Statistics

Finland

Consumption of hard coal decreased by 19% from January to June

The Nomad Today 8/28/19

The stocks of hard coal amounted to 1.6 million tonnes at the end of June, 8% less compared to one year back.

Finland

Finns fail to overcome pessimism about the future of the economy

The Nomad Today 8/27/19

The Consumer Confidence Indicator (CCI) stood in August at -4.5 and added its tenth consecutive month in negative values. Consumers expect the general employment situation to darken in the near…

Finland

Retail trade flash estimate: turnover grew by 2.1% year-on-year in July

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

In daily consumer goods trade, the working day adjusted turnover increased by 0.2% but the volume of sales went down by 1.3% from the corresponding period of the previous year.

Finland

Producer prices for manufactured products fell by 0.8%

The Nomad Today 8/26/19

They went down especially due to reductions in the prices of pulp, oil products and basic iron and steel during the last year.

Finland

Number of unemployed job seekers decreased in July

The Nomad Today 8/20/19

The number of unfilled vacancies at Employment and Economic Development Offices in July amounted to 100,000, which was 8,400 more than a year ago. The number of persons covered by services…

Finland

Annual inflation down to 1% in the euro area

The Nomad Today 8/19/19

The highest contribution to the annual euro area inflation came in July from services, followed by food, alcohol and tobacco. The lowest annual inflation rates were registered in Portugal, Cyprus and…

Finland

Building costs in Finland rose by 0.4% in July

The Nomad Today 8/15/19

Prices of labour inputs increased by 0.8% year-on-year in the same period.

Finland

Finland doubles EU average rate of deaths by assault

The Nomad Today 8/14/19

The highest assault-related death rates were recorded by the Baltic states and the lowest by the United Kingdom. Death is considered due to assault if it results from homicide or injuries…

Finland

More drowning deaths in the land of thousands of lakes

The Nomad Today 8/12/19

According to preliminary figures, in July Finland registered 20 cases of death by accidental drowning. Six children under the age of 15 lost their lives so far this summer. Experts recommend to…

Finland

Industrial production grew in June

The Nomad Today 8/9/19

According to Statistics Finland, in June seasonally adjusted industrial output grew both compared to the previous month and year-on-year.

Work

Unemployment in the EU falls to lowest level in this century

The Nomad Today 8/1/19

Eurostat estimates that 15.67 million men and women in the European Union, of whom 12.377 million in the euro area, were unemployed in June 2019. The lowest unemployment rates were recorded in…

Finland

Finns are pessimistic about the future of the economy

The Nomad Today 7/29/19

Consumer confidence added in July the ninth consecutive month in negative values. Employed consumers felt a greater threat of unemployment, according to Statistics Finland.

Finland

14,712 persons immigrated to Finland in the first half of 2019

The Nomad Today 7/28/19

The population of the country was 5,521,158 at the end of June, according to the latest official figures. During the first half of 2019, the population increased by 3,239 persons due to migration…

Finland

Police statistics: increased number of homicides and sexual offences

The Nomad Today 7/26/19

The latest report published by the National Police Board of Finland show that in the first half of 2019 homicides grew by 20.59% and sexual crimes by 16.6% in Finland. Around 28% of suspects of…

Lifestyle

Luxembourg, Italy and Finland top the list of countries with more cars per capita in the EU

The Nomad Today 7/24/19

Luxembourg, with a population less than 600,000 people, has 670 cars per 1,000 inhabitants. Finland is third in the ranking with 617 cars per 1,000 inhabitants, according to Eurostat.

Finland

Finland is the EU country with the second lowest rate of infant mortality

The Nomad Today 7/22/19

Infant mortality halved in 20 years in the EU (down to 3.6 deaths per 1,000 live births), but there are still huge differences among the Member States. Among the candidates to enter the EU, the…

World

EU population increased by 1.1 million due to net migration

The Nomad Today 7/17/19

The natural population change was negative for a second consecutive year in the EU as a whole. Finland is once more among the Member States with the lowest birth rates (8.6‰).

Finland

Passenger cars registration fell by 9.6% in June

The Nomad Today 7/4/19

Toyota, Skoda and Volkswagen remain as the most cars bought by the Finns.

Tourism

The Finns, among the 10 peoples of the EU who travel the least abroad

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

Finnish residents made 39,534,000 trips with overnight stays in 2017. Most of them (76%) were domestic trips and  59.7% were made by private cars, according to the latest figures published…

World

Which is the European country with more NEETs?

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

In Finland the average rate of young NEETs is good 3 points lower (13.1%) than the EU average. However, there are also big differences between young males (10.4%) and females (15.9%).