FINLAND COSMETICS MARKET ALSO UNEVEN AS LOCAL PLAYERS FIGHT FOR AIR

Finland is always different from its neighbours across the Baltic. Not Scandinavian, but still Nordic, Finland’s personal care product market has been experiencing hard times, as the country of 5.5 million people sees its economy seesaw between contraction and mild grow (-0.7% - +0.5%) in the last three years. With just 1% forecast growth for 2016-2017 and unemployment officially around 10% and rising, the future does not look much better. The personal care product sector in Finland has not been insulated from this general malaise. Figures from Teknokemian ...


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