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23.06.2025 Rapporter 165

The Cost of Short-term Disability in Municipal Workplaces: Costs of Sickness Absence Incurred by Municipal Employers Prior to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Kulvik MarttiKuusi TeroLaurikka AnnuValkonen Tarmo

Sickness absence is a complex and costly problem that affects all parties in the workplace. The aim of our

05.06.2025 Rapporter 164

Finland’s Future Growth Depends on Intangible Capital: Why Policy Must Expand Its Scope Beyond R&D

Rouvinen PetriKässi OttoPajarinen Mika

Finland’s future prosperity hinges on intangible assets such as software, data, brands, and organizational capital. While research and development

28.04.2025 Rapporter 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 Rapporter 162

A Clean Tariff? Effects and Challenges of EU CBAM

Kaitila VilleKuusi TeroPajarinen MikaWang Maria

This study examines the impacts of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on corporate costs, adaptation strategies,

08.04.2025 Rapporter 161

Finnish Business Finance in European Comparison: Money is Not the Key Bottleneck to Economic Growth

Rouvinen PetriYlhäinen Ilkka

Finnish businesses face fewer financial challenges than their European peers. To the extent financial challenges do exist, they disproportionately

05.03.2025 Rapporter 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 Rapporter 159

Moving Faster towards a Circular Economy: A Review of Policies and Indicators

Kuusela Olli-PekkaRopponen Olli

Finland’s Strategic Programme for a Circular Economy seeks to increase both resource productivity and circular material use rate twofold

11.02.2025 Rapporter 158

Economy at a Standstill: The Problem of High Marginal Tax Rates in Finland

Kuusi TeroKotamäki MauriKirkko-Jaakkola Mikael

Our analysis indicates that high marginal tax rates may diminish economic activity and weaken public finances in Finland. The

28.01.2025 Rapporter 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 Rapporter 156

R&D Activities in the Machinery and Equipment Industry

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiPajarinen 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 Rapporter 155

Service Offshoring, Productivity and Employment

Maczulskij TerhiKässi 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 Rapporter 154

Skilled Foreign Workers in Finland

Kauhanen AnttiMaczulskij TerhiRiukula KristaRopponen Olli

This report deals with foreign talent in Finland. The report begins by discussing Finland’s attractiveness from the perspective of

27.11.2024 Rapporter 153

Innovation Cooperation and Its Outcomes in Finnish-owned and Foreign-owned Firms

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiPajarinen MikaYlhäinen Ilkka

This study examines the outcomes of firms’ innovation cooperation activities. Using data from the Community Innovation Survey (CIS), we

13.11.2024 Rapporter 152

5G in the Era of Geoeconomics: Playbook for Finland?

Rouvinen PetriAli-Vehmas TimoHarakka TimoHyvärinen NinaKoski HeliKässi OttoLakaniemi IlkkaMäki DenisaThorén Kent

As compared to the earlier generations of mobile communications (1G to 4G), the fifth one (5G) is a major

26.08.2024 Rapporter 151

Productivity and Green Transition in Finland

Kuosmanen NataliaKiema IlkkaMaczulskij Terhi

This report discusses the shortcomings of conventional productivity measures that overlook the environmental efforts of firms aiming to reduce

25.06.2024 Rapporter 150

Geopolitics is Changing the Global Economy

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuusela Olli-PekkaKuusi Tero

The new era of geopolitics and geoeconomy significantly alters the economic landscape and the operating environment. It is already

16.05.2024 Rapporter 149

The Future of Work in the Finnish Food Industry: Analysis of the Operating Environment

Kulvik MarttiBerg-Andersson BirgittaNippala VeeraKiema Ilkka

In this report, we present the current state of the Finnish food industry through statistics and propose perspectives on

03.05.2024 Rapporter 148

The Data Act – Insights into the Affected Markets in Finlands

Koski HeliPajarinen Mika

The Data Act, coming into effect in September 2025, imposes new obligations on manufacturers of connected products and providers

22.04.2024 Rapporter 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 Rapporter 146

Resilience of Companies and Related Factors

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuosmanen NataliaPajarinen MikaYlhäinen Ilkka

This report examines the resilience of firms during crises from two perspectives: their ability to resist crises and their

05.02.2024 Rapporter 145

The Effects of Covid-related Business Subsidies in Finland

Ropponen OlliKoski HeliKässi OttoValmari NelliYlhäinen IlkkaHirvonen Johannes

This study examines the allocation of business subsidies introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic to different types of companies.

23.01.2024 Rapporter 144

Agglomeration and Productivity: The Effect of Job-to-job Accessibility on Workers and Establishments

Haapamäki TainaHarjunen OskariKauhanen AnttiKuivalainen VeetiRiukula KristaValmari NelliVäänänen Touko

In economics, the regional densification of economic activity is referred to as agglomeration. The effects of agglomeration are often

30.11.2023 Rapporter 143

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Service Sector

Ylhäinen IlkkaPajarinen Mika

We examined mergers and acquisitions in the service sector and the effects of the transition to foreign ownership.

30.11.2023 Rapporter 142

To What Extent Does Finland Engage in International Trade of Services?

Ali-Yrkkö JyrkiKuosmanen Natalia

This report examines the development and composition of Finland’s international trade in services compared to other countries.