VAASA.INF Finland, Vaasa, University of Vaasa, Timo Salmi Sun 5-January-2003 This information file was first written at a time when the Word Wide Web was not commonly available. Since then WWW has become a primary information channel for the kind of material gathered here. It now is best available via relevant WWW pages such as Parliament of Finland http://www.eduskunta.fi/ Vaasa http://www.vaasa.fi/ University of Vaasa http://www.uwasa.fi/ Department of Accounting and Finance http://www.uwasa.fi/ktt/lasktoim/ Prof. Timo Salmi http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- The old, partly outdated information, just for the record ========================================================= VAASA.INF Finland, Vaasa, University of Vaasa, Timo Salmi Sat 18-October-1997 (Truncated Thu 11-Apr-2002) FINLAND Location: Northern Europe, Scandinavia (63:06N 21:38E) Capital: Helsinki Independence: since Dec 6, 1917 (ruled by the Kingdom of Sweden 1154-1809) (Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire 1809-1917) Economic system: free market economy Political system: neutral parliamentary democracy President: Ms. Tarja Halonen Population: 5 million Languages: 93 % Finnish-speakers, 6 % Swedish-speakers Religion: 86 % Lutheran, 1 % Orthodox Area: 338 000 sq. km (Great Britain 244 000, Germany 357 335, Italy 301 000 sq. km) the sixth largest country in Europe Of the surface area: 10 % is water, 65 % forests, 8 % cultivated land Lakes: 188 000 Islands: 179 000 Land boundaries with: Sweden 586 km (264 miles) Norway 727 km (445 miles) Russia 1 269 km (788 miles) Gross domestic product by industry: Services 30.5 % Industry 30.2 % Construction 11.1 % Trade, hotels and restaurants 11.1 % Ownership of dwellings 9.1 % Transport, storage, communications 8.7 % Finance and insurance 3.4 % Forestry 2.7 % Agriculture 1.3 % Hunting and fishing 0.2 % Main industries (value added in production, FIM mill.): Manufacturing: 120 697 Fabricated metal products 39 235 Paper and paper products 27 131 Food, beverages etc. 10 954 Others: Electricity, gas, water 12 944 Time zone: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 during summer daylight saving time VAASA Location : on the Western coast of Finland, 400 km (250 miles) northwest of Helsinki Communications: flight from Helsinki: 1 hr, train from Helsinki: 4 hrs, ferry from Ume†, Sweden: 4 hrs Founded : in 1606 by King Charles IX of Sweden Population : 55000, of which about 3/4 Finnish-speaking and 1/4 Swedish-speaking Area : 397 sq. km of which 214 is maritime Climate : The annual mean temperature +4.9 C, warmest in July, average 16.5 C and coldest in January, average -8.0 C. Usually windy and sunny because of the coastal location. Labor force and jobs by industry: Services 42.8 % Manufacturing 26.0 % Commerce 13.9 % Transport 8.0 % Construction 6.4 % Agriculture and forestry 1.2 % UNIVERSITY OF VAASA FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND DISCIPLINES AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS Please see: http://www.uwasa.fi/ TIMO SALMI Professor (full, tenured) of Accounting and Business Finance Major professional interests: Financial statement analysis Quantitative research methodologies and principles Tutoring master's and doctoral theses Operations research in accounting Born: 1945 in Helsinki, Finland Hobbies: Bike riding - Cross-country skiing - Long-distance skating - Computer programming - Digital photography - English pocketbooks - Popularized natural and behavioral sciences More information: http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/ Written by Prof. Timo Salmi and Information Officer Helena Kantanen. .................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi ftp & http://garbo.uwasa.fi/ archives 193.166.120.5 Department of Accounting and Business Finance ; University of Vaasa mailto:ts@uwasa.fi ; FIN-65101, Finland Timo's FAQ materials at http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/tsfaq.html Spam foiling in effect. My email filter autoresponder will return a required email password to users not yet in the privileges database. Helena Kantanen, Information Officer University of Vaasa Press and Publications Unit P.O.Box 700 (Wolffintie 34) 65101 VAASA tel. +358 6 324 8224 fax +358 6 324 8208