News about Car

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales continue to decline at the start of 2021

Foreigner.fi 2/4/21

The most common passenger car makes first registered in January were Toyota, Skoda and Volvo.

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales fell 15.6% in Finland in 2020

Foreigner.fi 1/11/21

2,561 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered in December, which was 166% up year-on-year.

National

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

12 dead and 367 injured on Finnish roads in November

Foreigner.fi 12/17/20

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered 3 and cyclists 2.

Business

BUSINESS

Sales of electric and hybrid cars in Finland grow 61% year-on-year

Foreigner.fi 12/4/20

New passenger car registrations in fell 15% in November and 16.7% so far this year.

World

RESIGNATION

Estonian minister quits after using government car for school commute

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/21/20

"I have come under strong pressure to reconcile the role of minister and mother," the 45-year-old wrote on Facebook.

National

STATISTICS

Number of road accident victims fell considerably in September

Foreigner.fi 10/26/20

The evolution of the number of deathly victims is less hopeful when the total figures for the year are taken into account.

National

ROAD SAFETY

Police camera flashes for remote control car at excessive speed

Foreigner.fi 10/21/20

The events occurred in Hamina, on a section of the road where the maximum speed is limited to 60 km/h.

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales improve in Finland after eight months of decline

Foreigner.fi 10/6/20

The aggregate business results for 2020 continue to reflect the economic problems caused by the Covid-19 virus.

National

JANUARY-AUGUST

Accidents claimed 149 lives on Finnish roads so far this year

Foreigner.fi 9/22/20

There have been 15 pedestrians killed and 14 cyclists.

Business

BUSINESS

August saw a further decline in car sales in Finland

Foreigner.fi 9/7/20

The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to August period was 64,976, which is 18.3% down from the year before.

National

IN LAPLAND

Bomb explodes under Finnish Border Guard car

Foreigner.fi 8/4/20

The explosive was detonated at 00:50 on Tuesday 4 August on Aarnintie street.

Business

Volkswagen Group reports 1.4-billion-euro loss in first half of 2020

Foreigner.fi 7/30/20

Management are seeking to reduce a dividend proposed last year.

National

Traffic accidents claimed 101 lives in January-June

Foreigner.fi 7/23/20

In June, 16 men and 3 women died in Finnish roads.

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales still sunk

Foreigner.fi 7/6/20

Only 8,023 new passenger cars were registered in June, 23.9% down from the year before.

Business

IN FINLAND 68,000

Volvo recalls 2 million cars for seat belt repair

Foreigner.fi 7/1/20

Due to a safety risk, 68,000 vehicles should receive a repair call in Finland.

National

Road traffic accidents claimed 13 lives in May

Foreigner.fi 6/16/20

 Among those who died, 8 were men and 5 were women.

Business

IN MAY

Car sales fell to under one half

Foreigner.fi 6/5/20

Toyota, Skoda and Volkswagen are the favourite cars of Finns.

Entrepreneurs

Iraqi brothers’ mobile barber very popular in corona days

Foreigner.fi 5/11/20

Different from the regular barbers there is only one customer in the barber mobile. 

Business

Coronavirus crisis sinks car sales

Foreigner.fi 5/8/20

The collapse of April sales is already reflected in the accumulated figures for the first four months of the year.

National

Fake cops caught after stealing 32,000 euros from the elderly

Foreigner.fi 4/6/20

The suspects managed to steal 32,000 euros from 20 elderly people between 75 and 90 years old, mainly in Vantaa and Helsinki.