Jan 2, 2025 · The Finnish car market faced a challenging year in 2024, with only 74,072 new passenger cars registered, a 15.4% drop compared to 2023. December brought some relief with 6,283 new registrations, marking an 8.3% increase over the same month the previous year. Sales of vans also declined, with 9,735 registrations in 2024, 11.7% fewer than in 2023.

Dec 13, 2024 · The Finnish Parliament has approved a legislative change that will stop the payment of national pensions to recipients living outside Finland in EU and EEA countries, Switzerland, and the UK, effective from 1 February 2025. This decision aims to reduce government spending and redefine the national pension as a minimum benefit, available only to residents of Finland.

Dec 2, 2024 · THE FINNISH FOOD AUTHORITY unveiled its new national nutritional guidelines on Wednesday, 27 November.. The guidelines encourage a shift away from animal-based toward plant-based foods, with the recommended daily intake of vegetables raised from 500 to 500–800 grams and the weekly limit on the intake of beef, lamb and pork lowered from 500 to 350 grams.

Dec 17, 2024 · Finnish taxpayers will experience a significant increase in their overall tax burden in 2025, marking the highest level in a decade. The findings come from calculations by the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA) using its Tax Calculator. The average Finnish wage earner's tax burden will rise, considering not only income taxes but also mandatory employee contributions and consumption taxes.

Dec 10, 2024 · A BELT-TIGHTENING CAMPAIGN by the Finnish government has set off a flurry of consultative negotiations across government agencies and ministries.. Helsingin Sanomat revealed last week that the negotiations have so far resulted in roughly 300 lay-offs, including 141 at the Finnish Tax Administration, 93 at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and 22 at the Ministry of Economic ...

Jan 2, 2025 · Finland experienced an exceptionally warm year in 2024, with average temperatures across the country significantly above long-term norms, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The annual average temperature was 4.0 degrees Celsius, which is 1.1 degrees above the 1991–2020 average. Northern Lapland saw the most pronounced warming, with temperatures rising 1.7 degrees above ...

Dec 11, 2024 · FINLAND has become the world’s first country to release a national soundscape.. Commissioned from composer Lauri Porra, the soundscape consists of 15 compositions inspired by the country, its people and their characteristics.Porra, who travels a lot for work, said the soundscape is based on the musical memories he relied on to alleviate his home-sickness when travelling abroad.

Jan 3, 2025 · A Finnish court has upheld the seizure of the oil tanker Eagle S, suspected of causing damage to critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.The vessel, carrying Russian oil and linked to the so-called shadow fleet, will remain impounded as investigations continue. The decision by the Helsinki District Court on Friday follows allegations that the Eagle S damaged the Estlink 2 power ...

Oct 11, 2024 · Blocks of flats in Martti, Turku, on 4 July 2024. The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) has urged tens of thousands of households that receive basic social assistance for housing costs to look for more affordable housing due to a legislative change that prevents it from exceeding the municipality-specific limits for the assistance.

Dec 25, 2024 · THE WINTER SOLSTICE may be behind us, but the gloom is showing no signs of lifting in the labour market, reports YLE.. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on Monday reported that unemployment has crept up noticeably, with the total number of unemployed job seekers rising by 28,100 from the previous year to 292,400 in November.. Heikki Räisänen, a research director at the Ministry ...