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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
Other than good hockey players, Finland is no longer exporting anything of value to the world. It used to export paper and mill products (one of the best quality paper in the world!); but the world demand for paper is weak these days. Finnish construction practices used to be in great demand in other countries, not anymore. High labour costs and payroll burdens made them noncompetitive to the hungry and little-regulated Polish, Turkish and Hungarian contractors. Finland economy has become primarily self-serving.
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Again, not accurate at all.
Finland has been regurarly ranked in the top 10 of the most competitive economies of the world, even occasionally hitting #1. International trade is about third of our GDP. Typical exports are for example chemicals and various machinery. (You have probably all ridden in a Kone-elevator.) We're also still one of the worlds top IT countries. We also have a smallish but rapidly growing gaming industry. (Clash of Clans and Angry Birds being the best known examples, but there's also companies like Remedy (Max Payne, Alan Wake, upcoming Quantum Break).