Revealed Technological Advantage of the Finnish Industry

This study analyzes trends in specialization of the Finnish industry since the 1980s. Low technology industries, such as pulp and paper, have had traditionally a large proportion of the Finnish industrial output. During the recent decades their share of output has decreased significantly and Finland has specialized more and more in high technology industries, especially in ICT. The pattern of the Finnish revealed technological advantage with focus on ICT, and pulp and paper technologies differs from the pattern of the revealed technological advantage of many other countries. Internationally compared Finland has some technological advantage also in special purpose machinery, such as papermaking machines, special purpose vessels, elevators and transfer equipments, and in basic metals.

Publication info

Series
Discussion Papers no. 1210
Date
2010
Avainsanat
erikoistuminen, teollisuus, teknologia, tuotanto, työllisyys, Suomi
Keywords
Finland, manufacturing, production, technology, employment, specialization
JEL
L16,L60,N60,O30
Pages
20
Price
10 €
Availability of print version
Language
Finnish