Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Finland
Region
Manner-Suomi; Pohjois-Suomi; Lappi
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
New offshoring locations
Various Locations

200 - 300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
13 September 2002
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 September 2002

Description

The result of the co-operation in October 2002 was to make 100 employees redundant. Flextronics has a strategy to move production to cheaper labour countries in Asia.


Sources

  • 12 September 2002: Helsingin Sanomat (www2.hs.fi)

Citation

Eurofound (2002), Flextronics, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Finland, factsheet number 58963, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/58963.