Why Finland?
- Bridge between EU and Russia
- Globally competitive industry clusters
- Strong industrial tradition and vision for the future
- Fast, reliable telecommunications systems and networks available for the whole region
- Stable financial environment and institutions, competitive financing services
- Versatile accurate societal services e.g. health care, hospitals, emergency services, social services, security
- Highly educated workforce
Total area: 338,000 square kilometres
Population: 5.4 million
Languages: Finnish 90.67%, Swedish 5.43%, Lappish 0.03%, Russian 0.97%, other 2.90%. Finnish and Swedish are the official languages. English is an important business language.
Neighbouring countries: Estonia, Sweden, Norway, Russia (Finland’s 1,269-km-long land border with Russia is the eastern border of the European Union)
Main sectors:
- Machinery and metal industries
- Electronics and electrical industries
- Forest industry
(http://www.stat.fi/til/atoi/2009/atoi_2009_2011-03-03_kat_001_fi.html)
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