Finnish business leaders optimistic about Russian market upswing
Finnish Customs reports a turn for the better in Finnish-Russian trade after a long slump, and a survey of 300
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Ship orders boost Finnish export figures
Finnish exports received a boost in June from the shipbuilding industry. Thanks to one big sale by Meyer Turku the
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Finnish economy in a rut, 1.2% growth in 2016
The Finance Ministry is predicting close to zero economic growth for 2015, but is pegging output at 1.2 percent for
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Bank of Finland forecasts slow growth in 2016
The Bank of Finland forecasts slow growth next year, with no boost to exports on the horizon. Economic growth will
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Nordea forecasts continued slump for Finnish economy
Nordea’s fresh economic forecast warn of continued slow growth in the Finnish economy—in stark contrast to much of the rest
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Finland’s competitiveness drops, but still tops Nordics
The World Economic Forum has ranked Finland as the eighth most competitive economy in the world – a drop of
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Finland trims economic growth forecast
Finland’s Finance Ministry says Finnish public finances will remain in deficit until the end of the decade, even if government
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Faroe Islands cashing in on Russian sanctions
The Faroese economy benefits greatly from its monopoly of the Russian salmon market. The islands’ biggest marine produce company, Bakkafrost, has
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Finnish exports to Russia down more than 35 percent
Finnish exports to Russia have been declining since 2013, when Russia was still Finland’s largest trading partner. Finnish Customs reported
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Record year for Norwegian seafood exports
Despite the collapse of the Russian market, exports of Norwegian seafood set new records in 2014. The total value of
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Falling oil prices benefit Sweden
The price of oil has dropped since the beginning of November and it is having positive effects on the Swedish
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Record month for Norwegian seafood in spite of Russian sanctions
October was a record month for export of Norwegian seafood, in spite of the Russian ban on import. Export values
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Russian food import ban halts Finnish lorries at the border
Smaller firms and subcontractors are expecting to be particularly hard hit by Thursday’s announcement that Russia is placing an embargo
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