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	Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bounded by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		The judicial system of Finland is divided between courts with regular civil and criminal jurisdiction and administrative courts with responsibility for litigation between the individuals and the administrative organs of the state and the communities.
		The climate in Southern Finland is a northern temperate climate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Finland (3475 words)

	Encyclopedia: Economy of Finland
		In the 1980s, Finland's economic growth rate was one of the highest of industrialized countries, with per capita output roughly that of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and Italy.
		Finland's EU accession has accelerated the process of restructuring and downsizing of this sector, with the farming population decreasing.
		Finland is experiencing rapidly increasing integration with Western Europe: Finland was one of the 11 countries joining (Greece joined later) the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 1999.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Economy-of-Finland (1505 words)

	Finland (09/05)
		Finland's 1995 accession to the European Union (EU) has blurred the line between foreign and domestic policy; the respective roles of the president and prime minister are evolving, and plans are under consideration to rewrite the constitution to clarify these and other issues.
		Finland and the U.S.S.R. signed a peace treaty at Paris in February 1947 limiting the size of Finland's defense forces and providing for the cession to the Soviet Union of the Petsamo area on the Arctic coast, the Karelian Isthmus in southeastern Finland, and other territory along the former eastern border.
		Finland is well represented in the UN civil service in proportion to its population and belongs to several of its specialized and related agencies.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3238.htm (3564 words)

	Economy of Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unemployment continues to be a problem for Finland even if rapid growth of the production after the recession and active employment policies have reduced unemployment to 8,8 % of labor force in 2004.
		According to Bank of Finland's statistics, the estimated total rate of unemployment including hidden unemployment accounted to 18% in the fall of 2003.
		According to Transparency International, Finland has the lowest level of corruption in all the countries studied in their survey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Economy_of_Finland (961 words)

	Finland Flag, Finland History, Culture of Finland, Economy of Finland, History of Finland
		The Swedish-speaking population, found mainly in the coastal area in the south, southwest, and west and in the Åland Islands (where Swedish is the sole official language), is slowly declining and constitutes roughly 5 percent of the total.
		Finland's flag is white with a blue cross extending to the edges of the flag.
		Finland was one of the 11 countries that joined the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 1999.
	www.mapsofworld.com /country-profile/finland1.html (478 words)

	Finland - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		It is bound by Russia to the east, the Gulf of Finland to the south, the Gulf of Bothnia and Sweden to the west and Norway to the north.
		Finland is a low lying plateau formed by glaciers, which have scoured the land leaving deposits of gravel, sand and clay.
		In 1992 Finland ratified the EEA treaty with the EU and announced it would be seeking accession to the EU by 1995, although the Union announced that Finland would have to adjust their heavy agricultural subsidies in line with the union and that they would have to adopt the EU's envisaged defense system.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/finland.htm (1290 words)

	Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Weblog: Finland most competitive economy
		Finland may have high taxes and a strong social welfare system, but it has also achieved a high standard of living for all of its citizens and a social cohesiveness and progressiveness which is hard to find elsewhere.
		The fact is Finland is a small nation that has achieved an extremely high standard of living for all of its citizens, a highly competitive and innovative corporate sector despite the miniscule population, their servere climate, historically agrarian base, and scarse natural resources (forsts excepted).
		Finland has already proven you can be competitive and you can exercise a duty of care and compassion for all its citizens, installing a sense of obligation to give to the society, not merely take from it.
	www.forumblog.org /blog/2004/10/finland_most_co.html (2152 words)

	Economy - Finland - Europe
		World War II left Finland with towering economic problems, including high inflation, unemployment, and an unfavorable balance of trade.
		The government, however, exercises considerable control over the economy by means of numerous regulations.
		Finland’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2000 was $121.5 billion.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/finland/economy.htm (95 words)

	AllRefer.com - Finland : Economy, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		By the end of the 20th cent., manufacturing, services, and trade and transportation were the largest segments of the economy, while agriculture (plus forestry and fishing) accounted for less than 10% of employment and GDP.
		Though Finland's mining output is small, it includes a number of important minerals such as iron ore, copper, zinc, nickel, cobalt, titanium, vanadium, mercury, silver, and gold.
		Finland is also known for its design of glass, ceramics, and stainless-steel cutlery.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/Finland-economy.html (402 words)

