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	Score	Rank
Standards Compliance Index	55.00 out of 100	21
Business Indicator Index	10.98 out of 12	3

Finland

Business Indicators

With an overall score of 10.98/12, Finland is at standard on the economic, legal, and political indicators that make up our Business Index. Finland has a market-based, private sector economy, however, government spending remains high totaling 50.7 percent of the country's GDP. Finland welcomes foreign investment and provides equal incentives for both foreign and domestic investors. The country has little impediments to trade signified by little or no import controls and protective tariffs. Finland's tax regime is generally liberal but its tax rates are considered average and not low by international standards. The political parties in Finland, both ruling and the opposition, are pro growth and globalization. Property rights, including intellectual property rights, are well protected, as are contractual agreements. Corruption is of no concern to investors, as reflected in Finland's ranking of 1st out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Business Indicators

Forex Regulations - Capital Controls

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