The volume of trade turnover between Finland and Russia has fallen almost sixfold since 2022, from around 12 euros to 2 billion euros. said Russian Ambassador to Helsinki Pavel Kuznetsov.
“If recently our country was one of the three largest trading partners of Finland, now it is already in the second ten,” said the publication’s interlocutor.
The breakup of close relations with the Russian Federation affected the Finnish economy: GDP growth was in the red, public debt grew rapidly, investment activity slowed down, Kuznetsov continued.
The local business community was not ready for the new conditions. The number of business bankruptcies in Finland increased by a quarter in 2023. In addition, the effectiveness of the strike movement in the country is increasing.
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