Finnish PM faces economic uncertainties

Finland’s new Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi faces a challenge to restore economic growth and stem declining competitiveness, June 2010, as the country recovers from its deepest recession since independence from Russia in 1917.

IMF: Country Reports: Finland and the IMF http://www.imf.org/external/country/FIN/index.htm

BBC News, 9.6.10: Finland in double-dip recession http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10272574.stm

Statistics Finland: Press Release, 9.6.10: Gross domestic product contracted by 0.4 per cent from previous quarter and by 0.8 per cent year-on-year http://www.stat.fi/til/ntp/2010/01/ntp_2010_01_2010-06-09_tie_001_en.html

Deutsche Welle, 18.6.10: Finnish Prime Minister hands in resignation http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5704427,00.html

Helsingin Sanomat, 18.6.10: Vanhanen bids farewell to EU colleagues http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Vanhanen+bids+farewell+to+EU+colleagues/1135257677748

Helsingin Sanomat, 14.6.10: Mari Kiviniemi chosen as new Centre Party leader and prospective PM http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Mari+Kiviniemi+chosen+as+new+Centre+Party+leader+and+prospective+PM+/1135257525490

EurActiv, 22.6.10: Female premier takes the reins in Finland http://www.euractiv.com/en/priorities/female-premier-takes-reins-finland-news-495448

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