The report looks at investment activity in Finland by industries and types of investment, and makes international … comparisons. Investment rate (fixed investment in relation to GDP) fell in Finland in the early 1990s from an internationally high … an increase in competition. The economy transformed itself from investment-driven economy to a more innovation-driven one …

In the globalized world economy the crucial issue is locational competition - where internationally competitive firms … and labor costs. International direct investment flows are expected to pick up over the next years after a couple of years …

employment effects of outward foreign direct investment on the home country seem to indicate positive rather than substitution …