:Industry in Finland

Industry in Finland is the second largest sector of Economy of Finland after the service sector.

The production of different branches was in 2013 as follows:[http://tilastokeskus.fi/til/tti/2013/tti_2013_2014-12-10_tie_001_fi.html Teollisuustuotanto 2013] Retrieved 12 April 2016

  • metal industry 37%
  • chemical industry 26%
  • forest industry 19%
  • food, alcohol, and tobacco industries 11%
  • other manufacturing 5%
  • mining 1.5%
  • textile and leather industry 0.7%.

Metal industry is divided to several branches. Finnish exports in 2014 included metals and metal products worth of 14.4%, machinery 12.8%, electronics 12% and vehicles 5.9%. Exports of electronics had decreased since the top years.{{cite web |url=http://ek.fi/mita-teemme/talous/perustietoja-suomen-taloudesta/ulkomaankauppa/ |title=Ulkomaankauppa |author= |website=Mitä teemme |publisher=Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) |access-date=12 April 2016 |language=fi |archive-date=1 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401104943/http://ek.fi/mita-teemme/talous/perustietoja-suomen-taloudesta/ulkomaankauppa/ |url-status=dead }} Shipbuilding (Valmet, Wärtsilä) has long traditions. It In 2014, there were eight shipyards in Finland. They employ 20 000 people and export 90% of their production.{{cite web |url=http://meriteollisuus.teknologiateollisuus.fi/en/industry-0 |title=Marine industry in Finland |author= |website= Meriteollisuus |publisher=Finnish Marine Industries |access-date=12 April 2016 }} Nokia and its subcontractors in mobile phones have dominated electronics.

Chemical industry is providing roughly one quarter of Finland's industrial production and exports. It employs directly 34 000 people.[http://www.kemianteollisuus.fi/fi/ala-numeroin/x/0pPsJjrMQbikPdIHk6vUzw/# Henkilöstö] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423105800/http://www.kemianteollisuus.fi/fi/ala-numeroin/x/0pPsJjrMQbikPdIHk6vUzw/ |date=2016-04-23 }} Kemianteollisuus. Retrieved 12 April 2016 Neste Oil is the largest company in chemical industry.

Forest industry in Finland is at the moment providing a fifth of Finland's exports, a bit less of all industrial production and 15% of jobs. Its relative importance for Finnish economy has been decreasing significantly since the 1960s.[http://www.metsateollisuus.fi/tilastot/Suomen-metsateollisuus-numeroina-169.html Suomen metsäteollisuus numeroina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710204749/http://www.metsateollisuus.fi/tilastot/Suomen-metsateollisuus-numeroina-169.html |date=2015-07-10 }} Retrieved 12 April 2016

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