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Financial Services Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities Activities Auxiliary To Financial Services And Insurance Activities 66.19 - Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 August 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Finnish financial service provider OP Financial Group has announced that it will hire new employees to its centralised customer service functions across the country. At least some 140 jobs will be created, of which 60 in Oulu, 50 in Turku, and 30 in Pori. The recruitment processes are underway.
Eurofound (2018), OP Financial Group, Business expansion in Finland, factsheet number 94821, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94821.
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