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I could understand why - years ago - when Finland was truly isolated, Finnish retailers could price goods with whatever margin they chose.

 

But nowadays with the internet, the EU, and the knowledge of other languages - Finnish comapnies continue to gouge the Finnish consumer.

 

One good example is Lego. Lego arrives within a few days - freight-free - from Amazon.de - yet the Finnish comanies do not react. I have seen Finnish prices 50% higher as a usual thing.

 

Then everyone wonders why signs appear 'loppuunmyynti.' Or have I missed something?

Hello jopes and welcome to Telia yhteisö!



In Finland, all products are more expensive than elsewhere. For example, the price of food is higher than in most other EU countries. I think this is all because Finland is a small country and is located far to the north.

"I think this is all because Finland is a small country and is located far to the north."

 

I don't think that reasoning holds up. A population of 5+ million customers of such a widely-bought product as Lego does not explain a 50% higher price. Being in the north does not limit transport to Iditarod huskie teams! Commercial transport costs inside EU don't vary by more than a few % - a field I am VERY familiar with. An importer in Finland will pay very little more to get goods from a Lego warehouse in Europe than any other European country. On top of that - just looking at the consumer end - Amazon.de ships to Finland with FREE delivery.

 

Finnish importers could use Finland's isolation in the 60's/70's when consumerism began - but IMO no longer holds water. It's really a question of Finns getting 'out there' to compare prices! It won't be long before competition begins - we've already seen what Lidl has done to S and K with many products.

In Finland, tax is added to all products and it raises prices. Other countries do not necessarily have such a heavy taxation. Finns buy a lot of products when traveling in other countries because it is cheaper.

"In Finland, tax is added to all products and it raises prices"

 

Absoloutely true - particularly true when looking at US prices.

 

But I'm promarily talking here about European prices - and all European sales taxes are within a few % of each other - and come nowheres near explaining 50% price differences

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_value_added_tax

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