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Finnish consumer confidence hits 4-year high in June
Consumer confidence in Finland rose in June to its highest level in more than four years, with the consumer confidence indicator…
Rail freight traffic drops by 9% in 2026 Q1
A total of 7.5 million tonnes of goods were transported in freight transport in the first quarter of 2026, which is 9 per cent less…
Finland sees highest unemployment rate in this century in May
Finland's unemployment rate rose to its highest level this century in May, while the number of unemployed people reached its…
Fortum to end coal-based power generation in 2027
The Finnish majority state-owned energy company Fortum will end coal-fired power generation in Finland through closure of Meri-Pori…
Unemployment rate further rises in Finland in May
The number of unemployed persons aged 15 to 74 was 376,000 (margin of error ±28,000) in Finland in May 2026, which was 68,000…
Lumber harvest rises by 6% in Finland in May
A total of 3.9 million cubic meters of wood was harvested for industrial use in May 2026, which was six percent higher than in May of…
Lumber harvest rises by 12% in Finland in May
A total of 2.0 million cubic meters of sawlogs was harvested in in May this year, which was 12 percent higher than the harvest in the…
UPM to temporarily shut down 2 pulp mills to cut production
The Finnish forest-based bio-industry company UPM will shut down its two pulp mills temporarily to reduce production in August and…
Cargo handling at Helsinki Port drops by 1.1% in Jan-May
The total numbers of cargo transported through the Port of Helsinki from January to May was 5.8 million tonnes, which is 1.1% lower…
OL1 nuke plant resumes power generation after outage
The Olkiluoto 1 (OL1) nuclear power plant resumed power generation early Tuesday morning after completion of the annual outage, said…