The four-party governing coalition is expected to stay in power until the general election in April 2015. However, with only a three-seat majority in parliament, the risk of a snap election before then has increased.
Restrictions on trade with Russia are likely to hurt Finland's exports this year, which The Economist Intelligence Unit estimates will contract by 0.4% in real terms.
Following an estimated 0.2% contraction in real GDP in 2014, we expect a return to growth of 1.2% in 2015, followed by an average annual expansion of 1.9% in 2016-19.

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