January

Finland

NEW INSTITUTIONS

Finland will hold county elections on 23 January 2022

The Nomad Today 9/17/21

The county council will decide on the organisation of healthcare, social welfare and rescue services in each wellbeing services county as of 2023

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish company bankruptcies down but more employees affected

The Nomad Today 3/17/21

Due to the coronavirus crisis, filing for bankruptcy was restricted by a temporary amendment to the law from 1 May to 2020 to 31 January 2021.

Business in Finland

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland's current account in deficit at the beginning of 2021

The Nomad Today 3/12/21

The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms decreased by 8% year-on-year.

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish industrial production grew at the beginning of the year

The Nomad Today 3/10/21

The value of new orders in manufacturing was 6.3% lower in January 2021 than twelve months earlier.

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish maritime transport starts the year with declines

The Nomad Today 3/8/21

In January 2021, no passengers of foreign cruise ships arrived in Finland.

Work in Finland

LABOUR MARKET

332,800 unemployed jobseekers in January in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/2/21

The number of unfilled vacancies at Employment and Economic Development Offices amounted to 129,900.

Work in Finland

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

41,000 more unemployed than a year ago in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/2/21

The unemployment rate was 8.7% in January, having been 7.1% in the same month last year.

Tourism

TOURISM

Overnight stays of foreign tourists in Finland fell 93%

The Nomad Today 2/25/21

Overnight stays did not increase from any of the most important foreign markets.

Business in Finland

CONSUMER PRICES

Prices of tobacco, train tickets, houses raised inflation in January

The Nomad Today 2/19/21

From December to January, the month-on-month change of consumer prices was 0.3%, which was caused by higher prices of petrol compared to the previous month.

Finland

STATISTICS

Traffic accidents claimed 14 lives on Finnish roads in January

The Nomad Today 2/18/21

Among those who died, nine were men and five were women.

Business in Finland

ECONOMY

Finnish consumer confidence strongest in over two years

The Nomad Today 2/1/21

The confidence indicator received the value -5.0 among self-employed persons in January.

Business in Finland

Building costs rose in January

The Nomad Today 2/17/20

The prices of materials fell by 0.4% from one year ago.

Business in Finland

Consumer confidence in the economy continues to fall in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/27/20

Unemployed persons and pensioners have the gloomiest expectations concerning economic development.

Business in Finland

Electricity, fuel, tobacco and bank charges raised inflation in January

The Nomad Today 2/19/19

The rate of inflation in the whole Euro area was 1.4 per cent, while in Finland was 1.1 per cent

Business in Finland

Building costs rose by 1.9 per cent in January year-on-year

The Nomad Today 2/18/19

The prices of materials went up by 2.5 per cent