Economy & Business

Four leading business organisations have come together to call for the government to double its target for job creation from 60,000 to 120,000 new jobs. The demand is being made by the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, the Central Chamber…

Finnish textile manufacturer Finlayson has signed a deal to provide 60 million masks to the National Emergency Supply Agency NESTA. The deal involves the masks being made in China, with Finlayson responsible for their procurement and delivery to Finland. The…

The developers behind plans to build a high speed rail link under the Baltic Sea, connecting Helsinki Airport with Tallinn Airport, have unveiled the latest plans for the project. The FinEst Bay Area Company is partnering with Japanese and Dutch…

The closure of a UPM-Kymmene Corporation paper mill has sparked a heated online discussion between senior politicians about who is to blame. UPM announced on Wednesday that it would shutter the Kaipola plant in Jämsä as part of a wider…

Government ministers have promised to help Finnair as the national airline says 1,000 jobs are on the line because of the coronavirus crisis. The airline had to slash 90% of its flights in spring as passenger numbers plummeted. Now the…

Viking Line is starting co-determination talks to cut jobs, or shift some staff to part-time roles, and says the ongoing travel restrictions during the coronavirus crisis, in particular between Finland and Sweden, simply means fewer people are traveling. Hundreds of…

A new survey carried out by the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK finds that 67% of businesses say they have low confidence in the government’s ability to boost employment. However this is a significant improvement from just one year ago…

The Minister of Employment has set out a new action plan aimed at halting the exploitation of immigrant workers in Finland. A working group was set up earlier this year to look into the problem, after a media investigation highlighted…

Finland’s railway operator VR says there’s been an "unprecedented drop" in the number of passengers on board during the coronavirus epidemic. The loss of passengers, reduced timetables, and a fall in freight traffic have had a big impact on the…

Around 300 seasonal labourers from Thailand will arrive in Finland this weekend to start work picking berries for an Ostrobothnia company, just in time for peak harvesting season. Thousands of migrant workers usually come every year to Finland for short-term…