Well that’s something you don’t see every day. Something positive about the economy. I’ll take it.
BiggusCinnamusRollus on
Show me the rahaa!
KGrahnn on
I wonder what the actual figures are. With the stagnant growth and even decline over the years, this can look statistically awesome, but in reality the growth might be irrelevant, even if the % looks good.
InkVision001 on
Yes the early 2026 was good for us and I hope it continues.
…Buuuuuut I’m seriously worried about the impending oil crisis caused by the orange child diddler. And if our growth is seriously destroyed by that, I don’t know what to say.
Natural_Director_9 on
Orders from Meyer and Rauma I guess are close enough to make that growth number
ProfessionalStand779 on
Is this an ad campaign by the government? Lately I’ve seen quite a few posts showing positive financial news from Finland, even though everyone knows the situation as a whole is really bad…
AnEpicMemer on
And yet job openings continued to significantly decrease yoy and companies are clearly still extremely hesitant to hire new staff. Good news is good news and might lead to positive change, but it doesn’t mean much for average people if the catastrophic employment situation doesn’t significantly improve.
MetumSonOfLanai on
It’s easy to grow, when you are so much behind.
FatFinMan on
Shooting parts down
Important nuance: this is quarter-to-quarter growth (Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025), not a ranking of the “best or fastest growing economies.” If the previous quarter was weak, even a rebound can look very strong percentage-wise. And same thing backwards could explain Irelands number.
Still, the QoQ is objectively a solid number for a developed OECD economy, and the OECD source itself is legitimate.
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Anttix2, Minja and Sofia don’t like this.
Well that’s something you don’t see every day. Something positive about the economy. I’ll take it.
Show me the rahaa!
I wonder what the actual figures are. With the stagnant growth and even decline over the years, this can look statistically awesome, but in reality the growth might be irrelevant, even if the % looks good.
Yes the early 2026 was good for us and I hope it continues.
…Buuuuuut I’m seriously worried about the impending oil crisis caused by the orange child diddler. And if our growth is seriously destroyed by that, I don’t know what to say.
Orders from Meyer and Rauma I guess are close enough to make that growth number
Is this an ad campaign by the government? Lately I’ve seen quite a few posts showing positive financial news from Finland, even though everyone knows the situation as a whole is really bad…
And yet job openings continued to significantly decrease yoy and companies are clearly still extremely hesitant to hire new staff. Good news is good news and might lead to positive change, but it doesn’t mean much for average people if the catastrophic employment situation doesn’t significantly improve.
It’s easy to grow, when you are so much behind.
Shooting parts down
Important nuance: this is quarter-to-quarter growth (Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025), not a ranking of the “best or fastest growing economies.” If the previous quarter was weak, even a rebound can look very strong percentage-wise. And same thing backwards could explain Irelands number.
Still, the QoQ is objectively a solid number for a developed OECD economy, and the OECD source itself is legitimate.
So partypooper says: a news, not great news.