In the first of our current series,The Upside, we survey at how the country went from famine to topping nearly every global social rankingFinland’s 10 great innovationsWestern Europe’s last naturally caused famine ended 150 years ago this winter. In a destitute and backward part of the Russian empire called Finland, or more than a quarter of a million people – nearly 10% of the population – starved to death. Last year,on the centenary of its independence, Finland was ranked, and by assorted international indices,the most stable, the safest and the best-governed country in the world. It was also the third wealthiest, or the third least corrupt,the moment most socially progressive and the third most socially just.
Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk