June

Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks to the media following her return to government work after the summer break. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Business in Finland

ECONOMY

Finland production and employment increased in the second quarter

The Nomad Today 8/17/21

GDP is estimated to have grown 2% from the previous quarter and 7.4% compared to one year ago

Business in Finland

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland's current account in surplus 0.7 billion

The Nomad Today 8/12/21

The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms increased by 16% year-on-year

Business in Finland

INDUSTRY

Finland industrial production drops for first time in three months

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/11/21

Production of mining and quarrying declined 18 per cent

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Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Finland new manufacturing orders grew by 38.1%

The Nomad Today 8/10/21

New orders grew most in the industry of manufacture of paper and paper products

Port of Helsinki. Photo: Port of Helsinki.

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Finland trade deficit narrows

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/7/21

Shipments to the EU countries grew 24.5 per cent in June

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish construction companies' turnover grew in June

The Nomad Today 8/2/21

Turnover of construction enterprises grew by 6.8% in June 2021 year-on-year

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish industry and services turnover grew significantly

The Nomad Today 8/1/21

The development was partly due to the exceptional falls caused by the coronavirus one year earlier

29 July 2021, United Kingdom, London: A general view of "Come Fly Again" signage at London's Heathrow Airport during a celebration for the safe reopening of international travel and its 75th anniversary. Photo: David Parry/PA Wire/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

Second summer without foreign tourists in Finland

The Nomad Today 7/30/21

Many tourist businesses survive thanks to Finns from the capital area who, due to difficulties in traveling abroad, prefer to spend their holidays in other Finnish provinces

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Work in Finland

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Employment in Finland clearly increased in June

The Nomad Today 7/27/21

Unemployment is much higher among young people, although there is an improvement in the year-on-year figures

A crashed car in the capital region. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Road accidents claimed 87 lives in the first half of the year

The Nomad Today 7/23/21

15 people were killed in June, according to Statistics Finland's data

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Business in Finland

PRICES

Inflation in Finland was 2% in June

The Nomad Today 7/14/21

Among other things, the prices of clothing and vegetables fell

World

NORDICS

Sweden unemployment rate falls in June

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/13/21

The youth unemployment rate, which is applied to the 18 to 24 age group, declined to 10.6% in June from 13.2% in last year

FILED - 08 June 2021, Saxony, Dresden: A finished VW ID.3 is transported into a car tower during a press tour of Volkswagen's Transparent Factory. At the site in Dresden, 35 fully electric vehicles are produced every day. Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen posted a sharp rise in global sales on Friday as the world's auto industry rebounded from a crisis unleashed by the pandemic. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

Business in Finland

BUSINESS

Passenger car registrations in Finland increased 24% in June

The Nomad Today 7/6/21

A total of 2,997 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 158% up from the year before

People enjoying a hot day in June at Häkli beach, in Tuusula. Photo: © Foreigner.fi

Finland

HOT SUMMER

Finland recorded one drowning death per day in June

The Nomad Today 7/5/21

According to the Finnish Swimming Teaching and Lifesaving Federation, around half of those who die by drowning are under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident

A woman walks down a shopping street in central Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Business in Finland

SURVEY

Consumer confidence in Finnish economy strongest in over 3 years

The Nomad Today 6/28/21

Upper-level salaried employees and students were the most optimistic

Advance polling station organized by the Finnish Embassy in Madrid. Photo: Twitter/@EmbFinMadrid.

Finland

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Overseas voting drop significantly due to coronavirus pandemic

The Nomad Today 6/12/21

The busiest advanced polling stations were in Spain: only in Fuengirola were there more voters than in Estonia or Russia , for example.

Customers enjoying a bar terrace in Järvenpää. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC LOSING INTENSITY

The incidence of Covid-19 in Finland almost halved in the last month

The Nomad Today 6/10/21

The number of new coronavirus cases is clearly declining across the country, according to Finnish health authorities.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaking before Parliament. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

Finland

EPIDEMIC

Finnish government extends entry restrictions until after elections

The Nomad Today 5/20/21

The 5-party coalition government does not want any unpleasant surprises ahead of the elections to be held on 13 June now that the polls do not predict good results for the ruling parties.

Finland

EPIDEMIC

Finland moves municipal elections to June over Covid-19 concerns

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/6/21

The True Finns party, which is competing with Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats to become the largest party in the country, was the only one to oppose the rescheduling of the elections.