In this paper, we study service exports by Finnish companies,with a special focus on their EU trade. We use a register-based dataset of all Finnish service export firms. We find that service export growth has been fast. In 2010–2017, Finland's service export volume grew by more than 50%, which...

In this paper, we analyse the economic impacts of the low-carbon roadmap made for the Finnish forest indus-tries. The analysis is based on a future scenario provid-ed by AFRY. Given the unit prices and production levels of six forest industry production categories, we assess the value added and...

This study examines mergers and acquisitions and their economic impact on companies. The study examined which companies in Finland become the targets of acquisitions, how the economic activities of the target companies develop after the change of ownership and whether there is a difference...

According to a company survey, global value chains are changing. Even though big changes were expected during the Covid period, the actual changes were quite small at the time. Instead, after the early 2022, more obvious change has already been in the sourcing of materials and parts. They are...

This exploratory study examines outsourcing and offshoring of software development by analysing Indian companies in Finland. Based on qualitative data our results support the view that offshore outsourcing decisions are usually cost-driven. Another important motive has been the availability of...

The phenomenon of physical R&D-manufacturing co-location is interesting, because researchers have made very different observations regarding its prevalence. In some populations co-location of the two functions seems to be the norm; in others, an exception. However, we still do not have an...

This paper studies whether family businesses (FBs) differ from non-family businesses (non-FBs) in various dimensions of globalization with a representative sample of businesses in Finnish manufacturing and private services. FBs and non-FBs are not so different when it comes to export and...

This study analyses how public R&D financing impacts companies. Our main goal is to study whether public and private R&D financing are substitutes or complements, and whether this impact differs between financially constrained and unconstrained companies. Our company-level panel data cover the...

Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan yritysten tekemiä ulkoistuksia sekä toimintojen siirtoja maasta toiseen. Tutkimustulosten mukaan 2000-luvun alkupuoliskolla Suomesta on siirtynyt ulkomaille toimintoja yhteensä noin 10 000-23 000 henkilötyövuoden verran. Vuositasolla tämä vastaa noin...

Tässä raportissa tarkastellaan pääkonttorien sijaintia, yritysten kansainvälistymistä sekä verotusta. Etenkin suomalaiset suuryritykset ovat kansainvälistyneet hyvin pitkälle. Tutkimuksen mukaan yritysten tekemiä ulkomaisia investointeja selittävät etenkin kohdemarkkinoiden koko, ja...