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 37%
- chemical industry 26%
- forest industry 19%
- food, alcohol,and tobacco industries 11%
- other manufacturing 5%
- mining 1.5%
- textile and leather industry 0.7%.
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]
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References
- ^ Teollisuustuotanto 2013 Retrieved 12 April 2016
- ^ a b c "Ulkomaankauppa". Mitä teemme (in Finnish). Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK). Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Marine industry in Finland". Meriteollisuus. Finnish Marine Industries. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Henkilöstö Archived 2016-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Kemianteollisuus. Retrieved 12 April 2016
- ^ Suomen metsäteollisuus numeroina Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 April 2016
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