Finnish Consumer Confidence Rises Above Nokia Heyday Reading
- Confidence index hits 24.1, highest level since records began
- Business confidence at six-year high on strong order books
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Finland’s consumers are more optimistic today than when Nokia Oyj dominated the mobile phone world.
Consumer sentiment rose to 24.1 in May, the highest reading since records began in 1995, Statistics Finland said in a statement Monday. Business confidence improved to plus 8, the highest in six years, the Confederation of Finnish Industries in Helsinki said in a separate statement.