Opening Finland - Challenges for the Future

Abstract

At the turn of the millennium will the world continue to be dominated by the mature economies of Western Europe, North America and Japan or will new powers of equal stature arise? What will Europe be like outside of the EU? Where is Finland situated on the European economic map? Can Finland solve its debt and unemployment problems even by the year 2005? Will a new base for sustained, export-driven growth be found? Will the forest industry continue to set the pace for Finland´s development or will high-tech industries become the new foundation for our economy?

These and numerous other questions regarding Finland´s future are addressed in this new long-term forecast "Opening Finland - Challenges for the Future" compiled by the Government Institute for Economic Research. The main theme of the book is the opening of the economy and the changes this will entail.