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Finns join NATO as one
78 per cent of Finns are in favour of NATO membership. More than half (53%) think that Finland should be open to all cooperation…
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The Baltic Sea Became a Nato Lake
What does the world look like after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, writes Edward Lucas, senior fellow at the Center for…
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Security for the long-term - Strategic prudence dictates a change of course for Finland
Finland has based its foreign policy on strategic prudence. Where caution used to justify abstinence from NATO membership, now…
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Finns hold Russians in high regard but perceive Russia as a military threat
In the minds of the Finns, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made Russia an untrustworthy neighbour. Their attitude towards…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shifted the opinion of a majority of Finns in favour of NATO membership
60 per cent of Finns support Finland’s NATO membership and 19 per cent oppose it. The proportion of those in favour of…
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Rysslands angrepp mot Ukraina ledde till att majoriteten av finländarna nu är för ett medlemskap i Nato
60 procent av finländarna är för och 19 procent emot ett Natomedlemskap. Andelen finländare som är för medlemskap har…
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Turning off Putin's dollar tap
Russia is financing its invasion of Ukraine using income from crude oil. As we in the west want to stop Russia from waging war,…
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Die Europäische Union sollte russischen Soldaten, die sich ergeben, eine Belohnung versprechen
Die Europäische Union sollte sich ein Beispiel an der Ukraine nehmen und russischen Soldaten eine Belohnung versprechen, wenn…
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L’Union européenne devrait promettre une récompense aux soldats russes qui se rendent
L’UE ferait bien de s’inspirer de l’Ukraine et de promettre une prime pour la reddition des soldats russes. Le programme…
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EU should offer a reward to Russian soldiers who lay down their arms
The European Union should follow Ukraine’s example and promise to offer a reward to Russian soldiers who surrender. The EU’s…
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There has been a sharp increase in support for NATO membership
Support for NATO membership has increased compared to a year ago. This change can probably be explained by a hardening of the…
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The Secret Ingredient to the Magic Potion of Swiss Success
Despite of tax competition between regions, Switzerland is known for its outstanding public services. Visiting fellow of EVA,…
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The benefit of Swiss democracy: You get a close look on, what the politicians are doing
Deciding on bigger and smaller political issues can be quite strenuous for a Swiss citizen, but at least the politicians know…
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Globalisation is Inevitable, says Majority of Finns
The latest Values and Attitudes Survey, conducted by the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA), finds that 64 per cent of…
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Young People Understand the Value of a United Europe
EU-positivity is remarkably high among the Finnish youth and there are two very natural explanations for this: education and…
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Nordic Economies and the Coronavirus Crisis: Why Fear Matters More than Restrictions
Easing lockdown measures is not enough to put the economy back on track. Instead, besting the fear of a spreading coronavirus…
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Best of Both Worlds: Combining the Benefits of Tuition Fees and Publicly Funded Education
It is safe to assume, that most Finns agree with the notion that everyone should have a possibility to further educate…
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A Silver Lining in the Covid Crisis: The Blessing of Being Finnish
86 per cent of Finnish citizens feel that it is both a blessing and a privilege to be Finnish. This share is exceptionally…
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The Covid-19 Crisis had an Exceptional Impact on Finnish Political Views
Nine out of ten (89%) Finns give their full support to the Government’s actions during the COVID-19 crisis, indicates the…
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Finns Find the Euro Less Useful Amidst Covid Crisis
In a recent Values and Attitudes Survey, conducted by the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA), 51 per cent of Finns believe…
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Finnish Pro-EU Attitudes under pressure
According to the Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA’s recent Values and Attitudes Survey, 53 per cent of Finns view…
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EVA Attitude and Value Survey 2014: Finns' opinions on the EU remain fairly positive
Although support for EU membership has declined slightly from last year, Finns’ attitudes towards EU membership have remained…
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EVA Analysis: Back to basics - Why we need to revive the bourgeois enterprise
In the aftermath of the financial crises of 2008 free enterprise was once again seen as a failure. However, the current economic…
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Young entrepreneurs – saving the old welfare state?
In recent years, Finland has been worried again, after a period of some ten years of good economic performance. The worry seems…
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Talent available!
