Paavo VAYRYNEN 20%, Harri
HOLKERI 18%
Communists:
28,000 registered members; an additional 45,000 persons belong to People's
Democratic League
Other political or pressure groups:
Finnish Communist Party-Unity, Yrjo HAKANEN; Constitutional Rightist Party;
Finnish Pensioners Party; Communist Workers Party, Timo LAHDENMAKI

:Finland Government

Member of:
AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CCC, CE, CERN, CSCE, EBRD,
ECE, EFTA, ESA (associate), FAO, G-9, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC,
ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM
(observer), ISO, ITU, LORCS, MTCR, NAM (guest), NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS
(observer), OECD, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNIFIL, UNIIMOG, UNMOGIP, UNTSO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Jukka VALTASAARI; Chancery at 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20016; telephone (202) 363-2430; there are Finnish Consulates
General in Los Angeles and New York, and Consulates in Chicago and Houston
US:
Ambassador John H. KELLY (as of December 1991); Embassy at Itainen Puistotie
14A, SF-00140, Helsinki (mailing address is APO AE 09723); telephone [358]
(0) 171931; FAX [358] (0) 174681
Flag:
white with a blue cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical
part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the DANNEBROG
(Danish flag)

:Finland Economy

Overview:
Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free market economy, with per
capita output nearly three-fourths the US figure. Its main economic force is
the manufacturing sector - principally the wood, metals, and engineering
industries. Trade is important, with the export of goods representing about
30% of GDP. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on
imported raw materials, energy, and some components of manufactured goods.
Because of the climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining
self-sufficiency in basic commodities. The economy, which experienced an
average of 4.9% annual growth between 1987 and 1989, sank into a deep
recession in 1991 as growth contracted by 6.2%. The recession - which is
expected to bottom out in late 1992 - has been caused by economic
overheating, depressed foreign markets, and the dismantling of the barter
system between F