Finland's Historical Trade Data from 1800 to 2016

Historical trade data for Finland from 1800 to 2016, compiled as part of the Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database. The project was developed by Giovanni Federico of Università di Pisa and Antonio Tena Junguito of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The dataset was last updated in May 2024.

Use Cases

• Modeling Finland's long-term trade balance based on the described historical coverage.
• Analyzing the evolution of Finland's integration into the global economy based on the 1800-2016 time span.
• Studying the impact of historical events on a national economy based on the trade data series.
• Comparing national trade trajectories within a broader global historical database.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical period from 1800 to 2016.
• Part of a larger, established academic project led by named researchers from recognized universities.
• Metadata indicates a recent update in May 2024.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Federico-Tena World Trade Historical Database project by Giovanni Federico and Antonio Tena Junguito.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical national and international trade records.

Time Range

1800 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 05:39:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Finland