Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're free.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge.
It proved to be pretty impossible to get funds for a feature film in Finland. It's still small, but the film industry was miniscule at that point in the early '80s.
Helsinki isn't all that bad. It's a very nice city, and it's cold really only in wintertime.
There are rich people everywhere, and yet they don't contribute to the growth of their countries.
Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.
Rich countries can afford to overpay for things.
Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.
Give ordinary folk the chance to buy the same things as rich people.
Finland is no utopia.