Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

P.O.Box 30,
FI-00131 Helsinki, Finland
(Eteläranta 10, 00130 Helsinki, Finland)
Tel. +358 9 42020
Fax + 358 9 4202 2299
netti@ek.fi

EK Brussels

172, Avenue de Cortenbergh (Google Maps)
B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgique
Tel +32 471 243 189
Fax. +32-2-223-0805

Tel 09-4202 3333 (from Finland)


Mrs Tytti Peltonen
Head of Office,
Permanent delegate

Mrs Véronique Legros
Office Coordinator

Welcome to the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

The Confederation of Finnish Industries EK (Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto EK in Finnish) is the leading business organisation in Finland. It represents the entire private sector, both industry and services, and companies of all sizes.

Recent news

Confidence Indicators Almost Intact in January

27.01.2012

Confidence in Finnish manufacturing stayed almost unchanged. Confidence is somewhat weaker than long term average. The manufacturing confidence indicator scored -8 points (revised fi gure -9 in December). Its long-term average is +3 points. Read more

Confidence Indicators December 2011: Weaker Confidence in the Building Sector

27.12.2011

Confidence in Finnish manufacturing stayed stable at a fairly low level in December. Orderbooks are smaller than normal and production growth could stagnate. Read more

Durban climate conference: all countries commit to emission reductions, but only in 2020

14.12.2011

The EU's main competitor countries will not be subject to legally binding climate obligations before 2020. The EU is therefore not able to tighten unilaterally its own current targets. Now the priority is to influence the content of the upcoming global agreement. Read more

See also

Finnish labour markets

Current situation in the Finnish labour market
Working in Finland:  Information for employers hiring foreigners as well as foreigners coming to work in Finland or already living in Finland.

(Ministry of Labour web site)

Useful links on Finland

Invest in Finland

Statistics Finland
Finland in figures, all walks of life

High technology Finland
Finnish innovations on energy& environment, health care etc.

Bank of Finland
Information on financial markets, statistics, research

Virtual Finland
Information on politics&society, media, history etc.

Visit Finland
Information for tourist

Suomi.fi
Gateway to public services

Weather in Finland
(Finnish Meteorological Institute)

Finnfacts
Information services especially for the media

Good News from Finland
Smaller and bigger positive news

Expert service organisation assisting companies locate operations in Finland

Prima Magazine

Prima Magazine 8/2011
Prima is an economy magazine published eight times a year by the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK).

Read more and subscribe the Prima Newsletter
EK's EU Policy Recommendations up to 2015How Europe can Stimulate Growth
EK’s EU Policy Recommendations up to 2015 (pdf, 1.3 Mb)

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EK Publications

European Economic and Social Committee EESC is organised civil society’s official consultative committee within the EU Confederation of Finnish Industries EK has two members in the committee. Read more..