Sutela, Trading with the Soviet Union - The Finnish Experience 1944-1991

Finland was the o nly developed market economy to trade with the Soviet Union on a bilateral basis until the collapse of central planning. In contrast with Eastern European countries, Finnish authorities - and public opinion as well - have traditionally argued that this trade was particularly profitable for the Finnish trade. This is claimed to be true both at the company level and for the Finnish economy as a whole. An English-language discussion on these issues has been lacking so far....