Finnish Feb consumer prices up 0.1 pct after 8 months of deflation

Statistics Finland said in a statement Monday that the country's consumer prices had risen by 0.1 per cent in February after an eight-month deflationary stint.

"Consumer prices started to rise mainly because the rate of reduction in interest rates slowed down and the prices of single-family houses went up," the agency added.

Prices had fallen by 0.4 per cent year-on-year in January.

STT