News from Finland

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Helsinki Police fines thirty Uber drivers, deems company legal

Police in Helsinki, Finland has fined thirty Uber drivers during the christmas party season. The fines were given while regular alcohol testings. The grounds for the fines are that the national legistlation in Finland r…

Mobile company Jolla faces restructuring

The company developing the Sailfish Operating system and select mobile devices enters debt restructuring. Jolla will also need to temporarily layoff a substancial number of it's employees. The move comes as the investme…

Finnish Government alters proposed cuts to Employment Benefits

Earlier in September the finnish government announced some cuts to the benefits of the employees. The cuts were well received and they were criticized of affecting low-income disproportionally much. There was even a dem…

Government announces cuts to employee benefits in Finland

Finland has been lagging behind in economic terms for a while now. While some sectors, such as IT are doing fine due to the pressure to digitalise services, more traditional industries and service sectors continue to st…

HeiaHeia and Hintsa Performance to merge

Kauppalehti, a finnish newspaper, reports that that the startup HeiaHeia and Hintsa Performance will join forces. Together the companies hope to provide innovative services and products for people for people interested …

Kimi Räikkönen now a purveyor of alcohol

At the end of August the cruise and ferry ship operator Tallink announced that it has acquired the rights to sell an alcoholic drink with the Iceman brand. The Finnish racing driver Kimi Räikkönen has now appeared in of…