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Industry

Kaipola paper mill in Jämsä. Image: Google Maps.

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

BUSINESS

Industrial output fell 2.4%

The Nomad Today 10/12/20

The paper and paperboard industry recorded the biggest drop in new orders.

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Tourism

TRAVEL

Airline industry wants Covid-19 tests for all international passengers

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/22/20

Global passenger numbers in July were only 8% of what they were one year ago.

Finland

BUSINESS

Forest industry turnover fell by 19%

The Nomad Today 9/16/20

Export turnover adjusted for working days fell in June most in the chemical industry, by 25.6% from one year ago.

Finland

IN ALL MAIN INDUSTRIES

New manufacturing orders plummeted almost 30%

The Nomad Today 9/10/20

Enterprises in all examined sectors received fewer orders, but the biggest fall (31.7%) was in the industry of the manufacture of paper and paper board products.

Finland

RECESSION

Coronavirus pandemic prolongs Finnish industry crisis

The Nomad Today 9/10/20

Production went down by 11.2% in the electrical and electronics industry, by 8.4% in the forest industry and by 8.1% in the metal industry from the year before.

Finland

CLOSURES AND JOB CUTS

Death blow to Finland's pulp and paper industry

The Nomad Today 8/26/20

UPM announces the closure of a paper mill in Jämsä, job cuts in pulp plants and in the Finnish forest organization. In total, about 670 jobs will be destroyed. The company blames high…

Finland

BUSINESS

New orders in paper manufacturing plummet 22.6%

The Nomad Today 8/11/20

Orders have declined continuously for six months.

Finland

RECESSION

Industrial output in sharp decline in the first half of the year

The Nomad Today 8/10/20

Compared to one year back, output went down most in the chemical industry (11.4%), in the forest and in the metal industries.

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.

Economy & Business

Pandemic hits Volvo Cars hard

The Nomad Today 7/22/20

The company said it sold 269,962 cars in the January-June period, compared to the 340,826 cars it sold in the same period last year.

Finland

IN DECLINE FOR MONTHS

Industrial production and manufacturing orders declining

The Nomad Today 7/10/20

The chemical industry and mining and quarrying endured the biggest output falls.

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World

Russia space adviser arrested on suspicion of being NATO spy

The Nomad Today 7/7/20

Ivan Safronov faces a charge of treason, punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Finland

New orders in manufacturing fell by 13%

The Nomad Today 6/10/20

Orders have declined continuously for four months.

Finland

Finland's industrial output fell in April

The Nomad Today 6/10/20

Production fell most in the chemical, forest and metal industries.

Hybrid electric cars charging. Photo: Pixabay.

Finland

CLIMATE

Greenhouse gas emissions in Finland record low

The Nomad Today 5/28/20

Emissions from the Finnish agricultural sector grew by 1%.

Finland

Finnish industry output decreased at the beginning of the year

The Nomad Today 3/10/20

Industrial output decreased in January both from the previous month and from one year back. Also, new orders in manufacturing fell by 1.6% year-on-year.

Finland

Finland recorded an increase in industrial output at the end of 2019

The Nomad Today 2/10/20

Seasonally adjusted industrial production grew in December most in the electrical and electronics industry, by 7.2%. The decline in output was strongest in the chemical industry (-3.1%).

Finland

Wages and salaries sum grew in all main Finnish industries

The Nomad Today 1/13/20

The growth in the wages and salaries sum was fastest in private health and social work (7.2%), other services (4.0%), financial intermediation (3.1%), manufacturing (2.7%) and trade (2.3%).