EVA Report “Talent available – Tapping the Expat Talent Pool”, written by Aira Vehaskari, looks at the…
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EVA Forum: Howard Gardner - The Elements of Good Work
EVA FORUM gathered 200 people at G18-Hall to discuss what are the elements of good work and how ethical, excellent and engaging…
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EVA Report: "Searching for the star of Africa"
In the new EVA report, Haavisto urges Finns to realize the consequences of the rise in Africa’s importance. A new race to…
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Breakfast meeting
Visiting professor at the University of Iceland, former British Ambassador to Finland, professor Alyson Bailes spoke at EVA…
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EVA EXPAT FORUM
For the first time ever, EVA EXPAT FORUM brought together foreign professionals and experts working in Finland. Over 500…
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In search of modern times - Finland's digital future
EVAs newest report “In search of Modern Times – Finland’s Digital Future” is demanding the state to take…
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EVA Report: "In Search of Modern Times"
EVAs newest report “In Search of Modern Times – Finland’s Digital Future” is demanding the state to take…
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Breakfast meeting
Mr. Bruce J. Oreck, the U.S. Ambassador to Finland spoke at EVA and introduced the audience to the current political affairs of…
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Africa and Financial crisis
Dr. Donald Kaberuka, the President of the African Development Bank visited EVA and spoke about the impact of the…
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Breakfast meeting
Dr. Dan Steinbock spoke about the impact of the financial crisis on the USA on his presentation “The next stage of…
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EVA Forum "Good, bad gaspipe!"
Heidi Hautala, Member of European Parliament, Sebastian Sass, Nord Stream AG spokeperson and Esko Antola, Director of Centrum…
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Peeking around the corner. Wilton Park Atlantic Youth Forum
During the first week of August, the Wilton Park Atlantic Youth Forum brought together over 40 students and young…
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Rebuilding the WTO
In the midst of the current financial crisis, a worrying return of trade protectionism is emerging. States are responding to…
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Shortage of Work and Labour
Professor Jaakko Pehkonen argues in the EVA Report that Finland can’t afford such long-term unemployment levels that…
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Breakfast meeting
Mr. Björn Stigson, president of World Business Council for Sustainable Development spoke at EVA about what he calls ”The…
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EVA Symposium - Will Finland Rise?
Prominent Finnish business leaders, politicians and thinkers gathered together to ponder the effects of the recession on…
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Global Scenarios
What is the world like in the year 2020? What will the international playing fields of the future look like? EVA has created…
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Attitude and Value Survey 2009
EVA’s latest Attitude and Value Survey looks at the Finns’ opinions in the midst of economic crisis. Finns support…
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Breakfast meeting at EVA
The CEO of Plan Energy, Mr Heikki Lehtimäki, shared his views how the relationship is seen from Ukraina. Mr Sebastian Sass, the…
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EVA Report The Best City - a Comparison of the Six Biggest Cities
According to the EVA Report, Espoo ranks highest in an economic comparison of the biggest Finnish cities. In its management of…
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EVA FORUM Business and Culture - the New Relationship
Mr Berndt Arell, Director of Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Ms Helena Hiilivirta, Director of the Music Centre and Mr Jyrki…
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Discussion on Managing Finnish Corporations - what is new?
Dr Hannele Seeck, Mr Krister Ahlström and CEO Marjo Raitavuo (EM Group) discussed how management of Finnish corporations has…
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The Geopolitical Ramifications of the Credit Crunch
The events of the past months have turned out to be much more than a mere crunch. Going far beyond the liquidity crisis that has…
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EVA FORUM How to fix our Climate Regulation or Radical Rethinking
At the EVA FORUM the theme of the discussion was different approaches to hindering the climate change. Professor Gwyn Prins from…
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Local Journalism - Global Responsibility
Having graduated from a U.S-based journalism program just ten months ago, I’ve spent much of my early career…
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EVA Report Russian Capitalism and Finland
The EVA Report, written by Economist Simon-Erik Ollus, shows that Finnish corporations invest more than ever in Russia. Finland…
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EVA FORUM “Are we heading for a full Reform of the Finnish Educational System?"
Rector Helena Hyvönen (University of Art and Design Finland), former Chancellor Kari Raivio (Helsinki University) and Permanent…
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Building Bridges between Europe and America
I had the great privilege of representing EVA Junior Fellows at the 2008 Atlantic Youth Forum on 4-8 August, organized by Wilton…
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EVA FORUM Does Forest Industry have a Future in Finland?
President and CEO of Metsäliitto Group Kari Jordan, President and CEO of Stora Enso Jouko Karvinen and President and CEO of…
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Evening of Arts at Kiasma
EVA’s Evening of Arts is an example how business and culture can be brought together. The theme of the evening was art and…
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Implications of the greatest Games ever
8 August, 2008 may well be the most significant date in modern Chinese history since the founding of the People’s Republic…
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Event on counterfeits
The Stockholm Network organised a seminar in partnership with EVA on “Are your medicines safe? – Counterfeits,…
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Diversity in Business
Canadian experts Ms Yasmin Meralli, Vice President, Diversity & Workplace Equity, Bank of Montreal, and Ms Cindy Chan,…
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Breakfast meeting
Ambassador Jukka Valtasaari, Director for Public Policy Jyrki Iivonen (Ministry of Defence) and Managing Director Kristiina…
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Impressions of Finland...
