Finland's unemployment rate rose to its highest level of the 21st century in May, while employment continued to weaken, according to new figures published by Statistics Finland. The number of unemployed people aged 15 to 74 reached 376,000 in May, an increase of 68,000 from the same month a year earlier. It was the highest unemployment figure recorded since 1998.

Although jobseeking figures often spike in May, as students and graduates join the search for positions, the latest numbers are the highest recorded in Finland since 1998.

Finland's unemployment rate rose to its highest level of the 21st century in May, while employment continued to weaken, according to new figures published by Statistics Finland.…

I dati sulla disoccupazione in Finlandia sono i peggiori dal 1998: i disoccupati sono ora il 12,7 per cento della forza lavoro, con una consistente crescita rispetto a un anno fa,…