Names: conventional long form: Republic of Finland conventional short form: Finland local long form: Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Finland local short form: Suomi/Finland

Capital City: Helsinki

Population: 5,231,372 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $32,800 (2006 est.)

Currency: euro (EUR) note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries

Languages: Finnish 92% (official), Swedish 5.6% (official), other 2.4% (small Sami- and Russian-speaking minorities) (2003)

Total Area: total: 338,145 sq km land: 304,473 sq km water: 33,672 sq km slightly smaller than Montana

Region: Europe

Industries: metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing

Agriculture: barley, wheat, sugar beets, potatoes; dairy cattle; fish

Resources: timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone

Labor Force: 2.62 million (2006 est.)
agriculture and forestry 4.4%, industry 4.4%, construction 6%, commerce 17.5%, finance, insurance, and business services 12%, transport and communications 6%, public services 30.2%

Exports: $84.72 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; timber, paper, pulp (1999)

Imports: $71.69 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, textile yarn and fabrics, grains

Overview: Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita output roughly that of the UK, France, Germany, and Italy. Its key economic sector is manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Trade is important; exports equal two-fifths of GDP. Finland excels in high-tech exports, e.g., mobile phones. 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 in basic products. Forestry, an important export earner, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population. High unemployment remains a persistent problem.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $12,334,635 in goods to Finland. This ranks Finland 53^rd among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Finland increased from the previous year by $1,633,781 a change of 15.27%. State exports to Finland have increased over the last 5 years by $5,777,956 a change of 88.12%. Missouri exports account for .09%. of all 2007 US exports to Finland.