Kauppavirtoja
Kauppavirtoja, literally “trade flows” in Finnish, is a concept used in economics and regional science to describe the movement of goods, services, and related monetary values between regions, countries, or economic sectors. The term emphasizes the direction and volume of exchange rather than merely the overall balance of trade, and it is used to analyze how economies are connected through commerce.
Trade flows can be domestic or international and may be measured as gross flows—the total value moving
Analyses of kauppavirtoja support regional development planning, logistics optimization, and assessments of economic exposure to shocks.
Related concepts include economic geography, gravity models of trade, and input-output analysis. The term is frequently