FINLAND

General information:
Capital: Surface area: Official languages: Population: Exchange rate: Helsinki 338 thousand sq km Finnish, Swedish 5.4 million (2012) A$1 = 0.7904 Euros (Jan 2013) 2008 273.3 191.7 51,303 35,997 0.3 7,179 2.6 47.4 3.9 2009 240.0 176.9 44,849 33,054 -8.5 4,210 1.8 38.1 1.6
Real GDP growth
% 6 4 900 Imports 600 Exports 300 2 0 400 -2 -4 -6 -8 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 -10 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 300 200 100

Fact sheets are updated biannually; June and December

Head of State: President HE Mr Sauli Niinist Head of Government: Prime Minister Mr Jyrki Katainen 2010 237.2 185.2 44,136 34,456 3.3 3,601 1.5 41.0 1.7 2011 263.7 194.4 48,814 35,994 2.8 -4,245 -1.6 41.6 3.3 2012(a) 250.1 197.5 46,098 36,395 -0.2 -4,288 -1.7 39.8 3.2 2013(b) 265.5 201.7 48,707 37,012 0.5 -4,514 -1.7 38.4 2.9

Recent economic indicators:

GDP (US$bn) (current prices): GDP PPP (Int'l $bn) (c): GDP per capita (US$): GDP per capita PPP (Int'l $) (c): Real GDP growth (% change yoy): Current account balance (US$m): Current account balance (% GDP): Goods & services exports (% GDP): Inflation (% change yoy):
Australia's merchandise trade with Finland
A$m 1,200

Australia's merchandise exports to Finland

A$m 700 600 500 2007 2012

Primary

STM

ETM

Other

Australia's trade and investment relationship with Finland (d):

Australian merchandise trade with Finland, 2012: Exports to Finland (A$m): Imports from Finland (A$m): Total trade (exports + imports) (A$m): Major Australian exports, 2012* (A$m): Coal Nickel ores & concentrates Alcoholic beverages Plastic articles
Total share: Rank: Growth (yoy):

240 922 1,162

0.1% 0.4% 0.2%

46th 34th 37th

-24.9% -4.5% -9.5%

61 13 11 7

Major Australian imports, 2012 (A$m): Civil engineering equipment & parts Paper & paperboard Specialised machinery & parts Mechanical handling equip & parts

179 135 64 42

*Includes A$121m of confidential items, 50% of total exports.

Australia's trade in services with Finland, 2012: Exports of services to Finland (A$m): Imports of services from Finland (A$m): Australia's investment relationship with Finland, 2012 (e): Australia's investment in Finland (A$m): Finland's investment in Australia (A$m):

Total share:

na na

na na
Total: FDI:

1,648 373

np 77

Finland's global merchandise trade relationships:

Finland's principal export destinations, 2012: 1 Sweden 2 Russian Federation 3 Germany 20 Australia 10.3% 9.7% 8.4% 1.0% Finland's principal import sources, 2012: 1 Russian Federation 2 Sweden 3 Germany 36 Australia 15.4% 14.6% 13.4% 0.2%

Compiled by the Trade Advocacy and Statistics Section, DFAT, using the latest data from the ABS, the IMF and various international sources. (a) All recent data subject to revision; (b) IMF/EIU forecast; (c) PPP is purchasing power parity; (d) Total may not add due to rounding; (e) Stock, as at 31 December. Released annually by the ABS. na Data not available. np Data not published. .. Data not meaningful.