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28.04.2025
Reports
163
Public Sector Wage-Setting: Can an Export-Led Labour Market Model Be Created in Finland?
Kauhanen Antti
The Finnish labour market model has been undergoing a transformation since 2007, and the role of the public
sector
15.04.2025
Reports
162
A Clean Tariff? Effects and Challenges of EU CBAM
Kaitila Ville
Kuusi Tero
Pajarinen Mika
Wang Maria
This study examines the impacts of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on corporate costs, adaptation
strategies,
08.04.2025
Reports
161
Finnish Business Finance in European Comparison: Money is Not the Key Bottleneck to Economic Growth
Rouvinen Petri
Ylhäinen Ilkka
Finnish businesses face fewer financial challenges than their European peers. To the extent financial challenges do exist, they
disproportionately
05.03.2025
Reports
160
What is Obstructing the Growth of Finnish Companies?
Laurikka Annu
The study examines the relationship between firm size and its management’s subjectively perceived growth constraints and financing limitations.
Additionally,
17.02.2025
Reports
159
Moving Faster towards a Circular Economy: A Review of Policies and Indicators
Kuusela Olli-Pekka
Ropponen Olli
Finland’s Strategic Programme for a Circular Economy seeks to increase both resource productivity and circular material use rate
twofold
11.02.2025
Reports
158
Economy at a Standstill: The Problem of High Marginal Tax Rates in Finland
Kuusi Tero
Kotamäki Mauri
Kirkko-Jaakkola Mikael
Our analysis indicates that high marginal tax rates may diminish economic activity and weaken public finances in Finland.
The
28.01.2025
Reports
157
The Behavioral Effects of Inheritance, Estate and Gift Taxes
Ropponen Olli
This report examines the behavioral effects of inheritance, estate and gift taxes. It also provides an overview of
inheritance,
12.12.2024
Reports
156
R&D Activities in the Machinery and Equipment Industry
Ali-Yrkkö Jyrki
Pajarinen Mika
The machinery and equipment industry accounts for one-third of the R&D activities in the Finnish manufacturing sector. Since
2017,
04.12.2024
Reports
155
Service Offshoring, Productivity and Employment
Maczulskij Terhi
Kässi Otto
Abstract This study utilizes unique Finnish firm-level microdata on service imports, productivity, and employment during the 2002–2016 period.
We
27.11.2024
Reports
154
Skilled Foreign Workers in Finland
Kauhanen Antti
Maczulskij Terhi
Riukula Krista
Ropponen Olli
This report deals with foreign talent in Finland. The report begins by discussing Finland’s attractiveness from the perspective
of
27.11.2024
Reports
153
Innovation Cooperation and Its Outcomes in Finnish-owned and Foreign-owned Firms
Ali-Yrkkö Jyrki
Pajarinen Mika
Ylhäinen Ilkka
This study examines the outcomes of firms’ innovation cooperation activities. Using data from the Community Innovation Survey (CIS),
we
13.11.2024
Reports
152
5G in the Era of Geoeconomics: Playbook for Finland?
Rouvinen Petri
Ali-Vehmas Timo
Harakka Timo
Hyvärinen Nina
Koski Heli
Kässi Otto
Lakaniemi Ilkka
Mäki Denisa
Thorén Kent
As compared to the earlier generations of mobile communications (1G to 4G), the fifth one (5G) is a
major
26.08.2024
Reports
151
Productivity and Green Transition in Finland
Kuosmanen Natalia
Kiema Ilkka
Maczulskij Terhi
This report discusses the shortcomings of conventional productivity measures that overlook the environmental efforts of firms aiming to
reduce
25.06.2024
Reports
150
Geopolitics is Changing the Global Economy
Ali-Yrkkö Jyrki
Kuusela Olli-Pekka
Kuusi Tero
The new era of geopolitics and geoeconomy significantly alters the economic landscape and the operating environment. It is
already
16.05.2024
Reports
149
The Future of Work in the Finnish Food Industry: Analysis of the Operating Environment
Kulvik Martti
Berg-Andersson Birgitta
Nippala Veera
Kiema Ilkka
In this report, we present the current state of the Finnish food industry through statistics and propose perspectives
on
03.05.2024
Reports
148
The Data Act – Insights into the Affected Markets in Finlands
Koski Heli
Pajarinen Mika
The Data Act, coming into effect in September 2025, imposes new obligations on manufacturers of connected products and
providers
22.04.2024
Reports
147
Subsidies for Green Transition and Digitalisation in Finland
Kässi Otto
This report examines the allocation of Finland’s green transition and digitalization-related subsidies on an annual basis. The analysis
utilizes
11.03.2024
Reports
146
Resilience of Companies and Related Factors
Ali-Yrkkö Jyrki
Kuosmanen Natalia
Pajarinen Mika
Ylhäinen Ilkka
This report examines the resilience of firms during crises from two perspectives: their ability to resist crises and
their
05.02.2024
Reports
145
The Effects of Covid-related Business Subsidies in Finland
Ropponen Olli
Koski Heli
Kässi Otto
Valmari Nelli
Ylhäinen Ilkka
Hirvonen Johannes
This study examines the allocation of business subsidies introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic to different types of
companies.
23.01.2024
Reports
144
Agglomeration and Productivity: The Effect of Job-to-job Accessibility on Workers and Establishments
Haapamäki Taina
Harjunen Oskari
Kauhanen Antti
Kuivalainen Veeti
Riukula Krista
Valmari Nelli
Väänänen Touko
In economics, the regional densification of economic activity is referred to as agglomeration. The effects of agglomeration are
often
30.11.2023
Reports
143
Mergers and Acquisitions in the Service Sector
Ylhäinen Ilkka
Pajarinen Mika
We examined mergers and acquisitions in the service sector and the effects of the transition to foreign
ownership.
30.11.2023
Reports
142
To What Extent Does Finland Engage in International Trade of Services?
Ali-Yrkkö Jyrki
Kuosmanen Natalia
This report examines the development and composition of Finland’s international trade in services compared to other
countries.
13.11.2023
Reports
141
Company Size Dynamics and Growth Barriers Among Finnish Companies
Laurikka Annu
The report examines the dynamics of company size classes in Finland and the relationship between growth barriers and
company
07.10.2023
Reports
140
Green Goods in Finland’s Manufacturing
Kuosmanen Natalia
Pajarinen Mika
This report examines the production of green goods in Finland’s manufacturing sector. Our findings reveal a notable concentration
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