Follow our expert insights about how the markets and inflation develop in the Nordics and globally.
Economic Outlook
High interest rates have sent the Finnish economy into a recession. Mortgage holders and the public sector are adapting their spending to respond to higher interest rates, which has weakened demand but will lead to more balanced finances.
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Economic Outlook
Initial research suggests that using artificial intelligence can significantly improve productivity. Due to its high digital readiness, Finland is in a good position to leverage AI. After all, AI creates an opportunity for Finnish companies to get back on the productivity growth track.
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Sustainable banking
Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is fourth best asset manager in the world based on combined scores for responsible investment commitments and our ESG brand.
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Economic Outlook
Join us for the release of the Nordea Economic Outlook on 24 April. Register for the webinar with our chief economist for an inside look at Nordea’s latest forecasts.
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Podcast
For those who prefer easy listening to reading NOYM reports, Johan Trocmé and Viktor Sonebäck talk through the experience with the euro in the Nordic countries since it was introduced in 1999. Will Finland keep it? Could it be introduced in Denmark, Sweden or Norway in the future?
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Economic Outlook
After several years of high growth, Danish economic activity has slowed down. The dampening is expected to be relatively mild and soon to be replaced by renewed progress during this year.
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Sustainability
The International Energy Agency, IEA, has just published a report on the production of renewable energy which shows strong growth in capacity in 2023 and quite a positive outlook towards 2028. Nordea’s Head of Climate & Environment, Peter Sandahl, comments on the report.
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Economic Outlook
Sweden will see weak economic growth in the near term. Inflation will likely normalise and interest rates go down this year, which will provide support and lower the risks of a deep recession. However, the interest rate level will stay higher than before the pandemic.
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Economic Outlook
Central banks will be reversing their monetary policies and start cutting rates in the coming months. The weak economic outlook and resultant declining price pressure trend are the biggest reasons for the turnaround.
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Economic Outlook
High interest rates have sent the Finnish economy into a recession. The outlook for the first half of the year is unfavourable for private consumption, construction and exports alike.
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Economic Outlook
Finland is in desperate need of investments in education, research and development in order to boost productivity growth, which has stalled for the past 15 years, to being on par with peer countries.
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Economy
Developments in the world economy and the financial markets in 2023 were fortunately much better than feared. Now a new year awaits us, which already promises to be very challenging, according to Nordea Group Chief Economist Helge Pedersen.
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