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Finland suffers a slump in economic growth

Geoff Riley

11th February 2016

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Finland used to be one of the European Union's most prosperous countries. That was during the heyday of former mobile phone giant Nokia, before the global economic crisis. Now economic growth is slowing and prosperity is under threat. One problem is that Finland's high wage economy has made it uncompetitive in a European context.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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