OECD: Finland must cut red tape to attract more foreign investment, workers The economic group said Finland was falling behind its Nordic neighbours in attracting investment and skilled labour. File photo of Aleksanterinkatu, Helsinki's High Street equivalent, where foreign investors have bought up valuable properties. Image: Matti Myller / Yle Finland has consistently lagged behind other Nordic and Baltic nations in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a report published by the economic and trade organisation OECD. The Finnish economy's inward FDI stock was 31 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, significantly lower than the average of 49 percent for the other countries in the region.