Finland and Switzerland provided billions in financial support to power companies on Tuesday, as Europe scrambles to secure energy supplies in a deepening crisis sparked by Russia’s move to shut a major gas pipeline. Finnish utility Fortum (FORTUM.HE) said it had signed a bridge financing arrangement with government investment company Solidium worth 2.35 billion euros ($2.34 billion) to cover its collateral needs. read more A Finnish government official told Reuters the support was in addition to the 10 billion euros of liquidity guarantees Helsinki announced for power companies on Sunday. read more Swiss utility Axpo (AXPOH.UL) said it had received a credit line of up to 4 billion Swiss francs ($4.1 billion) from […]