Productivity in Finland has been increasing very rapidly since the 1980s. The increase from 1980 to 2001 was as much as … sector was 60 %, i.e., 2 times more than the industrial countries. average. Despite the rapid increase the productivity level … telecommunications and transportation, the productivity level is, however, very high by international standards. Productivity differences …

We compare the levels and development of labour productivity in different countries, especially in the private sectors … alternative productivity indicators. The calculations give us a better understanding of the uncertainties in productivity … relative to other countries. On the other hand, Finland has thus by now lost most of its earlier source of productivity growth …