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.

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Recent news

Outlook for the economy remains fairly subdued

09.05.2012

According to the Business Tendency Survey conducted by EK in April, Finnish business growth stabilised in the early part of the year following the increase in uncertainty last autumn. The current business situation is described as somewhat weaker than average in all the main sectors. Read more

Manufacturing Confidence Improved in April

26.04.2012

Manufacturing confidence improved in April. Order books have grown slightly and some production growthis expected for the coming months. Read more

Confidence Weakened Mildly in Industry and Services

27.03.2012

Manufacturing confidence retreated slightly in March. Stocks of finished products rose while order books stayed unchanged. Construction confidence gained some points on March. The latest figure is 0 (-4 in February). The indicator is slightly above its long-term average -5. 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
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..