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> Worth pointing out that Finland is one of the most ethnically homogeneous societies in Europe - only ~10% of the population is of foreign origin and backgroun
by justin66 2y ago
> Worth pointing out that Finland is one of the most ethnically homogeneous societies in Europe - only ~10% of the population is of foreign origin and background
Meh. They've got two different official languages. It's not as ethnically uniform as a lot of other European countries.
- tuukkah 2y agoWe also have an indigenous people, the Sami (who are not always treated that well).
- ttkari 2y agoFWIW, the share of Swedish (the other official language) speakers in Finland is about 5%.
- justin66 2y agoAnd the language is nevertheless recognized as one of the country's two official languages. I just don't think Finland is a great example of what the post was talking about (a mythic country where everything works because it is an "ethnically homogenous high trust society" - although on reflection I'm not even sure what that all means). It's a way of lazily discounting what their government might or might not be achieving regarding homelessness, and it's not even true. I'm not any sort of expert on Finland, but they have had some real political and social divides over the years and (I think?) nevertheless manage to care about the effectiveness of their welfare state. They'd appear to be a counterexample to the notion that everybody in a country needs to be the same in order for this stuff to work.