Finland - In-depth PESTLE insights

Finland - In-depth PESTLE insights

Summary

This PESTLE country analysis report on Finland provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Synopsis

- Understand the political system in Finland through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Finland through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Finland through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Finland through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.

Scope

- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Finland, as well as the countrys economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the countrys performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Finlands economy, as well as the countrys performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment."
- The social landscape section analyzes the governments social welfare policies, as well as the countrys performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.

Reasons to buy

- What is the outlook in Finland in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Finland perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Finland perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Finland perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?

Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Key Fundamentals 6
Key Facts and Geographic Location 14
Key Facts 14
Geographical Location 15
PESTLE Analysis 16
Summary 16
Political Analysis 17
Overview 17
Current Strengths 17
Current Challenges 17
Future Prospects 18
Future Risks 18
Economic Analysis 19
Overview 19
Current Strengths 19
Current Challenges 21
Future Prospects 25
Future Risks 27
Social Analysis 29
Overview 29
Current Strengths 29
Current Challenges 32
Future Prospects 36
Future Risks 36
Technological Analysis 37
Overview 37
Current Strengths 38
Current Challenges 39
Future Prospects 40
Future Risks 41
Legal Analysis 43
Overview 43
Current Strengths 43
Current Challenges 43
Future Prospects 44
Future Risks 45
Environmental Analysis 46
Overview 46
Current Strengths 46
Current Challenges 48
Future Prospects 49
Future Risks 51
Political Landscape 52
Summary 52
Evolution 52
Structure and Policies 54
Key Political Figures 54
Structure of Government 54
Key Political Parties 54
Composition of Government 55
Key Policies 55
Performance 56
Governance Indicators 56
Outlook 57
Economic Landscape 58
Summary 58
Evolution 58
1950-1990 58
1991-2016 59
Structure and Policies 60
Financial System 60
OMX Nordic Exchange 61
Performance 61
GDP and GDP Growth Rate 61
Fiscal Situation 66
Exports and Imports 67
International Investment Position 67
Monetary situation 67
Employment 69
Outlook 69
Social Landscape 70
Summary 70
Evolution 70
Structure and Policies 70
Demographic Composition 70
Education 72
Performance 73
Healthcare 73
Education 74
Outlook 74
Technological Landscape 75
Summary 75
Evolution 75
Structure and Policies 75
Performance 76
Mobile and Internet 76
R&D 77
Outlook 78
Legal Landscape 79
Summary 79
Evolution 79
Structure and Policies 79
Judicial System 79
Tax Regulations 79
Withholding Tax 80
VAT 80
Trade Regulations 80
Corporate Governance 80
Performance 80
Effectiveness of the Legal System 80
Outlook 81
Environmental Landscape 82
Summary 82
Evolution 82
Structure and Policies 82
Environmental Regulations 82
Performance 82
Environmental Impact 82
Outlook 83
Appendix 84
ISO codes of selected countries 84
Ask the analyst 85
Disclaimer 85

List Of Tables


Table 1: Finland - Key Fundamentals 6
Table 2: Finland - Key Facts 14
Table 3: Analysis of Finlands Political Landscape 17
Table 4: Analysis of Finlands Economy 19
Table 5: Analysis of Finlands Social System 29
Table 6: Analysis of Finlands Technology Landscape 37
Table 7: Analysis of Finlands Legal Landscape 43
Table 8: Analysis of Finlands Environmental landscape 46
Table 9: Mid-year Population by Age (as a % of Population, by Gender) 2015 71

List Of Figures


Figure 1: Map of Finland 15
Figure 2: Real GDP Growth, 2006-2016 20
Figure 3: Unemployment Rate, 1992-2016 21
Figure 4: Wages Outpacing Productivity, 2016 22
Figure 5: Current Account, 2005-2016 23
Figure 6: Unit Labor Cost, 2006-2016 23
Figure 7: General Government Gross Debt of Finland, 2005-2016 24
Figure 8: General Government Deficit/Surplus of Finland, 2005-2016 25
Figure 9: Long and Short-Term Rates, January 2013 - March 2017 26
Figure 10: Exchange Rates 27
Figure 11: Gross Debt to Income Ratio, 2016 28
Figure 12: Better Life Index (2015) 30
Figure 13: Population That Has Attained at Least a Tertiary Education (2016) 31
Figure 14: Population That Has Attained at Least an Upper Secondary Education (2016) 31
Figure 15: Labor Force Participation Rate 32
Figure 16: Employment Falling with Respect to Nordic Countries, 2016 33
Figure 17: How Indexing the Retirement Age to Life Expectancy Could Stabilize the Labor Force 34
Figure 18: Gini Coefficient, 2015 35
Figure 19: Government Spending as a % of GDP, 2016 36
Figure 20: Health and Long-Term Care Expenditure are Projected to Rise Sharply 37
Figure 21: Research, Development and Deployment Expenditures on Energy Technology, 2014 39
Figure 22: Direct Government Funding of Business R&D and Tax Incentives for R&D, 2014 40
Figure 23: Venture Capital Investments, 2016 41
Figure 24: Business Enterprise R&D Expenditure as a % of Total R&D Expenditure, 2004-2015 42
Figure 25: Regulation in Retail 44
Figure 26: Tax Wedge (Single, No Child) 2016 45
Figure 27: Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Unit of GDP, Finland, 2009 and 2015 47
Figure 28: Deaths from Ambient Air Pollution, 2010 48
Figure 29: Threatened Indigenous Species, late 2000s as per OECD 49
Figure 30: Share of Renewable Energy in terms of Gross Final Energy Consumption, 2015 50
Figure 31: Revenues from Environmental Taxes in 2015 50
Figure 32: Finland - Political Events Timeline 53
Figure 33: Finland - Key Political Figures 54
Figure 34: Finland Parliament Composition (Number of seats) 55
Figure 35: Finland - Historical GDP Growth, 2006-2016 59
Figure 36: GDP and GDP Growth Rate in Finland, 2011-2021f 62
Figure 37: GDP Composition by Sector, 2016 63
Figure 38: Agricultural Output of Finland, 2011-2016 64
Figure 39: Industrial Output of Finland, 2011-2016 65
Figure 40: Services Output of Finland, 2011-2016 66
Figure 41: External Trade of Finland, 2012-2016 67
Figure 42: Consumer Price Index and Consumer Price Index-based Inflation in Finland, 2011-2021f 68
Figure 43: Unemployment in Finland, 2011-2021f 69
Figure 44: Religion (2016) 72
Figure 45: Expenditure on Healthcare in Finland, 2009-2016 73
Figure 45: Expenditure on Education in Finland, 2011-15 74
Figure 46: Internet Users, 2012-2016 76
Figure 47: R&D Expenditure, 2008-2015 77
Figure 48: Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Finland, 2006-2013 83

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