Local education markets expanded. An increasing number of Finns went to study abroad in the United States and in Western Europe. These students later returned to Finland, bringing back useful and advanced professional skills. There was quite a common pragmatic credit and investment cooperation between the state and Finnish corporations. It raised suspicion in the populace, due to support for capitalism and free trade from the populace. However, the Finnish communist party (Finnish People's Democratic League) received 23.2% of the votes in the 1958 parliamentary elections. Savings rates in Finland hovered among the world's highest, at around 8%, all the way to the 1980s. In the beginning of the 1970s, Finland's GDP per capita reached the level of Japan and the UK. Finland's economic development was similar to some export-led Asian countries. The official policy of neutrality enabled Finland to trade both with Western and Comecon markets. Significant bilateral trade was conducted with the Soviet Union, but this was not allowed to grow into a dependence.
local education markets expanded an increasing number of finns went to study abroad in the united states and in western europe these students later returned to finland bringing back useful and advanced professional skills there was quite a common pragmatic credit and investment cooperation between the state and finnish corporations it raised suspicion in the populace due to support for capitalism and free trade from the populace however the finnish communist party (finnish people's democratic league) received 232% of the votes in the 1958 parliamentary elections savings rates in finland hovered among the world's highest at around 8% all the way to the 1980s in the beginning of the 1970s finland's gdp per capita reached the level of japan and the uk finland's economic development was similar to some export-led asian countries the official policy of neutrality enabled finland to trade both with western and comecon markets significant bilateral trade was conducted with the soviet union but this was not allowed to grow into a dependence