Finland unemployment nearly doubles in April from year ago, ministry says

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's number of unemployed jobseekers nearly doubled in April to 433,100 from 229,700 a year earlier, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment said on Wednesday.The number of jobseekers increased by 124,000 in April from the previous month, it said.The ministry's numbers, based on registered jobseekers at Finland's employment offices, includes those who have been temporarily laid off due to the coronavirus outbreak.Earlier on Wednesday, Statistics Finland said the..