The myth of Finnish incorruptibility

An often-repeated quotation believed to date back to the 1970s, and attributed to Nokia director Harry Mildh, states that "there is no person so insignificant as to not be worth bribing."
... For years, Finland has been at the top of the list maintained by Transparency International of the world's least corrupt countries. So we are incorruptible.
However, the problem with these comparisons is that corruption manifests itself in so many forms. The TI report mainly tells us that the Finnish civil service is no longer bribe-driven.
... The bribery scandal that emerged in Siemens not long ago was a rude awakening to many. Former and present employees of the prestigious German electronics manufacturer have spoken in police interrogations of systematic transfers of funds to bribe accounts - a practice that has continued for years. This was used to grease the palms of buyers of telecommunications networks - especially in developing countries.
Examples can be found closer to home as well. In one case that was made public, Wärtsilä and Instrumentarium have at the very least turned a blind eye to obvious bribery in their foreign dealings. HELSINGIN SANOMAT