From forestry and heavy industry to a vibrant knowledge-based economy

摘要

On a cold, dark Helsinki winter's day in 2014,I was waiting for OECD Secretary- General Angel Gurria and my other colleagues in a black limousine in front of the austere parliament building. The scene could have come out of a John le Carre thriller. It was late in the day. The OECD delegation I was waiting for was meeting Alexander Stubb, then the minister for European affairs and foreign trade. One of Finland's most europhile and tech-savvy statesmen, Mr Stubb soon became prime minister. How things had changed in 50 years.