Finland’s Biggest Reform Problem Isn’t Technical — It’s the Stories We Tell Ourselves Blog 2.10.2026 Chris Smith Finland likes to think of itself as a consensus-driven, pragmatic and innovative country. Finnish elites often describe the national governance model as rational, collaborative and free from political polarisation. But the truth is more complicated — and these comforting stories are now generating increasing problems for public-sector reform. Read more Finland’s Biggest Reform Problem Isn’t Technical — It’s the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Station areas are organic and locally driven entities News 30.11.2023 Experts from MDI and FCG have been exploring models for the development of station areas, op-portunities for EU funding and ways to projectise the development work of different types of station areas during the autumn. Read more Station areas are organic and locally driven entities
Multi-functional development of station areas News 28.11.2023 In the early autumn period, MDI and FCG worked on the development of the Asemanseutu project which is part of the project package – Vitality for Urban Regions. The work undertaken clarified the basic models for the multi-functional development of station areas, as well as providing recommendations for their development and financing. Read more Multi-functional development of station areas
Social sustainability, SDG implementation and Finnish child poverty: What role for the new wellbeing counties? Blog 17.4.2023 Chris Smith What role will the new wellbeing counties play in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation? Does the creation of this new meso-level of governance represent a re-centralisation of responsibilities or a further fragmentation of effort in terms of Finland’s SDG response? Read more Social sustainability, SDG implementation and Finnish child poverty: What role for the new wellbeing counties?
Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design News 5.4.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Implicit norms and structural disadvantages derive from previous innovation policies and therefore policies need to be redesigned. Read more Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design
How to move beyond policy to reach gender equality in research, innovation and business Blog 16.3.2023 Gender equality does not happen on its own. Read more How to move beyond policy to reach gender equality in research, innovation and business
Inclusive innovation and diversity transition Blog 27.1.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Some musings from a Timeout Dialogue with RDI* stakeholders in sustainable energy, Vaasa/Finland One of the main methods used in… Read more Inclusive innovation and diversity transition
A sustainable green transition is achieved by investing in the diversity of RDI activities – the AGDA project continues to work on this theme News 12.1.2023 AGDA is a Nordic development project funded by the Nordic Gender Equality Fund (NIKK). The project focuses on the opportunities that a greater focus on diversity and inclusion could create in the RDI-field, particularly in respect of green transition. Read more A sustainable green transition is achieved by investing in the diversity of RDI activities – the AGDA project continues to work on this theme
Green transition — the potential for change? Blog 10.11.2022 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Change starts from awareness and intention In recent years, the importance of diversity has increasingly been studied in a context… Read more Green transition — the potential for change?
