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July 29, 2008 5:55 PM
Notes on Finland
Posted by Bruce Ramsey
A member of the recent Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce study mission to Helsinki sent a copy of notes. Without saying who it was, I’ll pass on some comments.
“The people we met were impressive. Very focused on the need for this small, homogenous country to be competitive… but there seems to be as much luck involved as planning, mainly round Nokia.”
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