Industry in Finland explained

Industry in Finland is the second largest sector of Economy of Finland after the service sector.The production of different branches was in 2013 as follows:[1]

Metal industry is divided to several branches. Finnish exports in 2014 included metals and metal products worth of 14.4%, machinery 12.8%, electronics 12% and vehicles 5.9%. Exports of electronics had decreased since the top years.[2] Shipbuilding (Valmet, Wärtsilä) has long traditions. It In 2014, there were eight shipyards in Finland. They employ 20 000 people and export 90% of their production.[3] Nokia and its subcontractors in mobile phones have dominated electronics.

Chemical industry is providing roughly one quarter of Finland's industrial production and exports. It employs directly 34 000 people.[2] [4] Neste Oil is the largest company in chemical industry.

Forest industry in Finland is at the moment providing a fifth of Finland's exports, a bit less of all industrial production and 15% of jobs. Its relative importance for Finnish economy has been decreasing significantly since the 1960s.[5] [2]

Notes and References

  1. http://tilastokeskus.fi/til/tti/2013/tti_2013_2014-12-10_tie_001_fi.html Teollisuustuotanto 2013
  2. Web site: Ulkomaankauppa . . Mitä teemme . Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) . 12 April 2016 . fi . 1 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401104943/http://ek.fi/mita-teemme/talous/perustietoja-suomen-taloudesta/ulkomaankauppa/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Marine industry in Finland . . Meriteollisuus . Finnish Marine Industries . 12 April 2016 .
  4. http://www.kemianteollisuus.fi/fi/ala-numeroin/x/0pPsJjrMQbikPdIHk6vUzw/# Henkilöstö
  5. http://www.metsateollisuus.fi/tilastot/Suomen-metsateollisuus-numeroina-169.html Suomen metsäteollisuus numeroina