August

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police to intensify control of drunk driving throughout Finland

The Nomad Today 7/30/21

Next week will see the return home of tens of thousands of people from their leisure and vacation spots

World

ESTONIA

Estonian parliament to elect country's new president in August

The Nomad Today 6/15/21

The current president is Kersti Kaljulaid, who became the Baltic country's first female head of state when she took office in 2016.

Finland

RECESSION

Finnish industry and services suffer a sharp drop in turnover

The Nomad Today 10/19/20

Turnover declined most in the forest industry, by 20.4% from one year earlier.

Finland

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland's current account in surplus in August

The Nomad Today 10/13/20

The goods account in balance of payment terms was 0.2 billion euros in surplus, but the service account was in deficit.

Finland

BUSINESS

Sea transport severely hit by pandemic

The Nomad Today 10/8/20

Passengers made up only 36% of the number of passengers last year. In August 2020, no passengers of foreign cruise ships arrived in Finland.

Finland

BUSINESS

Turnover of large Finnish companies grew in August

The Nomad Today 9/30/20

The turnover of large enterprises decreased by 7.4% in January to August from one year ago.

Tourism

IN AUGUST

Foreign tourist nights in Finland decreased by 82%

The Nomad Today 9/24/20

The total number of nights spent in hotels was 1.13 million, which was 37.3% less than twelve months earlier.

Finland

JANUARY-AUGUST

Immigrants keep Finland gaining population

The Nomad Today 9/22/20

The number of births was 5,077 lower than that of deaths so far this year.

Finland

BUSINESS

Bankruptcies down amid virus crisis but more employees affected

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

From January to August, the number of bankruptcies increased in the industry of mining and raw materials but decreased in the rest of the main economic sectors.

Finland

CONSUMER PRICES

Inflation: food prices rose in Finland, energy got cheaper

The Nomad Today 9/14/20

Prices of cigarettes, refundable prescription medicines, games of chance and wireless telephone services also increased in August from one year before.

Finland

FEAR OF UNEMPLOYMENT

Consumer confidence in the economy weakened in August

The Nomad Today 8/28/20

People’s expectations concerning the development of the general employment situation weakened in August to an even gloomier level

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland to allow events with more than 500 people

The Nomad Today 7/31/20

Government says that the weekly number of cases has risen slightly and is now at the same level as at the end of June.

Finland

Turnover of trade grew by 1.2%

The Nomad Today 10/14/19

Both turnover and sales volume grew in all industries of trade apart from wholesale.

Finland

Industrial output grew in August

The Nomad Today 10/10/19

Examined by main industry, seasonally adjusted industrial output grew most in August in the industry of mining and quarrying,

Finland

Turnover of large enterprises contracted in August

The Nomad Today 9/30/19

The enterprises described in the statistics make up approximately 70% of the turnover of all enterprises, represent more than one-half of the investments and employ good 40% of the…

Finland

More open vacancies and more people employed at the end of August

The Nomad Today 9/24/19

The number of unemployed jobseekers was down by 36,300 from the previous month, according to the Employment Bulletin of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Finland

Traffic accidents claimed 23 lives in August

The Nomad Today 9/19/19

Last month there were 422 accidents involving personal injury in Finnish roads. Another 507 people suffered injuries.