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by Ras_ 14y ago
Start here: http://www.globalutmaning.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Davo... Then follow up on things that picque your interest. Like social trust and Nordic social contract.
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Helsinki Bus Station Theory, secret to a creatively fulfilling career(guardian.co.uk)
8 points by Ras_ 14y ago|0 comments
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by Ras_ 14y ago
All know at least 3, because two are compulsory and that does not include English. Finland has a small problem of degree inflation. Masters degree is highly preferred. Vast majority in traditional research university students are likely to
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by Ras_ 14y ago
They can because VAT is the ultimate cash cow. For example in Finland VAT accounts for 40-50% of all tax proceeds. In 2010 VAT proceeds were 12.7 Bn while Income & Capital Gains taxes were 7 Bn.
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by Ras_ 14y ago
I was rather surprised to read* that neighbor Finland is actually responsible for the largest community of foreign watchmakers working in Swiss industry. 30 overall; names like Kari Voutilainen and Stepan Sarpaneva. [*] http://www.worldtem
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Outline of FINHEEC audit process and outcomes: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Partners/education/Documents/FINHEEC%20...
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Perhaps. In Nordic countries the sheer abundance of lakes and ponds lead to somewhat similar things. "Biomass overgrowth of lakes and annual blue-green algae bloom as a result of eutrophication has reduced the overall use of water resources
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Since they are either fully government funded or jointly funded with municipalities, there are no incentives to search short term profits by running diploma mills. Ministry of Education controls the money and conducts yearly performance tar
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Yes, Finland. Maybe it's because all of our schools are public? For example higher ed. providers are funded based on enrollment and rate of graduation. If someone does not graduate, significant chunk (20-30%) of money won't be paid at all.
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by Ras_ 14y ago
These expulsion stories sound really weird. I mean you pay for all of your studies and still could get axed on a whim? Whereas in my country I get paid to study and have zero chance of being expelled for these kinds of events.
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Finland has a similar policy. Since 1958 every building above 3000m2 was required to have a bomb/fallout shelter. Current spec extends to buildings with more than 1200m2 (used to be 600m2 until 2011, which was deemed too expensive) floor sp
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Also Europe could be somewhat self-sufficient in REE with just one new project (Norra Karr mine in Sweden).
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Norway might not support, but Finland is majority owner of Fortum (51%), which the news article states as a partner. So governments aren't completely out of the picture. Fortum actually has slightly more nuclear power production in Sweden t
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by Ras_ 14y ago
This could work well in countries which have dual university system (Germany, Finland etc.), with the side focusing on vocational skills (Fachhochschule-model). These Universities of Applied Sciences / Polytechnics do already have such inc
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Newspaper monopolies are local/regional and that is often not sufficient market for an analyst magazine.
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by Ras_ 14y ago
I wonder how the internet would've turned up without Linu(s/x).
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Your Les Paul story reminded me of this study: "Wearing a coat thought to be a doctor’s may improve attention." http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/science/clothes-and-self-p...
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by Ras_ 14y ago
Original article is three years old. Here's two more on the subject, both less than month old. The first one also provides info about the scope of the plan and its implementation (like "Private Roads Act, Highways Act and Rail Tracks Act w
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by Ras_ 15y ago
The other major frontier of exploration isn't faring any better: "More people have walked on the surface of the Moon than have visited the bottom of the Marianas Trench. We've even been to the Moon more recently than we have the very bottom
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by Ras_ 15y ago
In Finland we have a practice called vuorotteluvapaa (work sharing). It is commonplace for people nearing middle age. For example my mother used vuorotteluvapaa to do deaconess studies to complement her nursing degree. Work sharing require
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by Ras_ 15y ago
Weihenstephaner is very good and well known (outside of Germany). For example "Hefe" is one of the best Weissbiers in the world ( http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/weihenstephaner-hefe-weissbier/... ) and certainly the best of widely available
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by Ras_ 15y ago
"Military service holds a vaulted position in Israeli’s entrepreneurial culture. Many start up founders attribute their success to those post-adolescent years spent following orders and memorizing technical manuals in specialized army unit
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by Ras_ 15y ago
'Taxi wars' is also current in Finland. Few young entrepreneurs tried to enter the market with moped-car taxis. Those teens were immediately choked out of existence with heavy handed bureaucracy. We've also had Maxi Taxis (a more serious ve
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Nokia patent app: Eye-tracking & "touch sensing" auto-stereoscopic 3d display(wipo.int)
2 points by Ras_ 15y ago|1 comments
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by Ras_ 15y ago
Intro caught my attention: "The ancient city of Nuremberg, steeped in medieval and Nazi history, is home to a cluster of fiercely competitive pen and pencil manufacturers whose survival is driven by innovation."
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Staedtler and Faber-Castell's productive pencil rivalry(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by Ras_ 15y ago|1 comments
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by Ras_ 16y ago
It depends. For example Swedes are very talkative, but Finns not the least bit. Finns are very direct and generally do not engage in small talk. Linus comes from Swedish speaking minority of Finland, so I guess that he is more talkative tha
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by Ras_ 16y ago
http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/02/23/failing-its-familie... (the report) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave
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HRW report decries lack of paid parental leave in the US(nola.com)
4 points by Ras_ 16y ago|2 comments
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by Ras_ 16y ago
Going to a dentist on your holiday would be a casual example.

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