Maamme: Finland

Unlike the results proven by other nations both eastern and central, the economic success of Finland seemed to persist, unlike several nations which rely on each other to create and encourage trade. Known exclusively as the creator of the massively successful Nokia telecommunications and cellular telephone Corporation, Finland’s economy has bolstered unimaginably, Nokia phones in use by people of every class and region. As handheld communication is an industry in only its earliest stages, Finland was able to bring the market into the international spectrum with cheap and easily used cellular phones, also providing the most advanced models consistently. Not only did this provide a good market for Finland, but also a gateway for the rest of the world for new enterprise. Nokia, often mistaken as a Japanese Firm, is also a word almost as well known as the corporate contenders of America, including Microsoft, Wal-Mart, and McDonalds.

Humble beginnings as a fishing and logging corporation would bring Nokia into the international spotlight as a headlining manufacturer for cellular phones and was adopted by almost every service provider, including AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Increasingly popular among the working class is the pay-as-you-go phone, for which older Nokia models are used because of simplicity as a mainstay. Finnish passion in telecommunications is also expressed via their unique status of being the only nation to own nearly as many internet protocol addresses as the United States, making internet access much less of an ordeal when in comparison to other nations. As such, Finland also maintains the second largest amount of constant internet users per capita next to the United States. Because of alleged internet addiction, several corporations and even the Finnish Defense Forces have removed personnel for their stated addiction and inability to perform because of a lack of internet or computer usage.