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Finland
Finland
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AgricultureTwo Finnish dairy co-ops merge to become largest shareholder of Valio
The merger will make the new co-operative the largest shareholder of Valio, the country's biggest dairy business.
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BusinessLeading grocery co-op S Group signs deal to stock Tesco products in store
The Finnish co-op says the partnership will help it meet customers' expectations for 'pampering and luxury'
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DemocracyWhat the Finnish experience can teach the UK co-operative movement
Co-operation was born in Finland from a survival instinct. While the first indications of co-operative models go back to the 16th century, the nation’s first co-op was set up in 1899. With the average adult...
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AgricultureScotland learns from the Finnish co-operative movement
Finland is the most co-operative country in the world, members of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) were told. Kari Huhtala, director of co-operation at Pellervo, the Finnish co-operative trade association, travelled to Scotland in February to...
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DemocracyCollective purchasing: what lessons can co-ops learn?
One of the most highly anticipated speakers at Co-operatives UK’s Co-operative Retail Conference, held in Stratford in March, was Arttu Laine, executive vice-president of Finnish retail co-op network SOK Corporation. The network of organisations owns 20 independent...
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Regional Organisations12th January 2012 : Marking the start of the International Year of Co-operatives
Now that the United Nations has launched the International Year of Co-operatives, how can co-operatives and co-operative organisations at various levels launch their own plans? On 12th January co-operatives are organizing a media launch: a co-operative...
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DemocracyEU Commissioner Piebalgs meets Co-operatives and Fair Trade Organisations
On Wednesday 5 October 2011 the co-operative movement represented by Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance, and Klaus Niederländer, Director of Cooperatives Europe together with the Fair Trade movement represented by Ian...
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DemocracyCo-operatives embrace the United Nations’ International Year
The global co-operative movement is lining up behind the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives, says Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance.