quality key to Finnish food industry’s success in Asia
Finland’s food exports are growing briskly. In 2016 Finland exported 1.5 billion euros’ worth of foodstuffs, surpassing 1.6 billion last
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Baltic Sea helps Helsinki post record cruise season
This summer is shaping up to be the busiest ever for the Finnish capital’s cruise-ship business, says the city-owned Helsinki
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Finland’s public broadcaster Yle names new CEO
The Finnish Broadcasting Company Yleisradio’s Board of Directors has named Merja Ylä-Anttila as the company’s new CEO, starting 1 September
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Finland’s first silver mine to start production next year
Finland’s first silver mine in Sotkamo in eastern Finland will start production next year. The board of Swedish-based Sotkamo Silver
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Southern Finland looks to lure Chinese visitors beyond Lapland
Many tourism sector operators are looking to cash in on the huge upswing in visitors from China. One of them
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