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A gas station in Espoo. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

CONSUMER PRICES

Fuel prices spike Finland's inflation

The Nomad Today 4/14/21

Harmonised inflation was 1.3% in the euro zone, while the corresponding figure for Finland was 1.4%.

Finland

BUSINESS

Finland trade surplus rises, producer prices continue to decline

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/21

Producer prices decreased 0.8% year-on-year in January, following a 2.9% decline in December.

Old houses in the Metropolitan area. Photo: Foreigner.fi

Finland

REAL ESTATE

Prices of existing single-family homes rose 5.5% at the end of 2020

The Nomad Today 2/21/21

In 2020, prices of existing single-family houses rose by 9.2% in Greater Helsinki and by 0.6% in the rest of Finland.

A supermarket in Espoo. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

CONSUMER PRICES

Prices of tobacco, train tickets, houses raised inflation in January

The Nomad Today 2/19/21

From December to January, the month-on-month change of consumer prices was 0.3%, which was caused by higher prices of petrol compared to the previous month.

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Finland

CONSUMER PRICES

Inflation 0.2% at the end of 2020

The Nomad Today 1/14/21

Cigarettes, dwellings, telephone services and medical examination and treatment raised prices in December.

Finland

REAL ESTATE

Prices for existing homes rose in Helsinki and fell in Vantaa

The Nomad Today 12/31/20

In Turku prices have fallen in recent months compared with spring and the development of prices has been different compared to Helsinki and Tampere.

A woman doing shopping in a supermarket. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

CONSUMER PRICES

Prices of vegetables, housing, medical services raise inflation

The Nomad Today 12/14/20

The rising of inflation from one year back was curbed most by reductions in the prices of fuels and hotel rooms.

Finland

HOUSING

Price of existing detached houses in Helsinki twice the country's average

The Nomad Today 12/4/20

The average price per square meter in the Helsinki metropolitan area is 3,402 euros.

Finland

HOUSING

Prices of existing homes keep rising in Helsinki, fell in Oulu, Turku

The Nomad Today 12/1/20

In October, prices of old dwellings in housing companies rose by 4.1% in Greater Helsinki and by 1.4% in the rest of Finland.

A clothing store in Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

INFLATION

Tobacco, vegetables, medical services pushed prices up in October

The Nomad Today 11/13/20

The price increase from one year back was curbed most by reductions in the prices of hotel rooms and fuels as well as decreases in average interest rate on housing loans.

Apartment block in Helsinki. Photo: AI Leino/Pixabay.

Finland

HOUSING

Rental prices increased the most in Kerava, Vantaa and Porvoo

The Nomad Today 10/28/20

The average price of a rented square metre of a one-room flat was 27.8 euros per m² in Helsinki, 19.3 euros per m² in Tampere and 18.5 euros per m² in Turku.

Tram in the center of Helsinki. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

HSL to raise prices of monthly transport tickets

The Nomad Today 10/27/20

The new year will bring other changes, like the end of discounts on single tickets for the elderly. Bus drivers will no longer sell tickets.

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Finland

POLL

Only half of Foreigner.fi readers think the economy will improve next year

The Nomad Today 10/20/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

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Finland

SEPTEMBER

Higher prices of food and medicines push inflation up

The Nomad Today 10/14/20

Inflation for energy (including fuels, electricity, gasoline) was -5.2% compared with one year ago.

Finland

EUROSTAT FIGURES

Finland, among EU countries where house prices rise the least

The Nomad Today 10/12/20

In the second quarter of 2020, marked by Covid-19 containment measures, house prices rose by 5% on average in the Euro area. In Finland the year-on-year rise was only 0.5%.

Finland

YEAR-ON-YEAR

Old house prices rose in Helsinki, fell in Turku

The Nomad Today 9/30/20

In August around 3% fewer transactions of old dwellings in housing companies were made through real estate agents than in last year's corresponding month.

A City Market grocery store. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

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.