Limitações geográficas e desenvolvimento industrial na Finlândia

Abstract

Finland is a country that presents itself as one of the most developed in the world, despite significant geographic limitations imposed to its territory, such as peripheral location and few natural resources. This research aims to understand the industrial development of Finland through the spatial distribution of its major industries, whose global market share is significant. The work was developed from research data and further analysis. The results show that despite such geographical limitations, the country was able to develop due to a combination of historical factors, government policies for industry and specialization of most important industrial sectors such as forestry, metallurgy and telecommunications, which gradually led to the formation of industrial clusters.