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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>Finland’s economic performance will be overshadowed by rising energy prices</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Finnish economy started to grow towards the end of 2025, and growth continued at the beginning of 2026. The economic outlook is now weakened and clouded by the high uncertainty over the war in Iran.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Inflation and higher interest rates brought financial distress to a proportion of households</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Due to the higher interest rates, the number of households that considered themselves over-indebted also increased among middle- and high-income households.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:00:05 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Finland’s economy heading out of recession</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Finland’s economy is emerging from a phase of extremely low growth. Growth in the economy for the full year 2025 will be 0.2%. Growth will rise to 0.8% in 2026 and to 1.7% in 2027. In 2028, the final year of the forecast period, growth will level out at 1.5%.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:00:03 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Alternative scenario: Finland’s economic woes continue</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In this scenario, presented as an alternative to the Bank of Finland’s economic forecast, it is assumed that the economic recovery will be delayed and that growth will be slower than in the baseline scenario. Finland's economy will be almost 2% smaller in 2028 under the alternative scenario than in the baseline scenario.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:00:02 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Assessment of public finances: From targets to actions</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Finland's public debt is continuing to rise. Turning the debt trajectory onto a declining path more permanently requires time and the entire fiscal policy toolkit. Sustained efforts will produce results if resolute action is taken to achieve the targets while strengthening the economy’s growth potential.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:00:01 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Finland’s labour market weaker than that of the euro area</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In recent years the Finnish labour market, with declining employment and rising unemployment, has been considerably weaker than the euro area labour market. Both cyclical and structural factors underlie recent labour market developments in Finland and the euro area.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:59:02 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Finland’s economy heading out of recession</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Finland’s economy is turning the corner, but slowly. Households are bringing their finances into balance, and both exports and investments will gradually pick up. When growth in the economy strengthens, employment will also improve. Inflation will remain moderate in the immediate years ahead. Finland’s public debt will continue to rise.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:03 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>Will higher defence spending boost euro area growth?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Defence spending is expected to increase significantly in the euro area in the coming years. Until now, euro area defence spending has mainly consisted of consumption expenditure, such as personnel costs. Growth effects would likely remain temporary and would support a number of specific manufacturing industries.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:02 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>Variable rate corporate loans strengthen transmission of monetary policy</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are considerable differences between countries of the euro area in the prevalence of variable rate bank loans. According to recent research by the authors, the extent to which bank loans are variable rate loans influences how the key ECB interest rates affect the demand for corporate loans.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:01 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>Wage indicators under scrutiny: What can they reveal about services inflation in the euro area?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wage inflation is one of the most significant factors affecting consumer price inflation, and its impact is strongest in the service industries. Wage inflation in the euro area is monitored using a variety of indicators that complement each other.]]></description>
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