Meet the Canadian Inuit community dedicated to ‘buy nothing’
It’s the season to buy, buy, buy — but one woman in a small Nunavut community, in the Canadian Arctic,
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Vegan ham flying off Finnish shelves for Christmas
Wheat gluten, also known as seitan, is gaining ground in Finnish supermarkets alongside more traditional Christmas fare such as pork
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Swedes eating less meat than before
During the first nine months of the year the total amount of red meat and poultry consumed per person has
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Summer drought to drive Swedish meat prices up
Swedish meat producers are struggling after the summer’s drought. And the farmer’s association is now pleading with consumers to buy
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Traffic over Finnish-Russian border drops by one third
Officials have stopped requiring drivers to book times in advance for crossings into Finland at Vaalimaa, as queues have disappeared.
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Confidence in Finnish economy creeps upwards
New consumer trust data shows that individuals’ confidence in their personal finances went up in June, though the overall level
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Finland prices higher than EU average
An international study comparing consumer prices among 37 Europeans countries has concluded that price levels in Finland are nearly a
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Finnish firms relying on Russian business face bankruptcy threat
For over a year now, the plummeting rouble exchange rate has meant financial difficulties for many Finnish companies. Firms that
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