Finland goes from sick man to Nordic tiger as growth returns

Helsinki

FINLAND'S economy grew at its fastest pace in more than seven years in the first three months of 2017 as a pick-up in exports begins to fuel the economy of the eurozone's only Nordic member.

Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 1.2 per cent from the previous three-month period, when it grew a revised 0.6 per cent, Statistics Finland said in a statement. Growth was seen at one per cent in a survey of analysts by Bloomberg. GDP expanded an annual 2.7 per cent.