Finnish President’s New Year’s Speech and a New Online Course on Finnish Education
Photo by Brian Collier
It’s always interesting to see a country’s politics through the words of its leaders, and there’s no better way to understand Finland’s approach than to read President Alexander Stubb’s New Year’s Speech. A few things stand out in an exceptional speech:
“Let us respect one another. The most important glue keeping our society together is trust. We cannot afford to lose that. Let us defend human rights and humanity.”
For those of you who view Finland as homogeneous: “Today, Finland is more diverse than ever before in its history. We must build a Finland where everyone feels that they belong. We must build a Finland for all of us. Everyone’s Finland.”
I love this one: “By almost every international indicator, Finland is one the best countries in the world, if not even the best.”
And finally, “Choosing the good is always the right choice.”
New Online Course on Finnish Education System
Thanks to Will Cardwell in Helsinki for sharing a new Coursera Course on the Finnish Education system. It looks excellent. https://courses.mooc.fi/org/uh-edu/courses/uncover-finnish-education