| Freight forwarding in Finland is able to benefit from an | | | | regards to exports, the key economic sector is |
| effective transport infrastructure that consolidates its | | | | manufacturing, which is the lifeblood of the freight |
| strategic position as a gateway for international | | | | services industry in Finland. Overall, the largest |
| freight to Russia and the Baltic. Finland's | | | | industries are electronics (21.6 percent), machinery, |
| transportation system includes both an efficient rail | | | | vehicles and other engineered metal products (21.1 |
| and road network,used by a great number of freight | | | | percent), forest industry (13.1 percent), and chemicals |
| forwarders and shipping companies. Finland's own | | | | (10.9 percent). |
| internal system for distributing goods and services is | | | | The Greater Helsinki area alone accounts for a third |
| also highly efficient. Finland has over 50 merchant | | | | of the total GDP of Finland and as a result freight |
| shipping ports, of which more than 10 are to be | | | | transport options are high in the Helsinki area, with |
| found on inland waterways which are connected to | | | | many a freight company and shipping company |
| the Baltic Sea by the Saimaa Canal. | | | | having selected this area for their base. |
| Over twenty seaports are open year round. Fifteen | | | | In a 2004 OECD comparison, high-technology |
| Finnish ports deal with freight forwarding in transit | | | | manufacturing in Finland ranked second highest after |
| through Finland. These ports between them can | | | | Ireland. Finland also has the 4th largest knowledge |
| handle a wide range of cargo and no shipping | | | | economy in Europe, behind Sweden, Denmark and |
| company should encounter amy problem at all | | | | the UK. This is itself a good indicator of the health of |
| regarding their international freight. The 10 biggest | | | | the freight forwarding industry as strong knowledge |
| ports handle more than 75 percent of all freight | | | | economies tend to stimulate innovation and there is |
| transport by sea. The ports near the Russian border | | | | often a correlation with this and vibrant |
| (Hamina, Kotka, Hamina and Mustola) tend to focus | | | | manufacturing industries. |
| on international freight such as forestry goods and | | | | Finland is a key player in the global economy. The |
| bulk cargo. All the ports in Finland are fully automated | | | | country looks outwards to the world and international |
| and totally secure, consistently providing fast and | | | | trade accounts for a third of GDP. In common with |
| hassle-free loading and unloading operations. So | | | | other countries in the European Union, trading within |
| freight services are reliable and cost-effective, | | | | the European Union countries dominates its trading |
| making trade with Finland an attractive option for | | | | position and freight services are therefore especially |
| many. | | | | well developed within Europe. The European Union |
| It is after all to be expected that Finland would have | | | | makes up 60 percent of the total trade. Most export |
| an excellent transport infrastructure and efficient | | | | trade is with Germany, Russia, Sweden, United |
| freight forwarding as Finland is a highly industrialized, | | | | Kingdom, China, USA and the Netherlands. |
| mixed economy. The per capita output in Finland is | | | | Trade policy is managed by the European Union, |
| equal to that of other western economies such as | | | | where Finland has traditionally been among the free |
| France, Germany, Sweden or the United Kingdom. | | | | trade supporters, With the exception of agriculture. |
| Although services make up much the largest sector | | | | Finland is in fact the only Nordic country to have |
| of the economy, manufacturing and refining account | | | | joined the Eurozone. |
| for 31.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product. With | | | | |