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Finland’s 1st cathode active material plant launched in Kotka
Finnish and Chinese companies broke ground on Tuesday on Finland's first lithium-ion battery cathode active material (CAM) plant,…
Trade balance posts €204m deficit in Feb
The trade balance showed a deficit of EUR 204 million in February 2025, according to the international trade in goods statistics…
OL3 resumes power generation after outage
Electricity production was resumed at Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear power plant on Tuesday, said the owner of the plant Teollisuuden Voima…
Consumer confidence rises but economic view found gloomy
The balance figure of the Consumer Confidence Indicator (CCI) stood at minus 7.4 in April, having been minus 8.2 in March and minus 9.0…
Finnair to furlough 36 long-haul pilots
National flag carrier Finnair will furlough 36 pilots operating its long-haul flights, said Finnair in a press release on Monday.…
Transport in foreign shipping traffic drops by 1.5% in Finland in 2024
The total volume of foreign sea transport was 86.0 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statistics Finland. The volume of transport…
US tariff policy poses risk to business of Finnish companies: OP
Heightened geopolitical tension in 2025 has increased uncertainty in large Finnish companies, according to a survey commissioned by OP…
100 top ranking staff to affect as UPM starts negotiation talks
Finnish forest-based bio-industry company UPM Plywood has started negotiation talks to reduce workforces affecting about 100 senior…
Unemployment rate rises to 9.7% in Q1 in Finland
The average number of unemployed persons in the first quarter of 2025 was 272,000 in Finland, which was 38,000 more than in January to…
Atria expands into China, boosts Q1 profit
Atria, a major Nordic food company operating in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and the Baltic countries, reported increased profit in the…