Trade

Economy & Business

Online retailer Amazon prepares launch in Sweden

The Nomad Today 8/5/20

The retailer has been one of the big winners during the coronavirus pandemic.

Finland

Retail trade turnover increased by 4.1%

The Nomad Today 2/26/20

Daily consumer goods account for about half of the retail trade turnover.

Finland

Sanna Marin: "Germany is Finland’s most important trading partner"

The Nomad Today 2/19/20

Both leaders showed in Berlin the good harmony between their two countries in a meeting prior to that of the European Council.

Finland

UK citizens will have same rights and obligations as EU citizens until 2021

The Nomad Today 1/27/20

The only significant exception is that the UK will no longer participate in EU decision-making or in the activities of EU bodies. Barriers to trade between the EU and the UK will arise from 1 January…

Finland

Turnover and sales in trade grew in November

The Nomad Today 1/15/20

Trade in motor vehicles and department stores registered the largest increases. In wholesale trade, working day adjusted turnover and sales volume fell from the year before.

Finland

Minister Skinnari travels to Washington to strengthen bilateral trade

The Nomad Today 12/2/19

He will meet with the United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. The US is Finland's most important trading partner outside the EU.

Finland

Turnover increased in all sectors of trade

The Nomad Today 11/13/19

Growth was strongest in motor vehicle trade, where both turnover and the volume of sales grew by 10.7%. In retail trade, the turnover grew by 3.6%.

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.

Economy & Business

EU about to lose its trade surplus with Africa

The Nomad Today 9/23/19

Sweden, Slovenia, Italy, the United Kingdom and Spain had a trade in goods deficit with the neigbouring continent in 2018.

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.

Economy & Business

Singapore-EU trade in goods: €16 billion surplus

The Nomad Today 8/13/19

The EU ran a trade surplus with Singapore since 2008 but in 2018 it reached its highest level.

World

Russia-EU trade in goods: €83 billion deficit

The Nomad Today 8/5/19

Russia is the EU's third largest partner for imports (8% of total extra-EU imports) and the 4th largest for EU exports (4% of total extra-EU exports). The most exported products to Russia are…

Finland

Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam opens doors for growing markets

The Nomad Today 7/1/19

The value of trade in goods between Finland and Vietnam was 410 million euros in 2018. Finland’s exports to Vietnam include machinery and equipment, paper industry products, metal, leather and fur…

Finland

International trade in Finland grows due to ICT services

The Nomad Today 6/14/19

Computer and information services (ICT) and transport services together account for around 60% of Finland's service exports and 65% of imports.

Economy & Business

Where does the honey we consume in Europe come from?

The Nomad Today 5/20/19

The 20th of May is the World Bee Day. Among other benefits, bees produce honey, a delicacy appreciated all over the world. So below we tell you who are the main countries importers and…

Finland

Sales in total trade went down by 1.7% year-on-year in December

The Nomad Today 2/14/19

In January to December, sales grew by 2.7 per cent in retail trade.