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Finland is in the positive sense of the expression a land of contrasts. The country's manufacturing base is firmly supported on two central pillars one of wood and the other of metal. Finland is Europe's biggest exporter of paper and one of the world's leading manufacturers of paper machines. Read more: http://trifter.com/europe/finland/finland-more-than-an-exotic-land/#ixzz1pN6rPo2H

The country has attained self-sufficiency in agricultural production and at the same time built up a fine international reputation for high technology. Finland is, for example, the world's leading manufacturer of mobile phones and their base stations. Warm summers and severe winters place additional demands on Finnish products: durability, reliability and accuracy of operation have to be guaranteed in all extremes of climate.