Flextronics

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Finland
Region
Manner-Suomi; Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi; Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Location of affected unit(s)
Haapajärvi
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
1 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The electronics manufacturing services company Flextronics will close down its factory in Haapajärvi by next autumn, according to newspaper Keskipohjanmaa. The factory employs 120 persons. Flextronics will start personnel negotiations on 7 April 2006.

According to the official announcement, production in Haapajärvi will be closed down for financial and production reasons. Flextronics is the biggest electronics manufacturing services company in the world.

Sources

  • 3 April 2006: Kauppalehti

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Flextronics, Internal restructuring in Finland, factsheet number 63269, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63269.