Posted on 07/30/2006 4:17:42 PM PDT by WesternCulture
Finnish May GDP up 6.7 pct yr/yr
20.7.2006 at 15:13
Finland's gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 6.7 per cent year-on-year in May, Statistics Finland (SF) said in a statement Thursday.
There was an industrial dispute in the country's paper and pulp industry in May 2005.
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Suomi Bump!
It appears that they are wearing Future Conan's domination well. :P
Suomi!
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Pony trekking or camping,
Or just watching TV.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
It's the country for me.
You're so near to Russia,
So far from Japan,
Quite a long way from Cairo,
Lots of miles from Vietnam.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I want to be,
Eating breakfast or dinner,
Or snack lunch in the hall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
You're so sadly neglected
And often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium,
When going abroad.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
Finland, Finland, Finland,
The country where I quite want to be,
Your mountains so lofty,
Your treetops so tall.
Finland, Finland, Finland.
Finland has it all.
Finland has it all.
WOOT! Awesome! I love Finland! It's such a great country! GO SUOMI!
That's a lot of plywood!
I used to frequent a bar in LA called the Baltic Sea Lounge. The curmudgeonly Finnish owner had served on the Mannerheim Line in the war with the Russians, then aboard German U-boats. He liked country music and had live bands in there on weekends. The place burned down, unfortunately, and I don't know what happened after that. It was close to the 405 Freeway near Culver City.
See Socialism does work!
A lotta frickin taxes those Finns pay!
Lando 
The top income tax rate and the corporate tax rate in Finland are both lower than in the United States.
LOL, I was beginning to think nobody was going to get it.
Finland is indeed rich in porous pine (as is, for instance Russia and Sweden).
However, the hard working, intelligent finns also happen to know a little bit about high-tech solutions and such things.
Nokia is, of course, the shining example of finnish corporate/hi-tech competence, but isn't exactly a lone one.
Other sources of finnish prosperity are;
Akado Oy, internet services
Aldata Solution, software
Alma Media, media
Amer Sports, sport
Aspo, chemicals
Benefon, mobile phones
Biotie Therapies, biotechnology
Cargotec, lifting solutions
Chips Abp, potato chips
Citycon, real estate
Efore, power electronics
Elcoteq, electronics
Elektrobit, electronics
Enermet, energy metering and load management solutions
F-Secure, computer software
Fazer, sweets and pastries
Finlandia Vodka, part of the Brown-Forman Company, sells Altia's alcohol from Koskenkorva distillery
Finnair, airline
Finnlines, shipping company
Fiskars, consumer products
Fortum, energy
Hesburger, fast-food
HK Ruokatalo, food
Honkarakenne, log homes
Huhtamäki, food packaging
Ilkka-Yhtymä, media
Instrumentarium, health care and distribution
KCI Konecranes, lifting solutions
Kemira, chemicals
Tikkurila, paints
Kemira GrowHow, fertilizer
Kesko, retailing
Kone, lifts
Lassila&Tikanoja, property maintenance
Lemminkäinen, asphalt
M-Real, paper
Marimekko, fashion design
Metso, paper and board manufacturing equipment, rock and mineral processing equipment, automation
Myllykoski, paper
Neste Oil, oil refining, distribution and engineering
Nokian Renkaat, tires
Nordea, finance
OMX, stock exchange
Orion-yhtymä, medicines
Osuuspankki, finance
Outokumpu, mining
Patria, military technology
Perlos, telecommunication and medicines
Pohjola, insurance
Polar Electro, heart rate monitors
Pohjolan Voima, energy, a biggest shareholder is UPM
Pöyry, consulting and engineering
Pretax Group, financial administration
Raisio Yhtymä, food
Rakentajain Konevuokraamo, construction machine renting
Ramirent, construction machine renting
Rapala,sporting goods
Rautaruukki, steel products
Remedy Entertainment, video game design
Sampo, bank and insurance
SanomaWSOY, books and magazines
Saunalahti, telecommunication
Silja Line, cruises
Stockmann, retailing
Stora Enso, paper
TeliaSonera, telecommunications
TietoEnator, IT, consulting
Uniglass, glass processing machinery
UPM-Kymmene, paper
Uponor, housing and environmental technology
Vacon, frequency converters
Vaisala, electronic measurement systems
Valmet, automotives
Viking Line, cruises
VR, railway transport
Wärtsilä, ship power
YIT-Yhtymä, technical infrastructure services
YLE, public broadcasts
Ålandsbanken, finance
I'm not finnish (- I'm swedish -) but I do admire the finns and I truly believe that if all people round the globe were as honest and hard-working as they are, it would be a better place.
Some more words concerning the economy of Finland (stolen from wikipedia.org)
In the past, Finnish trade relationships and politics were by large determined by avoidance of provoking first the feudally ruled Imperial Russia and then the totalitarian Soviet Union. Despite the hindrance caused by an influential neighbouring country, Finland eventually became one of the most globalised nations in the world.
For decades now, Finland has had a highly industrialised, largely free-market economy with a per capita output equal to that of other western economies such as for example Sweden, UK, France and Germany. Its key economic sector is manufacturing of principally wood, metal, engineering, telecommunication and electronic products. Trade is important, with exports equalling almost one-third of GDP. 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. Forestry, an important export earner, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population.
Finland was one of the 11 countries joining the euro monetary system (EMU) on January 1, 1999.
Finland has been declared the most competitive country in the world for three consecutive years 2003-2005 (four times in the last five years) by the World Economic Forum.
Finland is as global as any country. They do science of the polar regions in partnership with Alaska, one example. Fairbanks is somewhat more northerly than is Helsinki, so it seems there is a common interest even if Alaska is not rich in porous pine, not yet anyway.
What about personal tax rate my brother?
My sister lived in Helsinki.....they are very socialist.
Oh, by the way, I'm a Finn!
What's good for Nokia is good for Finland?
Finland - Home of the great Jere Lehtinen!
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