Finland is a tiny country. 5.6 million people in a world of 8.3 billion people. One of every 1,500 people lives in Finland. About the size of metro Philadelphia or metro Atlanta. Smaller than 72 cities. Less than Miami, Singapore, Dallas or Toronto. Just 1/5th the size of Jakarta, Dhaka, Tokyo, Delhi or Shanghai!!!!
An unusual language, distantly related to Hungarian and more closely connected with Estonian.
Yet, it clearly “punches above its weight”. 5 Nobel prize winners. Retaining its independence in 1940 against a vastly superior Russian army. 480 Olympic medals. Perennial global ice hockey competitor. Paavo Nurmi, the flying Finn. 2006 Eurovision song winner. Northern lights. Reindeer.
Finland experienced massive outmigration through time. 500,000 to the US and Canada. 650,000 Finnish descendants in the US today. 140,000 to Russia. 500,000 to Sweden.
Balmy Helsinki’s average daily high is 30 in December/January/February and 69 in June/July/August.
Today we incredibly look to Finland as the “happiest” country in the world with the “best” school system! This does not compute!
The SISU attitude is considered a national treasure. Extraordinary perseverance, an action mindset, latent power, resilience, community, spiritual force, the good life. In essence, an indomitable collective will to survive and thrive despite many threats.
An example for all of the world to consider.
Sisu: The Finnish art of inner strength
Sisu: The Finnish Secret of Inner Strength and Resilience | Psychology Today
What Sisu Can Teach Us About Well-Being | Psychology Today
What Finnish Can Teach Us About Resilience | Psychology Today
Finnish fun.
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