Tourism and The Economy

During 2001, Finns made over 1.7 million leisure trips outside Finland, with 58% having destinations in the European Union, 12% in other Scandinavian countries, 12% in Russia and other Baltic countries and only 3% to the United States. Conversely, during the same period, almost 4.2 million foreign persons visited Finland, of which 47% came from other European Union countries, 27% from other Scandinavian countries, 29% from Russia and only 3% from the United States.

The Finnish economy is the 6th largest in the European Union. Primary export products are electro-technological products (31% of total exports), pulp and paper (22%), machinery and equipment (10%), metals and metal products (9%), vehicles (Finns assemble Porsches and Saab convertibles) (6%) and others (22%). These products are exported to the EU (56%), rest of Europe (18%), Asia (10%), North America (8%) and others (8%). Finland manufactures 70% of the worlds luxury cruise ships in shipyards in Turku and Helsinki. The primary import products are raw materials (41%), investment goods (24%), consumer goods (23%) and energy (12%). These goods are imported from EU (55%), Europe (21%), Asia (13%), North America (8%) and others (3%).

For additional information, see the following websites:

Virtual Finland
www.virtualfinland.fi

Statistics Finland
www.stat.fi/index_en.html

FinnFacts
www.tt.fi/teollisuus_eng
www.finfacts.com

Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers (TT)
www.tt.fi/teollisuus-eng