The
economy of Finland is a highly industrialised,
mixed economy with a
per capita output similar to that of other western European economies such as
France,
Germany and the
United Kingdom. The largest sector of
Finland's economy is
services at 72.7 percent, followed by manufacturing and refining at 31.4 percent.
Primary production is 2.9 percent
Notable companies in Finland include
Nokia, the former market leader in mobile telephony;
Stora Enso, the largest paper manufacturer in the world;
Neste Oil, an oil refining and marketing company;
UPM-Kymmene, the third largest paper manufacturer in the world;
Aker Finnyards, the manufacturer of the world's largest cruise ships (such as
Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas);
Rovio Mobile, video game developer most notable for creating
Angry Birds;
KONE, a manufacturer of elevators and escalators;
Wärtsilä, a producer of power plants and ship engines; and
Finnair, the largest
Helsinki-Vantaa based international
airline.
[47] Additionally, many Nordic design firms are headquartered in Finland.
[48] These include the
Fiskars owned
Iittala Group,
Artek a furniture design firm co-created by Alvar Aalto, and
Marimekko made famous by
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
[49][50] Finland has sophisticated financial markets comparable to the UK in efficiency.
[51] Though foreign investment is not as high as some other European countries, the largest foreign-headquartered companies included names such as
ABB,
Tellabs,
Carlsberg, and
Siemens