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According to Pellervo Economic Research (PTT) the price of groceries and foodstuffs is expected to rise in Finland in the coming years. This reverses the trend of lowering prices that has been going on for the last three years in a row.
The Kemijärvi Bio Refinery project in Northern Finland is going forward. The news comes from Borealis Bioref, the company behind the venture. Funding was secured by China's Shanying purchasing a majority stake in Borealis.
Winter swimming is a competitive sport in some countries. There are international annual championships for the sport and where each country sends their best of the best. Finland has had a domestic championship event for 30 years in 2019.
Competition for mortgage customers is heating among the banks in Finland. The banks are willing to offer low margins to attract new business as the economy is on an upswing.
The planned KymiRing motorsports complex project located in Southern Finland has secured it's funding. The track is set to host a major event, a MotoGP championship race, in 2019. The exact schedule is to be decided in the autumn of 2018.
Helsinki Evangelical College HEO is seeking students for it's courses for the 2018-2019 semester. One of the new courses is full time studies in Electronic Sports, known as eSports.
The taxi market is lacking drivers in Finland. There are tens of positions open in the Helsinki region alone. To attract competent task the taxi company Kajon stated that they are increasing night and weekend pay by twenty percent.
For landlubbers it is easy to forget just how flaky, or non-existant, the internet can be on the oceans. Finnish company KNL Networks focuses on providing internet connectivity to ships sailing the world's seas. This shortwave radio technology brings global connectivity for critical tasks.
Small short-term unsecured loans known as payday loans are popular around the world. The terms and high interest rate in these "cash advances" can be deceitful, which is why the Consumers Union in Finland wants to curb the advertisement of these so-called pikavippi loans.
Ore discovery grew rapidly in Finland in 2017. According to Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) a total of 61,4 Million euros were spent in ore discovery in the country. This is an increase of over 50 percent year over year.