Kristiina Randmaa
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18 November 2024
Finland: Hospital in Helsinki gets €100 million EIB loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €100 million for the development in Finland of the Laakso hospital complex in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The loan to the Laakso Joint Hospital project marks the initial installment of up to €480 million in EIB financing that has been approved for the project.
11 November 2024
83% of Finnish respondents recognise that climate change adaptation requires spending now to avoid greater costs in the future, EIB survey finds
Among the challenges facing their country, Finnish respondents only ranked climate change sixth. Nevertheless, more than four in five Finnish respondents agree that investing in climate adaptation now is necessary to avoid higher costs in the long run, according to the annual Climate Survey commissioned by the European Investment Bank (EIB).
23 August 2024
Finland: EU and Sibanye-Stillwater, through its Keliber lithium project, join forces in €150 million deal to improve EU access to and resilience in battery materials
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €150 million to Keliber Oy, a Finnish mining and battery-material processing company, to help the EU meet growing demand for lithium in the electrification of transport. The EIB credit to Keliber, subsidiary of the diversified mining and metals processing Group Sibanye-Stillwater, with Finnish Minerals Group (FMG) as a minority shareholder, is part of a €500 million financing package to establish mining and processing facilities in the Kaustinen area in Finland, which is among Europe’s largest lithium reserves.