Car

Finland

BUSINESS

Electric and hybrid car purchases grow 68% in Finland

The Nomad Today 4/11/21

2,988 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 68% up from the year before.

Finland

BUSINESS

Car sales continue to decline at the start of 2021

The Nomad Today 2/4/21

The most common passenger car makes first registered in January were Toyota, Skoda and Volvo.

Finland

BUSINESS

Car sales fell 15.6% in Finland in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/11/21

2,561 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered in December, which was 166% up year-on-year.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

12 dead and 367 injured on Finnish roads in November

The Nomad Today 12/17/20

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered 3 and cyclists 2.

Finland

BUSINESS

Sales of electric and hybrid cars in Finland grow 61% year-on-year

The Nomad Today 12/4/20

New passenger car registrations in fell 15% in November and 16.7% so far this year.

World

RESIGNATION

Estonian minister quits after using government car for school commute

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/21/20

"I have come under strong pressure to reconcile the role of minister and mother," the 45-year-old wrote on Facebook.

Finland

STATISTICS

Number of road accident victims fell considerably in September

The Nomad Today 10/26/20

The evolution of the number of deathly victims is less hopeful when the total figures for the year are taken into account.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police camera flashes for remote control car at excessive speed

The Nomad Today 10/21/20

The events occurred in Hamina, on a section of the road where the maximum speed is limited to 60 km/h.

Finland

BUSINESS

Car sales improve in Finland after eight months of decline

The Nomad Today 10/6/20

The aggregate business results for 2020 continue to reflect the economic problems caused by the Covid-19 virus.

Finland

JANUARY-AUGUST

Accidents claimed 149 lives on Finnish roads so far this year

The Nomad Today 9/22/20

There have been 15 pedestrians killed and 14 cyclists.

Finland

BUSINESS

August saw a further decline in car sales in Finland

The Nomad Today 9/7/20

The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to August period was 64,976, which is 18.3% down from the year before.

Finland

IN LAPLAND

Bomb explodes under Finnish Border Guard car

The Nomad Today 8/4/20

The explosive was detonated at 00:50 on Tuesday 4 August on Aarnintie street.

Economy & Business

Volkswagen Group reports 1.4-billion-euro loss in first half of 2020

The Nomad Today 7/30/20

Management are seeking to reduce a dividend proposed last year.

Finland

Traffic accidents claimed 101 lives in January-June

The Nomad Today 7/23/20

In June, 16 men and 3 women died in Finnish roads.

Finland

BUSINESS

Car sales still sunk

The Nomad Today 7/6/20

Only 8,023 new passenger cars were registered in June, 23.9% down from the year before.

Economy & Business

IN FINLAND 68,000

Volvo recalls 2 million cars for seat belt repair

The Nomad Today 7/1/20

Due to a safety risk, 68,000 vehicles should receive a repair call in Finland.

Finland

Road traffic accidents claimed 13 lives in May

The Nomad Today 6/16/20

 Among those who died, 8 were men and 5 were women.

Finland

IN MAY

Car sales fell to under one half

The Nomad Today 6/5/20

Toyota, Skoda and Volkswagen are the favourite cars of Finns.

Entrepreneurs in Finland

Iraqi brothers’ mobile barber very popular in corona days

The Nomad Today 5/11/20

Different from the regular barbers there is only one customer in the barber mobile. 

Finland

Coronavirus crisis sinks car sales

The Nomad Today 5/8/20

The collapse of April sales is already reflected in the accumulated figures for the first four months of the year.