Egypt, Finland explore water cooperation in Stockholm
Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam held a meeting with Finland’s special envoy for…
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Euro area construction output rises in Nov. ’24
Construction production rose by 1.2 per cent in the euro area and 1.3 per cent in the EU in November 2024 compared…
Finland probes illegal whale meat imports from Norway
Finnish customs authorities are investigating the illegal import of 36,000 kilograms (79,366 pounds) of minke whale…
Euro area inflation falls to 2.2% in August
The euro area annual inflation rate fell to 2.2 per cent in August 2024, down from 2.6 per cent in July and…
OECD unemployment rate steady in July ’24
The OECD unemployment rate remained steady at 5.0 per cent in July 2024, with 34.8 million people unemployed across…
Eurozone producer prices rise in July ’24
Industrial producer prices rose by 0.8 per cent in July 2024, in both the euro area and the EU, up from a 0.6 per…
Finland’s construction turnover drops 5.5% in July ’24
Finland's construction sector saw a 5.5 per cent decline in working day adjusted turnover in July 2024 compared to…
Finland’s consumer sentiment stable in August
Finland’s consumer confidence indicator held steady at -7.2 in August, matching July’s figure and improving…
Finland’s wage earnings rise in Q2 ’24
Finland's wage earnings saw a significant boost in the second quarter of 2024, with the index of wage and salary…
Finland’s producer prices up 0.2% in July ’24
Finland’s producer prices for manufactured products rose by an average of 0.2 per cent in July 2024, compared to…
Euro area inflation ticks up to 2.6% in July
The euro area’s annual inflation rate increased slightly to 2.6 per cent in July 2024 from 2.5 per cent in June, a…
Bankruptcy proceedings in Finland slightly up in July
Finland saw a slight uptick in bankruptcy proceedings in July 2024, with 225 cases initiated, up from 224 in the…
Finland sees decline in job vacancies in Q2 ’24
Finland reported 47,000 open job vacancies in the second quarter of 2024, down from 52,700 in the same period last…
Google to invest $1.1b in Finnish data centre
Google announced on Monday a further investment of 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) to expand its data centre campus…
Euro area annual inflation up to 2.9% – Eurostat
The Euro area annual inflation rate rose in December 2023 to 2.9 per cent, going up from 2.4 per cent in November,…
The world needs 131 years to close gender gap – WEF
The progress of achieving gender equality would span across at least 131 years, or until 2154, the Global Gender…
EU agrees to support technology innovation projects with $8.7 billion
The European Commission has agreed on Sunday to provide about €8.1 billion ($8.7 billion) for microelectronics and…
Finland and Sweden formally apply to join NATO alliance
Finland and Sweden have officially submitted their application on Wednesday to join NTAO military alliance,…
Gender gap worldwide to take another 99 years to close; says WEF
It will take another 99.5 years to close global gender gap, said an annual report by the World Economic Forum (WEF)…
A start-up in Finland seeks to produce hydrocarbons via renewables
In Finland, one firm is working on a process that it says could boost the air quality inside buildings and generate…
Finland PM says a no-deal Brexit is going to happen
A no-deal Brexit seems likely, Finland’s Prime Minister Antti Rinne told CNBC on Friday, although he is still…
Finland’s Nokia not immune to impact of trade war uncertainty
Finland’s Nokia Oyj is not immune from the trade war between the United States and China which has caused economic…
Egypt, Finland in talks over economic cooperation
Egypt and Finland seek to enhance the future of economic cooperation and the means of boosting trade exchange and…
Trump says summit off to ‘a very good start’ after private meetings with Putin
After a nearly hour-long delay, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Finland's…
Banking group Nordea snubs Sweden with moving HQ to Finland
Nordea said the move to Finland, where it would be supervised by the European Central Bank, would save around €1…
Uber suspends unlicensed service in Finland until next year
Uber said on Thursday it would suspend its unlicensed service UberPOP in Finland until a law deregulating the taxi…
Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway lift travel warnings to South Sinai cities
Four Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway decided on Thursday and Friday to remove travel…
Finland, Egypt discuss building innovation technical centre for startups
Finland and Egypt are in the process of developing an executive roadmap that includes building a technical centre…
Egypt is Finland’s largest partner in Middle East: minister
Finland’s exports to Egypt have increased 50 percent throughout the last few years, said Finnish Minister for…
Egypt, Finland launch joint forum to explore potential investments today
Egyptian Minister of Trade Tarek Qabil and Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will…
Egypt-Finland Forum to kick off in Cairo tomorrow
Egyptian Minister of Trade Tarek Qabil and Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will…
Finland trade minister heads trade mission to Egypt on Sept 26
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will be heading a trade delegation to Egypt on…
Microsoft gives up Finland phone unit
Microsoft has confirmed it will close its mobile phone unit in Finland, cutting 1,350 jobs. The US software giant…
Microsoft is no longer involved in mobile phone design and manufacturing
Microsoft Corp will stop designing and manufacturing mobile phones, Finland's Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reported…
Nokia plans more than a thousand job cuts in Finland
Nokia is cutting 1,032 jobs in Finland as part of a cost-cutting program following its acquisition of…
Finland to secure €305mn loan to build Egypt’s East Port Said fish farm
Egypt has received two dredgers as part of a €305 million soft loan from Finland designated to build a major fish…
Thousands of Iraqi refugees leave Finland voluntarily
Thousands of Iraqi refugees who arrived in Finland last year have decided to cancel their asylum applications and…
Nokia posts strong network result, warns over China slowdown
Finland's Nokia reported better-than-expected profits for its mainstay telecom network equipment business but…
Nokia boosts revenue with Samsung patent resolution
Finland's Nokia on Monday settled its patent dispute with South Korea's Samsung, saying the arbitration verdict…
Nokia gains control of Alcatel-Lucent, to hold around 80% of shares
Finland's Nokia announced Monday it has gained control of French rival Alcatel-Lucent following its…