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Finland’s Basic Income Experiment 2017–2018

Functionality and Wellbeing

Finland’s Basic Income Experiment 2017–2018

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Finland launched a two-year basic income experiment in 2017. Basic income is one example in a long line of public…

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Edited: 26.1.2021

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Hey Girl, You’re #1

Functionality and Wellbeing

Hey Girl, You’re #1

Functionality and Wellbeing

Women and girls are the number one priority in Finland’s development policy. Ensuring the education and well-being of girls…

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Edited: 26.1.2021

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Rationale of the Basic Income Trial

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Rationale of the Basic Income Trial

Functionality and Wellbeing

In 2017, Finland launched a two-year basic income experiment. The purpose of the trial is to see if a basic income…

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Finnish vocational and professional qualifications

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Finnish vocational and professional qualifications

Education and know-how

Accredited Finnish vocational and professional qualifications are available globally.  Watch the video, by Finnish National Agency for Education and Education…

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Edited: 22.6.2020

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Finnish Education in a Nutshell (2023)

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Finnish Education in a Nutshell (2023)

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A quick guide to Finnish education system in which one of the basic principles is that all people must have…

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Edited: 14.3.2023

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Black Carbon – what a waste

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Black Carbon – what a waste

Nature and sustainable development

This video explains the impact of black carbon to the Arctic and how to prevent it. One minute and 19 seconds…

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Edited: 22.6.2020

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Country ranking – Time dads spend with children

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Country ranking – Time dads spend with children

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Finland is the only country in the developed world where dads spend more time with school-aged children than mothers.
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Edited: 2.11.2021

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Country ranking – Skills development at work

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Country ranking – Skills development at work

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According to the European Skills Index, Finns have the best opportunities in Europe to develop their skills at work.
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Edited: 11.8.2022

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The land of thousand lakes

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The land of thousand lakes

Nature and sustainable development

Finland is known as the land of a thousand lakes, yet there are actually more than 180,000 thousand lakes in Finland.
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Edited: 15.7.2020

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All Finns can go to sauna at the same time

All Finns can go to sauna at the same time

There are more than 3m saunas and just 5.4m people in Finland. That means all Finns could go to sauna…

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Edited: 15.7.2020

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Country ranking – Political and civil freedom

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Country ranking – Political and civil freedom

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For the fifth year in a row, Finland ranks 1st in the world when it comes to political and civil…

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Country ranking – Socially just country

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Country ranking – Socially just country

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The EU Social Justice Index measures six key dimensions of social justice: poverty prevention, equitable education, labour market access, social…

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Edited: 2.11.2021

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