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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>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
        <title>High oil prices help, but won’t solve, Russia’s economic troubles</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[With the gyrating, generally upward trend in crude oil prices since the outbreak of the Iran war, oil price trends – particularly their impacts on Russian economic output and government finances – deserve consideration.]]></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>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Four years of full-scale war: How Ukraine is building economic strength</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It has been over a decade since Russia launched military actions against Ukraine and this week marks the fourth anniversary since the full-scale invasion, yet Ukraine’s economy continues to grow, evolve and even innovate.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
        <title>Rough times for the Russian economy</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Russia marks the fourth anniversary of its full-scale war of aggression on Ukraine on February 24.]]></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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