/tags/finland/ Recent bookmarks tagged #finland Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:53 +0000 http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/the-secret-to-finlands-success-with-schools-moms-kids-and-everything/277699/?single_page=true "It seems to me that people in Finland are more secure and less anxious than Americans because there is a threshold below which they won't fall," said Linda Cook, a political scientist at Brown University who has studied European welfare states. "Even if they face unemployment or illness, Finns will have some payments from the state, public health care and education."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #finland #imported:pinboard #politics #to:fb #welfare</p> Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:40:57 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:32250 finland imported:pinboard politics to:fb welfare http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/the-secret-to-finlands-success-with-schools-moms-kids-and-everything/277699?single_page=true "It seems to me that people in Finland are more secure and less anxious than Americans because there is a threshold below which they won't fall," said Linda Cook, a political scientist at Brown University who has studied European welfare states. "Even if they face unemployment or illness, Finns will have some payments from the state, public health care and education."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #finland #politics #to:fb #welfare</p> Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:40:57 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:23892 finland politics to:fb welfare http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22751415 For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It's like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world's lowest infant mortality rates.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #babies #culture #finland #imported:pinboard #parenting #to:fb</p> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:01:28 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:23746 babies culture finland imported:pinboard parenting to:fb