Unemployment rate rising in Sweden
Unemployment is going up faster now, and for the first time in over a year, the long-term unemployment is also
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Aging nickel plant in northwest Russia due to close in late 2020
A gradual halt in production is likely to take place before Nornickel fully closes its smelter in the Russian border
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Job growth to slow down, Finland’s labour ministry predicts
Employment growth will nearly come to a halt between 2020 and 2021, according to the latest labour market forecast published
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Would closing a nickel plant spell doom for the town of Nikel, Arctic Russia?
The toxic smoke that for decades has embraced the borderlands between Russia and Norway might soon vanish. It will help
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Researcher seeks to improve immigrant employment in Northern Finland
Nafisa Yeasmin, a Doctor of Social Sciences at the University of Lapland, was named Academic of the Year 2019 by
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Giant battery factory bringing economic boom to Northern Swedish city
A new lithium ion battery plant is making the municipality of Skellefteå feel like they have struck gold, as one
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New vessel hopes to renew fisheries in Inuit region of Labrador, Atlantic Canada
A new exploratory fishing vessel is looking to renew an old industry in Nain, in northern Labrador, Atlantic Canada. The
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Mining boom to drive economic growth in northern territories beyond rest of Canada, report says
Economic growth in the territories will outpace the rest of Canada over the next two years, driven by the strength
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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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Recruiter in Finland accused of discriminating against Russian-Finnish dual citizen freed by court
The Helsinki District Court has dismissed a case against a man suspected of discriminating against a Finnish-Russian job applicant applying
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Finland’s new gov breezes through no-confidence vote over its agenda
The newly-assembled government of Prime Minister Antti Rinne won a vote of no-confidence over its proposed agenda by 113 votes
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Northern hiring targets up to 75% for all-season road project in Canada’s Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories government, in Northern Canada, has revealed northern hiring targets it’s setting for the construction and operation of
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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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What Permanent Fund Dividend checks do for jobs, crime and health in Alaska
The checks qualified Alaskans receive each year give residents some extra cash. But the Permanent Fund Dividend, or PFD, could
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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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