Timo Ranta

Ambassador, deputy HOM (OECD) and policy wonk. Part-time economist, musician and photographer.

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At first glance, it seems to me that the cost of borrowing correlates pretty closely with public deficit.

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Only in #Finland and #Sweden, do renewable sources provide more than half of the energy mix.

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Did you know that #Finland is the hardest working Nordic nation?

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In this competition, #Finland fares badly. There are two reasons: very progressive taxation and very few people earning top salaries (which affects the average more than the median).

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This often happens to cities that are geographically small: the skyrocketing house prices and rents push people outside the city limits. The exact opposite is happening in #Helsinki.

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I truly hope #Finland holds on to this European championship despite the current crash of its housing market. Maybe it even helps: the rents of small apartments are at rock bottom.

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In terms of quality of life, the #Helsinki metropolitan region fares amazingly well.

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I can’t tell whether #Finland and #Ireland are forerunners or laggards.

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This is honestly the first time I use this expression on social media: I just leave this here.

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I almost feel ashamed when writing this. #Finland is a country with the highest *decrease* in mortality due to global warming.

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This is interesting, since gross salaries of course exaggerate the differences in salaries. That applies, in particular, to countries like #Belgium and #Denmark.

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… with #Latvia.

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#Sweden, #Finland and #Estonia are the least import-dependent countries in Europe in their energy supply.

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I was wondering if this is totally fake. Well, at least I know that #Finland, which was part of #Russia at the time, was in fact more wealthy than the mainland. I guess it’s fair to say that for #France and #TheUK it’s been relative downhill ever since.

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This looks much more interesting than any comparison at national level. The geographical concentration of academic people is particularly high in #Finland.

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Did you know that #Helsinki is one the few European capitals where normal people can actually afford to live?

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At first glance, it seems to me that hours worked has zero correlation with GDP.