HELSINKI (AFP) - Talks to end a dock workers' strike that has crippled Finland's foreign trade for more than a week will resume again Tuesday, the Finnish Port Operators Association said Monday.

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"Negotiations will be continued at the National Conciliator's office tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1 o'clock in the afternoon (1100 GMT)," the association, which represents employers in the dispute, said on its website.

Finland's commercial ports ground to a virtual halt on March 4 when some 3,000 stevedores walked out following the collapse of collective labour deal negotiations.

Talks resumed last Tuesday, but ended without agreement Friday.

The strike, now in its 12th day, is seen as a blow to export-reliant and recession-hit Finland, and companies including top magazine paper maker UPM-Kymmene have trimmed production and temporarily laid off staff.

Around 80 percent of Finland's foreign trade travels through its ports, and the Confederation of Finnish Industries has estimated the strike is costing the economy some 110 million euros (150 million dollars) in lost exports every day.