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Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy, with per capita output roughly that of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy. Its key economic sector is manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Trade is important, with exports equaling two-fifths of GDP. Finland excels in high-tech exports, e.g., mobile phones. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods. Because of the climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency in basic products. Forestry, an important export earner, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population. Rapidly increasing integration with Western Europe - Finland was one of the 12 countries joining the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) - will dominate the economic picture over the next several years. Growth in 2003 was held back by the global slowdown but picked up in 2004. High unemployment remains a persistent problem.

Economy Statistics

Exports:	$61.04 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) [?] This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Close
Export Commodities:	machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; timber, paper, pulp (1999) [?] This entry provides a rank ordering of exported products starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value. Close
Export Partners:	Sweden 11.1%, Germany 10.7%, Russia 8.9%, UK 7%, US 6.4%, Netherlands 5.1% (2004) [?] This entry provides a rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value. Close
Imports:	$45.17 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) [?] This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Close
Import Commodities:	foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and fabrics, grains (1999) [?] This entry provides a rank ordering of imported products starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value. Close
Import Partners:	Germany 16.2%, Sweden 14.3%, Russia 12.8%, Netherlands 6.3%, Denmark 5.2%, UK 4.6%, France 4.3% (2004) [?] This entry provides a rank ordering of trading partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value. Close

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The Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland
Address:	World Trade Center Helsinki Aleksanterinkatu 17 P.O. Box 1000, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland
Phone:	+358 9 696 969
Fax:	+358 9 650 303
Website:	http://www.chamber.fi/

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