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only 233 millions in 1890, though with a balance of
48 millions in favour of imports; and again only 239
and 241 millions in the unfavourable years of 1892
and 1893, with a balance of imports, however, of 52
in 1892 and in 1893. In 1894 the total was
again 274 million marks, with scarcely 3 millions
excess of imports, it being now Finland’s turn to
liquidate its debt to foreign countries. In 1895 the
total had increased to 293 millions, with a balance of
hardly 7½ millions of imports; and in 1896 to 332
millions, with 14 millions excess of imports. And then
in the following years came a large increase with an
especially large excess of imports; 371 millions in
1897 with a balance of 34 millions of imports; 417
millions in 1898 with 57 millions excess of imports;
436 millions in 1899 with 66 millions excess of
imports. This last year’s total shows an increase of
only 24 millions on the preceding year, instead of 40
millions increase as shown in the two preceding years.
In 1900 the total was 468 millions, with the
considerable excess in imports of 73 millions owing to
special reasons. During the last ten years there has
been a doubling of the whole trade, and Finland has
thus come to possess a foreign trade which is
large relatively to the number of its inhabitants. The
average for this trade in Finland is 165 marks per
head of the population; 66 marks per head being the
average for all countries. In Russia it is only 25
marks. But the Finnish average is less than the
neighbouring Scandinavian countries; Sweden having
had a foreign commerce in 1898 averaging 220 marks
per head, Norway 308, and Denmark 575 marks per
head.
It is interesting to examine the character of this
commerce. As regards the export we have already
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