WORK & STUDY

Three out of four jobs in Finland are in the service sector

Foreigner.fi 12/Jun/2019

The shift towards a service economy is a long-term trend already observed in the EU in the second half of the 20th century. In 2018, employment in services accounted for 74% of total employment in…

BUSINESS & TECH

Consumption of hard coal decreased by 14% in the first quarter of 2019

Foreigner.fi 03/May/2019

In Finland, the consumption of hard coal fell down by 14% in the first quarter of the year 2019 compared to the corresponding period of 2018. The above information is according to the latest…

BUSINESS & TECH

Industrial output stumbles in February

Foreigner.fi 10/Apr/2019

Seasonally adjusted industrial output fell by 1.0 per cent in February from the month before. However, according to Statistics Finland, industrial output adjusted for working days was 0.7 per cent…

BUSINESS & TECH

New orders in manufacturing grew by 5.5% year-on-year

Foreigner.fi 10/Apr/2019

According to Statistics Finland, the value of new orders in manufacturing was 5.5 per cent higher in February 2019 than twelve months earlier. During January to February, orders grew by 4.4 per cent…

WORK & STUDY

Salaries in Finland grew by 4.4 per cent in year-on-year

Foreigner.fi 13/Dec/2018

According to Statistics Finland’s data, the wages and salaries sum of the whole economy was 4.4 per cent greater in the August to October period than in the corresponding period twelve months…