FINLAND AND RUSSIA
The statement that Russia is exert., ing heavy financial pressure on Finland might be held to mean that the Soviet takes a large percentage of Finnish trade, .but any such conclusion;: ' would be quite wrong. ; Finland^- hestfy>customer iri the past has been B.ritairi, which last year took 50.per cent: more . exports from that country--than the next two customers on,the list (Germany and the United States) together.: Imports of Finnish godds by Britain in 1938, in fact, were £19,200,000* a size-7-able flgOre, while exports of British 7-7 goods to Finland were 7 £5,500,000.. 7; Britain was a slightly better 7 market^" ' for Finnish goods than Germany.:and! 7 ;-| Sweden was thirds on; the! list; -with; the 7 7: v United States fourth, .y Russian :trad*t>l'77 with Finland, is not of,, great .irioirieriti 7 7r? In fact Russia was only /twelfth ori^thf ly roll of for Finnish :gppds7'7last\'¥Xyear, and took about prie-nirietietby of'^'i the shipments made to Britain. 7 7ori7 77 the-list of suppliers- of IheiKriris;Rii^i-?.v7| was -fburteenth' arid her total-trade/waf. -^ one-eighteenth that of -Britain. 7 :-7yyyy
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 118, 15 November 1939, Page 10
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177FINLAND AND RUSSIA Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 118, 15 November 1939, Page 10
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