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9 Best Articles in 2021
World Economic Forum
Finland thinks it has designed the perfect school. This is what it looks like
World Economic Forum
3 min read · 85 saves · From 2017 · Finland is removing barriers between subjects, as well as classrooms.
In Education
The Verge
Finland is making its online AI crash course free to the world
The Verge
1 min read · 562 saves · 2019-12-18 · James Vincent · AI for all, from Bayes to bias
The New York Times
Free Cash in Finland. Must Be Jobless.
The New York Times
~12 min read · 76 saves · From 2016 · Finland will soon hand out cash to 2,000 jobless people, free of bureaucracy or limits on side earnings. The idea, universal basic income, is gaining traction worldwide.
The Verge
Inmates in Finland are training AI as part of prison labor
The Verge
3 min read · 64 saves · 2019-03-28 · Angela Chen · Empowerment or exploitation?
The Sydney Morning Herald
This is why Finland has the best schools
The Sydney Morning Herald
6 min read · 19 saves · From 2016 · The Harvard education professor Howard Gardner once advised Americans, "Learn from Finland, which has the most effective schools and which does just about the opposite of what we are doing in the United States."
indy100
Finland is giving each citizen a universal basic income and it's had an unexpected side effect
indy100
20+ min read · 108 saves · From 2018 · In January 2017, Finland began paying a random sample of 2,000 unemployed people aged 25 to 58 a monthly 560 euros (£475). There was no obligation to seek or accept employment during the two year trial ordered by the centre-right government, who run the country on austerity economics. If they did take a job, they would continue to receive the same payment, regardless.
The Atlantic
Teaching Computer Science Without Computers
The Atlantic
~20 min read · 56 saves · From 2017 · In Finland, students can learn the basics with a set of knitting needles.
scoop.me
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
scoop.me
3 min read · 72 saves · 2019-11-14 · In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling –…
In Economy
The New York Times
Finland Is a Capitalist Paradise
The New York Times
~13 min read · 95 saves · 2019-12-07 · Can high taxes be good for business? You bet.
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Finextra
Finland's ReceiptHero snags €2 million in seed funding
Finextra
2020-12-03 · Finland-based digital receipt startup ReceiptHero has raised €2 million in seed funding from local VC Lifeline Ventures, with participation from Superhero Capital and Sweden's Vidici Ventures.
youtube.com
William Doyle - Finland: My Greatest Teacher
youtube.com
2020-11-09 · William Doyle is a 2015-2016 Fulbright Scholar, a 2017 Rockefeller Foundation Resident Fellow, a Scholar in Residence and Lecturer on Media and Education at ...
Vogue Magazine
8 Dreamy Airbnb Cabins to Fantasize About, From Finland to the Catskills
Vogue Magazine
3 min read · Jan 15th · Elise Taylor · Add them to your eventual travel moodboard.
Phys.org
Researchers discover solid phosphorus from a comet
Phys.org
1 min read · 2020-11-30 · An international study led from the University of Turku, Finland, discovered phosphorus and fluorine in solid dust particles collected from a comet. The finding indicates that all the most important…
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The Independent
Schools in Finland will no longer teach 'subjects'
The Independent
7 min read · 33 saves · From 2015 · For years, Finland has been the by-word for a successful education system, perched at the top of international league tables for literacy and numeracy. Only far eastern countries such as Singapore and China outperform the Nordic nation in the influential Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings. Politicians and education experts from around the world – including the UK – have made pilgrimages to Helsinki in the hope of identifying and replicating the secret of its success.
POLITICOEurope
Finland’s grand AI experiment
POLITICOEurope
8 min read · 158 saves · From 2019 · Inside Finland’s plan to train its population in artificial intelligence.
The Guardian
'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
The Guardian
6 min read · 131 saves · 2019-06-03 · Jon Henley · Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally
CNN
Finland is winning the war on fake news. Other nations want the blueprint
CNN
61 saves · 2019-05-21 · Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
Quartz
Are you socially awkward, or just “spiritually Finnish?”
Quartz
3 min read · 48 saves · From 2018 · Millennials in China are embracing a Finnish cartoon that's all about life as a shy, anxious introvert.
Lonely Planet
This library is Finland’s 100th birthday gift to its citizens
Lonely Planet
2 min read · 16 saves · From 2018 · Finland, the country with the world's highest literacy rate, is giving the nation the gift of Oodi - a new library in Helsinki which will open on 5 December
MIT Technology Review
A country’s ambitious plan to teach anyone the basics of AI
MIT Technology Review
2 min read · 22 saves · From 2019 · In the era of AI superpowers, Finland is no match for the US and China.
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CNN
Finland is winning the war on fake news. Other nations want the blueprint
CNN
135 saves · 2019-05-18 · Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
World Economic Forum
These are the happiest countries in the world
World Economic Forum
2 min read · 71 saves · From 2018 · A new report reveals that Finland is the happiest country in the world based on a range of measures including GDP per capita, freedom to make life choices, and corruption levels.
