HELSINKI: Finnish affiliates abroad 2013, Statistics Finland. Finnish enterprises had business activity in 4,773 affiliates located in 125 countries in 2013, according to Statistics Finland’s data.
Measured by the number of personnel, the activity of affiliates abroad concentrated in Europe and Asia. The personnel abroad totalled nearly 528,000, of whom nearly one-third were working in 15 EU countries, nearly one-quarter in Asia and Oceania, and almost one-sixth in 28 countries under the EU.
Examined by country, the numbers of personnel were the highest in Sweden, China, Russia and India as per the data collected from the enterprises. Finnish affiliates employed the largest numbers of persons in 15 EU countries, altogether nearly 163,600 persons. In the 15 EU countries, the largest industries by the number of personnel were the machinery and metal products industry where 34,060 persons were employed, and the paper industry where 24,530 persons were employed, the statistics show.
