Finland goes from sick man to Nordic tiger as growth returns

Published Thu, Jun 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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.