	Finland, the most competitive economy — Virtual Finland
		Finland's performances in the two surveys of competitiveness conducted by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF), and published in late October, are evidently becoming a habit - albeit a benign one.
		In that context it is worth noting that Finland is admirably stable politically and its educational system at all levels has been the object of international praise in recent years.
		For example, two researchers at the respected Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, quoted in the Finnish press, pointed out that while Finland is undoubtedly among the most competitive countries in the world, on the basis of statistical evidence alone it would not be so well placed.
	www.finland.fi /finfo/english/compet03.html (396 words)

	Salon Free Software Project \| Finland -- the open-source society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Finland is a sparsely settled country -- a little over 5 million people are sprinkled across a land mass 1,000 kilometers long from north to south.
		Finland's the northernmost country in Europe -- nearly a third of the nation is within the Arctic Circle.
		Finland is a phenomenally homogeneous nation, both in terms of ethnicity and class; the only significant minority is Swedish-speaking Finns, who comprise about 6 percent of the population (and whose number include Linus Torvalds -- although as one Finnish free software hacker told me, "He's still a good guy, even if he is a Swedish-speaker").
	archive.salon.com /tech/fsp/2000/04/20/chapter_six_part_1/print.html (5271 words)

	Salon Free Software Project \| Finland -- the open-source society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Today, Finland is famous for other reasons -- notably, for being the original home of both Nokia, the world's largest and most profitable manufacturer of mobile phones, and Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.
		Finland is also now widely hailed as one of the most "wired" nations on the planet (as judged by mobile phone and Internet usage).
		For Linux is far from Finland's only contribution to Internet culture: To an extent way out of proportion to its size, Finland has bequeathed unto the Net a valuable and culturally rich set of essential tools.
	www.salon.com /tech/fsp/2000/04/20/chapter_six_part_1 (886 words)

	Economy of Finland: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Economy of Finland
		The same year and again in 1992, Finland devalued the markka to promote export competitiveness.
		Unemployment continues to be a problem for Finland, and in late 1996 it was around 19%, but has been reduced to 11 % in 2002.
		Finland is experiencing rapidly increasing integration with Western Europe: Finland was one of the 11 countries joining (Greece joined later) the European Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 1999.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ec/Economy-of-Finland.html (850 words)

	The economy (from Finland) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Finland's economy is based primarily on private ownership and free enterprise; in some sectors, however, the government exercises a monopoly or a leading role.
		It is bordered on the north by Norway, on the northwest by Sweden, on the southwest by the Gulf of Bothnia, on the south by the Gulf of Finland, and on the east by Russia.
		One of the northernmost countries of Europe, Finland is located between Russia on the east, Sweden on the west, and the tip of Norway on the north.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-26124 (948 words)

	Finland -> Economy on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Finland became an associate member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1961 and a full member in 1985, but left EFTA for membership in the European Union in 1995.
		Finland aspires to European Union small country leadership.
		Risk of postpartum induced abortion in Finland: a register-based study.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/finland_economy.asp (615 words)

	Embassy of Finland, Washington, Consulates General of Finland, New york and Los Angeles - About Finland, General ...
		Finland ranks as the most competitive country in the world according to the World Economic Forum.
		Finland comes up number one when freedom of the press is measured.
		In the 1990s, Finland’s knowledge-based economy and advancements in wireless technology were front-page news in the U.S. In the new millennium, however, Finnish culture has taken the front seat.
	www.finland.org /doc/en/about/general (198 words)

	Economy of Finland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		(Measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year)) GDP.
		Except for (A beam made of wood) timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imported raw materials, energy, and some components for its manufactured products.
		The good infrastructure in Finland has enhanced Finland's position as a gateway to (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ec/economy_of_finland.htm (824 words)

	Finland the Economy
		FINLAND'S ECONOMY PERFORMED WELL during the 1980s, allowing the Finns to enjoy widespread prosperity.
		Nevertheless, Finland did experience many of the problems found elsewhere in the industrial world, including high unemployment among youth, expensive agricultural surpluses, and declining industrial sectors.
		Many economists believed, however, that the prevailing consensus in favor of modernization and stable, steady growth was strong enough to allow the country to face the future with optimism.
	www.country-studies.com /finland/the-economy.html (677 words)

