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Energy

Full electricity generation at Olkiluoto 3 delayed yet again

Economy

Newsprint running short as UPM strike grinds on

Economy

New manufacturing orders rise by 50 percent in August

Meat Processing

Covid outbreak hampers production at meat processing plant

Statistics Finland

New manufacturing orders up by 45% year-on-year in May

Kotka-Hamina Sub-Region

Battery materials plants planned in both Kotka and Hamina

The Finnish Broadcasting Company

Reima cuts ties to Chinese company after Yle probe of possible links to forced labour

Event

Cultural sector stages protest outside Parliament, demands more pandemic support

Statistics Finland

Finland’s exports and industrial orders in recovery

Manufacture of Pulp, Paper and Paper Products

Stora Enso to stop pulp production after Xinjiang concerns reported

National Conciliator

Technology industry partially exits collective bargaining

Valmet Automotive

Valmet Automotive recruiting 1,000 new workers for Salo and Uusikaupunki plants

Bioproduct mill

Metsä Group to build €1.6bn pulp mill in Kemi

Valmet Automotive

Valmet Automotive expanding EV battery production plant in Salo

Manufacture of Electronics and Electric Devices

Nearly 40k tech industry workers furloughed due to crisis, survey finds

Confederation

EK: Confidence in Finnish industries continues to weaken

Statistics Finland

Finland's July manufacturing orders plunged almost 30 percent

Business Close-Downs

UPM boss pleads for continuity, understanding from politicians after factory closure

Mining industry

New manufacturing orders down by nearly 12% in June

Land Transport

VR to sell masks, hand sanitiser to passengers

Joint Venture

Finnair planning joint venture with Chinese carrier

White-collar worker

Strikes end in paper and tech industries

Tampere City Centre

Valmet plans up to 90 job cuts in Tampere

Waxing of Skis

Ski firms prep for fluoride wax ban

Labour dispute

Up to 100,000 industrial workers to begin three-day strike

Federal State

Forest industries counter strike threat with a lockout announcement

Pension Retirement Fund

Turkish pension fund buys majority stake in Finnish defence products manufacturer

Manufacture of Pulp, Paper and Paper Products

Wood imports up by a third, exports increase in value

The Finnish Broadcasting Company

Yle's "troll factory" game unmasks how fake news spreads via social media

Manufacture of Paper Machines

UPM to shutter paper machine, slash 179 jobs

Finnish Foreign Aid & Development

Finnwatch: Are you sure you’re eating ethical ice cream?

Employment

More men in Finland finding work, but still lagging behind women

Drinking Straws

Finnish food packaging firm Huhtamäki opens paper straw factory in Northern Ireland

Construction

Finnish construction sector boom to slow down

Indoor Shoes

Textile firm Finlayson buys rights to retro Reino and Aino slippers

Valmet Automotive

Valmet Automotive's planned factory in Salo to create 300 jobs

Valmet Automotive

Finland could take a hard hit from U.S. car tariffs

Mining industry

Industrial output up in December, but down in 2018

Manufacture of Pulp, Paper and Paper Products

Finland's pulp industry showing record results

Business

Mixed economic signals from Finnish firms; many still face recruitment problems

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