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High optimism, high technology
 But the current mood of optimism in Finland is more than seasonal: it reflects a confidence in the fast-growing economy; a pride in the success of the country's information technology (IT) sector; and a broader feeling that Finland has found its place in the post-cold war world through its membership of the European Union and participation in the single currency ...more
RAPID GROWTH:
The boom creates some problems
News of the European Central Bank's hike in interest rates in June was greeted with some relief in Finland where booming economic growth is posing a dilemma for the country's economic policy makers ...more
IT:
All wired up and going many places
Two years ago, 30-year-old Tero Kuitinen spent most of his time killing rats as part of his PhD in neurobiology. His life, however, has changed dramatically in the past year after friends suggested he joined an internet start-up company involved in mobile telephony ...more
PULP & PAPER:
With an eye on global growth
For an industry so firmly rooted in the "old economy" Finland's forestry sector has been gaining a surprising amount of international attention as Europe's largest forestry companies attempt to build a global presence ...more
TELECOM OPERATORS:
Deregulation pays off handsomely in Nokialand
With the telegraph system already established, Csar Alexander III saw the advent of voice telephony as of marginal importance. Instead of central control it was left to each town and village to set up its own telephone operator in a network which allowed Finland to create one of the world's most dynamic telephone marketplaces ...more
INTERNET BANKING:
Clients engaged in revolution
Pentti Hakkarainen rapidly presses the buttons on his mobile phone. Within seconds, he is through to his bank and checking his account balances. "It's really not that hard," he explains, dismissing scepticism that banking by phone is a slow and cumbersome process ...more
FINLAND-ESTONIA RELATIONS:
Close ties in trade and arts
Almost 10 years since Estonia gained its independence from the Soviet Union, Finnish television is still cited as a critical reason for this small nation's rapid post-Soviet transformation. It is also the first Baltic country to enter accession negotiations with the European Union ...more
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