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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30.12 - Building Of Pleasure And Sporting Boats
140 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 September 2024
Employment effect (start)
11 November 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Swedish boat manufacturer Nimbus has declared its intention to shut down its Finnish factories in Kuopio and Larsmo, affecting a total of 140 employees. Of the 140 employees impacted, the majority are already on temporary lay-off.
The company states that the demand for leisure boats has been low ever since the Covid-19 pandemic. Union representatives at the Kuopio factory states that closure of the factories has been expected, although the decision was made earlier than anticipated. In Kuopio, the re-employment situation for laid-off employees is dire. In the Larsmo region, other jobs in boat manufacturing are more available.
In 2023, Nimbus Group employed 526 people in total.
Eurofound (2024), Nimbus, Closure in Finland, factsheet number 201680, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201680.
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