	Finland
		Economy - overview: Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy, with per capita output roughly that of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy.
		Rapidly increasing integration with Western Europe - Finland was one of the 11 countries joining the euro monetary system (EMU) on 1 January 1999 - will dominate the economic picture over the next several years.
		CIMO - Discover Finland A source of information on Finland from the Finnish Center for International Mobility which promotes cross-cultural educational and training programs.
	www.peoplegoingglobal.com /Europe/Finland.htm (480 words)

	Finland Economy
		Traditionally, Finland has been a net importer of capital to finance industrial growth; in recent years it has become a net exporter of capital.
		Major exports from the United States to Finland continue to be machinery, telecommunications equipment and parts, aircraft and aircraft parts, computers, peripherals and software, electronic components, chemicals, medical equipment, and some agricultural products.
		However, trade is only part of the totality: the 10 biggest Finnish companies in the United States have a combined turnover that is three times the value of Finland's total exports to the United States.
	www.traveldocs.com /fi/economy.htm (585 words)

	Japan, UK raise stakes in global economy - 10/14/04
		Finland, home to mobile-phone maker Nokia Oyj, outpaced the United States as the world's most competitive economy for the second year, according to the report, which ranks countries by their economies, public institutions and technology levels.
		Governments are struggling to buttress the competitiveness of their economies to boost their share of global foreign investment, worth an estimated $560 billion a year, as the world economy loses momentum.
		By contrast, the Japanese economy will expand three times as quickly, the IMF forecast, after the Bank of Japan pumped extra cash into the economy and kept borrowing costs at almost zero since March 2001.
	www.detnews.com /2004/business/0410/14/b03-303176.htm (448 words)

	Finland Economy - overview - Economy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy, with per capita output roughly that of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy.
		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.
		This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization.
	www.indexmundi.com /finland/economy_overview.html (230 words)

	Finland Economy - GDP, Budget, Industry and Agriculture
		Even under the difficult circumstances of the last 2 years, the Finnish economy has performed reasonably well-- though the pace of activity has slowed considerably and remains subject to volatility.
		In the first quarter of 2003, total output was markedly smaller than in the previous quarter and exceeded the level of 2 years ago only by a narrow margin.
		In 2002, the United States was Finland's third-largest customer after Germany (11.8%) and the U.K. (9.6%) with an export share of 8.9%, or $4.0 billion.
	www.factrover.com /economy/Finland_economy.html (701 words)

	Finland Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		In the subsequent half century, the Finns have made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe.
		As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
		The economy has come back from the recession of 1990-92, which had been caused by economic overheating, depressed foreign markets, and the dismantling of the barter system between Finland and the former Soviet Union.
	www.insidecountries.com /html/finland_information.html (1265 words)

	Economy Of Finland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
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	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/finland_country_economy.shtml (533 words)

	e06harrin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		A child is tested and from this testing it is determined the choices of fields of work that he/she will be most suited for person just can't say he wants to be a doctor, he must prove his intellectual ability through testing, before he can go to college to pursue his career.
		Finland imports many raw materials, including all the raw materials for its booming technology field.
		Nokia cellular phones come from Finland, and are named for the small town in Finland where they were first made.
	ruby.fgcu.edu /courses/10251/e06harrin.htm (288 words)

	finland economy and other finland related information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Finland has a highly industrialized economy based on abundant forest resources, metalworking and engineering, and high technology, especially the...
		Finland Europe ECONOMY Finland has an industrial economy based on abundant forest resources...
		GENEVA â” Northern Europe and key east Asian countries are the most competitive economies in the world, retaining their positions in the top 10 of a survey released yesterday by the World Economic...
	www.nethorde.com /finland/finland-economy.html (360 words)

	Finland
		During World War II, Finland fought the USSR twice and then the Germans toward the end of the war.
		Per capita income has risen to the West European level; Finland is a member of the European Union and is the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
		Economy—overview: Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy, with per capita output roughly that of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy.
	www.helsinki.freewebspace.com /c.htm (1265 words)

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