The 1860s and the 1870s witness a…
1864 CE to 1875 CE
Between this time and 1914, the lumber industry will spawn a number of associated industries for the production of wood pulp, paper, matches, cellulose, and plywood.
The profits earned in these industries lead in turn to the creation of numerous other enterprises that produce, among other things, textiles, cement, and metal products.
Finland's leading trading partner by 1910 will be Germany, followed by Russia and Britain.
The trade in lumber products also stimulates the rise of a relatively large and modern Finnish merchant marine, which, after 1900, will carry about half of Finland's foreign trade.
Meanwhile, however, the steady conversion of merchant shipping from wooden-hulled sailing ships to iron-hulled and steel-hulled steamships curtails Finland's traditional export of naval stores.
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