·      The technology industry is the most important export industry in Finland. 

·      50% of total Finnish exports

·      Companies invest about 5.5 billion EUR annually 

·      80% of private-sector R&D investment

·      Nearly 300,000 Finns work in technology companies

·      A total of around 700,000 people work in the technology sector either directly or indirectly, equalling to 30% of the entire Finnish labour force
The Technology industry is comprised of five sub-sectors:

·      Electronics and the Electrotechnical Industry  

·      Mechanical Engineering

·      Metals Industry

·      Consulting Engineering

·      Information Technology
Advancing Technology Finland: 

·       strong industrial traditions

·       innovative design and product development operations

·        skilled people, state-of-the-art technology – including that needed to minimise environmental effects

·       digital competence

 - Manage effectively well-being at work

- The rules concerning working life are improved continuously in collaboration with employees.

- Finnish companies are among the best in the world in environmental responsibility 

2.      INNOVATION ( according to website HighTechFinland) 

            * Energy and the environment

·   Promote a bigger use of renewables

·   Tap the sea power 

·   Produce and use electricity in smarter ways

             * Health care & Life sciences 
- More and more people live a longer life 

- Biotechnology is developed greatly 

- Health care system is improved continuously 

           * Information & Communications:

·    Better security safety for data and software

·    Better standards in translating and  auto-publishing 

           * New materials & Processes:

·     Forest industry develop

·     Manufacturing and systems is becoming better and better

·     Measure and Test many important things, substances 

·     Strongly develop transportation and logistics 

-The attending doctor and the patient collaborate and decide on the choice of medicines for the individual patient

-The hospital district decides on the use of a new medicine in the hospitals.
-The Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board PPB decides on the medicines to be included in the reimbursement system, and thus on the choice of medicines used by the patients.

-The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (STM) decides on the vaccines included in the national vaccination programme.

You can buy medicine from pharmacies. Branch pharmacies, pharmacy service points and pharmacy online services are all a part of a pharmacy’s services. In Finland, by law, medicine cannot be sold elsewhere. Vitamins and biodynamic products are also sold in grocery shops

-A research team at the University of Eastern Finland has made a significant genetic variant discovery, the team has identified mutations in the ABCA7 gene that double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. 

-A study carried out in Finland demonstrates that a drug used to treat kidney cancer is also efficient against certain difficult-to-treat forms of leukemia.

- Heart-Rate monitor was invented by Finnish scientist.