Someone had to say it. As someone with deep finnish blood its good to hear. Most finnish people chose the northern states to live in as it's pretty close to Finland climate wise.
That being said politically we are different because we live in America and actually integrated. The sentiment of the homeland is mixed. Most dont like how Finland has been dubbed "socialist" since it isnt. Culturally a few niches have been carved out as I'm a Yopper (google it). I've learned the important bits of finnish culture. Sisu, saunas and nisu.
Nah, Finland is fine. All the Nordic countries are fine. I just get so exhausted by idiot Americans who endlessly fellate the Nordic states for their universal healthcare and the Nordic Model economies that the countries have. Of course it works in countries with tiny populations of 4-10 million and where cultural roots have been in place for hundreds of years. What reason is there to believe that a system that works for a country of 6 million will readily translate and work flawlessly when implemented in a country of nearly half a billion people?
The only reason which Finland can support such a safety net is because 99% of it gets to actual Finnish people. The finns are an insular people, got to be to survive there. Pitching in to survive makes a hearty but helpful bunch.
America is fundamentally different culturally. That's why it wont work.
Does Finland exist?
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Why? Seems like a nice place, if it exists so to say.
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Someone had to say it. As someone with deep finnish blood its good to hear. Most finnish people chose the northern states to live in as it's pretty close to Finland climate wise.
That being said politically we are different because we live in America and actually integrated. The sentiment of the homeland is mixed. Most dont like how Finland has been dubbed "socialist" since it isnt. Culturally a few niches have been carved out as I'm a Yopper (google it). I've learned the important bits of finnish culture. Sisu, saunas and nisu.
Nah, Finland is fine. All the Nordic countries are fine. I just get so exhausted by idiot Americans who endlessly fellate the Nordic states for their universal healthcare and the Nordic Model economies that the countries have. Of course it works in countries with tiny populations of 4-10 million and where cultural roots have been in place for hundreds of years. What reason is there to believe that a system that works for a country of 6 million will readily translate and work flawlessly when implemented in a country of nearly half a billion people?
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The only reason which Finland can support such a safety net is because 99% of it gets to actual Finnish people. The finns are an insular people, got to be to survive there. Pitching in to survive makes a hearty but helpful bunch.
America is fundamentally different culturally. That's why it wont work.
Thank you! Tell the Americans that... I been saying this!!!