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Economy - 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, with exports equaling 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. Rapidly increasing integration with Western Europe - Finland was one of the 12 countries joining the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) - will dominate the economic picture over the next several years. High unemployment remains a persistent problem. |
Trade Fairs,
Exhibitions, Conferences: |
Helsinki Fair Centre
The Helsinki Fair Centre is the largest fair and conference venue in Finland.
It attracts yearly over a million visitors to trade fairs, conferences, banquets, concerts, training sessions, meetings and other events. The Fair Centre has 6 exhibition halls and 34 meeting rooms of different sizes. The adjacent Holiday Inn Helsinki hotel and 11 restaurants and cafés complement the services. The Helsinki Fair Centre is owned by the Finnish Fair Corporation.
Helsinki International Fashion Fair
The Helsinki International Fashion Fair is organised by Fashion-Vateva, a company owned by the Federation of Finnish Textiles and Clothing Industries, in partnership with the Finnish Fair Corporation. Held twice a year, the fair is open to all companies, publications and organisations closely connected with the fashion trade. It is a major marketplace for displaying products to both buyers and consumers. Due to the widespread publicity it receives, it is an effective marketing tool for the companies taking part.
Venue: Helsinki Fair Centre
Tampereen Messut/Tampere Trade Fairs
With its three halls, Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre offers a framework of more than 22,000 m² for successful events. The high and unobstructed facilities in two of the halls are particularly well suited for fair use. A sizeable outdoor exhibition area is also available. The new, flexibly modifiable seminar centre on the second floor of the Exhibition Centre provides an opportunity for attractive additional programmes such as training and customer events. |
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