2021

Business

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland current account in surplus 0.6 billion

Foreigner.fi 9/11/21

The service account was in deficit

News

CLIMATE

This summer was the warmest on record for Europe

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/7/21

The average temperature was almost 1 degree Celsius above the average for the years 1991 to 2020

Moving to Finland

POPULATION

Immigrants keep Finland's population on the rise

Foreigner.fi 8/30/21

28,918 children were born in the Nordic country during January-July, but the number of deaths was much higher

Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Inflation in Finland 1.9% due to rising fuel and housing prices

Foreigner.fi 8/13/21

From June to July, consumer prices rose by 0.3% which was caused by higher prices of fuels

Business

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland's current account in surplus 0.7 billion

Foreigner.fi 8/12/21

The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms increased by 16% year-on-year

Business

INDUSTRY

Finland industrial production drops for first time in three months

Foreigner.fi/dpa 8/11/21

Production of mining and quarrying declined 18 per cent

Finland

POLICE DATA

Sex crimes, extortions increased in Finland in the first half of 2021

Foreigner.fi 7/27/21

From January to June, almost 2,500 sex crimes were reported to the police, 25% more than last year

Work & Study

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY

Employment in Finland clearly increased in June

Foreigner.fi 7/27/21

Unemployment is much higher among young people, although there is an improvement in the year-on-year figures

Finland

TRAFFIC SAFETY

Road accidents claimed 87 lives in the first half of the year

Foreigner.fi 7/23/21

15 people were killed in June, according to Statistics Finland's data

Business

BUSINESS

Nokia to raise 2021 outlook based on good first half

Foreigner.fi/dpa 7/14/21

"Our performance in the first half provides a good foundation for the full year," said Pekka Lundmark, Nokia President and CEO

Business

BUSINESS

Passenger car registrations in Finland increased 24% in June

Foreigner.fi 7/6/21

A total of 2,997 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 158% up from the year before

Tourism

PANDEMIC

Finland imposes requirements on travelers arriving this summer

Foreigner.fi 6/18/21

The Communicable Diseases Act would make it punishable to not take the required tests. In addition, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs still recommends avoiding all travel to Brazil , South…

Business

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland's current account in deficit 600 million euros

Foreigner.fi 6/11/21

During this period, there was net capital outflow from Finland to abroad.

Business

BUSINESS

Maritime freight transport in Finland plummeted in April

Foreigner.fi 6/7/21

The fall affected both exports and imports, although it was much harder in the latter.

Business

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

Finland's GDP shrinks in first quarter driven by declining consumption

Foreigner.fi 5/30/21

The volume of exports also fell significantly.

Business

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Finland's current account deficit 700 million euros

Foreigner.fi 5/12/21

In March, the goods account in balance of payment terms was in surplus but the service account was in deficit.

Finland

SUNDAY 13 JUNE

All you need to know to vote in the Finnish municipal elections

Foreigner.fi 5/8/21

Citizens of the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway who have a municipality of residence in Finland are entitled to vote. Other foreign citizens can vote if they have had a municipality of…

Business

BUSINESS

Nokia turns to profit in Q1; backs 2021 and 2023 outlook

Foreigner.fi/dpa 4/29/21

Net sales for the quarter grew to 5.08 billion euros.

Tourism

REOPENING

Finnair to fly to over 60 destinations in summer 2021

Foreigner.fi 4/26/21

As of May 11, Finnair also accepts a Covid-19 vaccination certificate in order to travel.

Finland

CRIME STATISTICS

Crime in Finland 2021: fewer assaults, more rapes

Foreigner.fi 4/16/21

The recorded number of sexual abuses of a child was 463, which is 3.6% more than in the year before.