Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2020 | Page 7

The World Justice Project (WJP) put Finland
in third place in its 2019 Rule of Law Index.
Finland is the third-least corrupt country in the world
according to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 (CPI)
by Transparency International.
Finland placed sixth in the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness
Index (GTCI), while Helsinki was ranked seventh in the world.
Finland is the most stable country in the world (The Fund for
Peace, Fragile States Index 2018).
Finland is the freest country in the world together with Sweden
and Norway (Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2018).
Builder of the world’s greatest cruise ships, former capital Turku is
making waves also in other sectors, such as ICT and Life Sciences.
Finnish startup spirit is personified by super tech-event Slush,
described as “Burning Man meets TED”, organized every
November/December.
Oulu
Corporation tax was lowered to 20%
(from previous 24,5%) in 2014.
The Helsinki-Vantaa
International Airport offers
the best connections from
Finland has the highest Research & Development intensity
of all 28 European Union member states (Eurostat).
Europe to Asia.
Oulu – Capital of Northern Scandinavia – is the fastest growing city
of the North, with hundreds of new startups and
hi-tech edge.
Going medieval? Porvoo, with its picturesque wooden town
center, will make you feel like
you’re in a fairytale.
Tampere
Pori
Hämeenlinna
Rauma
Uusikaupunki
Turku
Porvoo
Nordicum 7
Stockholm
Tallinn
-
Oslo
St.Petersburg
Helsinki
Copenhagen
Growth Corridors Going Strong