1. Finnish Economy Today Dr. Kari Jalas, Director General The Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland May 7, 2007 Business Council of Manitoba

2. Global Competitiveness Index by World Economic Forum

3. Competitiveness and GDP per capita Source: ETLA/The Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland

4. Competitiveness factors Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006

5. GDP per capita Source: Groningen Growth and Development Centre and the Conference Board, January 2007

6. GDP per capita 2006 purchasing power parities Source: IMF 4/2007

7. Export structure of Finland, % of total exports Source: Finnish Customs, 2007

8. Components of per capita GDP growth =

10. Projected changes in old-age dependancy ratio* Source: European Commission, Special Report 1/2006 * population aged 65 and above as a percentage of the population aged 15-64

11. Employment rate 70%/2003 Lipponen II 72%/2011 Vanhanen II 75%/2011 Vanhanen I MoF forecast 2008: 69,7% Source: MOF 3/2007, Government Programmes, Statistics Finland

12. Labour productivity growth Volume indices Source: EU KLEMS Database, March 2007, http://www.euklems.net

13. Labour productivity growth in Finland Source:OECD Productivity Database, September 2006.

14. Level of labour productivity in manufacturing industries in 2003* *measured in 1997 $ Source: University of Groningen, Etla Value added per hour workedLevel of productivity