Doing Business in Finland (Course, Master)

Syllabus of the Online Subject - Doing Business in Finland. Helsinki.

1. Introduction to the Republic of Finland (European Union)
2. Finnish Economy: one of the highest welfare system in the world
3. Doing Business in Helsinki
4. Finnish Foreign Trade
5. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Finland
6. Main Finnish Companies
7. Access to the Finnish Market
8. Business Plan for Finland

The objectives of the Online Subject “Doing Business in Finland” are the following:

1. To analyse the Finnish Economy and Foreign Trade
2. To know the business opportunities in the Finnish Market
3. To analyse trade relations of Finland with the student's country
4. To know Finland's free trade agreements as a member of the European Union (EU)
5. To develop a business plan for the Finnish Market

Example of the subject - Foreign Trade and Business in Finland:

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Description of the Online Subject: Doing Business in Finland

The Republic of Finland (Europe)

1. Finnish Capital: Helsinki
2. Official Language: Finnish and Swedish
3. Finnish Area: 338,145 square kilometres
4. Finnish Population: 5.5 million people (the second country of the European Union in relation to population density)
5. Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
6. Borders of Finland: Norway, Sweden and Russia. Estonia by sea
7. Finland was part of Sweden until 1809

Religion in Finland: Lutheran Protestantism (Christianity)

Finland belongs to Western Christian Civilisation (European Economic Area)

Economy of Finland.

1. The Republic of Finland has one of the highest welfare states in the world
2. Finland is a highly industrialised economy
3. The main Finnish economic sectors are wood industry, engineering, telecommunications, metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, paper, foods, chemical products, textiles, clothing
4. Finland has virtually no mineral resources
5. Finland is one of the less corrupt countries in the world
6. GDP (nominal): 185,485 million dollars
   1. Agriculture: 2.8%
   2. Industry: 25.9%
   3. Services: 71.2%
7. GDP per capita: USD 40,601
8. Currency: Euro
9. Finland is a member of the European Union since 1995
10. Microsoft Mobile acquired the Finnish company Nokia in 2014

Finnish Foreign Trade.

1. Main Finnish Exports are paper, machinery and electrical equipment
2. Top Finnish exports destinations are Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom
3. Main Finnish imports: consumer goods and raw materials
4. Top Finnish suppliers: Germany, Sweden and Russia
5. As a member of the European Union, Finland is beneficiary of the EU Free trade agreements with Korea, Colombia, Mexico, MERCOSUR, etc

International Economic Relations of Finland

1. European Union
2. Council of the Baltic Sea States
3. Inter-American Development Bank
4. Regional Cooperation Council
5. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
6. World Bank
7. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
8. World Trade Organisation
9. International Chamber of Commerce
10. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
11. United Nations
12. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
13. Group of States of the European Council Convention against Corruption (GRECO)
14. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
15. International Rail Transport Committee (CIT)
16. European Investment Bank (EIB)
17. Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM)

Finland is an observer country of the Association of Caribbean States (AEC)

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