Towards the end of the summer, I had the chance to visit Helsinki for a few days as part of being selected as a junior fellow…
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Corporations and Climate Change
Companies are often required to take responsibility and implement measures that could mitigate climate change. In the EVA Report…
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Women to the top! - A Leader Regardless of Gender
The Eva Report “Women to the Top!” contains examples of best practices on how to get women to the top in the…
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Breakfast meeting at EVA
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, visited EVA on Wednesday 12 September.…
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Breakfast meeting
Dr Dan Steinbock visited EVA on September 4. He spoke about the U.S. presidential elections in 2008. Dr Steinbock is an ICT…
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Looking beyond the India hype
Researcher Ksenia Glebova argues that the development of Finno-Indian relations further will require network-building as well as…
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Do Incomes Policies in Finland Have a Future?
The report by EVA’s managing director Sixten Korkman assesses bargaining between labour markets organizations as well as…
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Breakfast meeting
EVA organised a breakfast meeting with Professor François Heisbourg and Director Fred Tanner on April 3. Professor Heisbourg…
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Centenarian in a Fitness Test - EVA's 2007 Attitude and Value Survey
The Attitude and Value Survey of 2007 has been published! According to EVA’s latest Attitude and Value Survey, Finns think…
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EVA FORUM with prime minister candidates
At the first EVA FORUM of the year, Chaiman of EVA Jorma Ollila tested the potential prime minister candidates on Finnish…
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Breakfast meeting with ambassador Marilyn Ware
Ambassador Marilyn Ware visited Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA on 14 February 2007. Ambassador Ware spoke about the U.S.…
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Donations up via Tax Relief
Private charity donations should be encouraged by making donations tax deductible, according to a report published by EVA on…
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EVA FORUM: Design and Brand
This year, Helsinki Design Week included an EVA FORUM on the topic “Design and Brand – Re-inventing strategic…
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Same Roots, Different Leaves - Second Edition
Estonia and Finland are from the same family: the two nations are united by a national anthem, a national epic, a language,…
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The Baltic Twins - What can Finland learn from Estonia?
One hundred top Finnish business leaders, politicians and experts gathered in Tallinn on August 28th to learn from and compare…
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EVA FORUM: WOMEN TO THE TOP!
Managing Director Pauli Aalto-Setälä acted as Moderator in the debate tackling women’s career issues. The panel featured…
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Security for Finland
The following article is an edited excerpt from Max Jakobson’s new book “Finland – A Lone Wolf”, out…
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Quo Vadis Media?
Hannu Olkinuora’s EVA Report Quo vadis media? was published on Thursday, 18 May. In his report, Olkinuora discusses the…
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Breakfast meeting
EVA organised a breakfast meeting with three top International Relations Professors on May 22. Professors Frederick Halliday…
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Flat-rate income tax in Finland? Everybody wins with the Nyberg model
Finnish Business and Policy Forum, EVA, economist Martti Nyberg presents the first comprehensive and concrete proposal of what…
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EVA FORUM TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT - THE CASE OF INDIA
The EVA FORUM held on April 21st presented an interesting panel featuring Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula…
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Guest lecture
The Director of the Russian State Archive of Social and Political History, Mr Kirill Anderson lectured on April 10th at a dinner…
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EVA FORUM on March 23rd
This EVA FORUM panel featured the brand new EVA Parliament Fellows. Ms Tuija Brax (Member of Finnish Parliament), Ms Piia-Noora…
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Visiting lecture
Dr. Michael Rubin, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and the Editor of the “Middle East…
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Opening Windows to the World- EVA’s 2006 Attitude and Value Survey
“Opening Windows to the World” is the latest in EVA´s series of attitude surveys that began in 1985. The present volume…
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Visiting lecture
Professor Daniel M. Kammen visited EVA office on October 27, 2005. Mr Kammen is Professor of Public Policy in the Goldman School…
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The paradox of Finnish entrepreneurship
Why must entrepreneurship be expressly promoted in Finland, when its economy is considered to be amongst the world’s most…
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The Dissolving Corporation - Contemporary Architecture and Corporate Identity in Finland
Architecture is a fascinating mirror of the prevailing values of a given era. In this EVA Report “The Dissolving…
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Visit to EVA
EVA’s Board members had the opportunity to meet Mr Tim Goeglein, who is special assistant to the President of the United…
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Visiting lecture
Vice President of Transnational Threats Initiative Thomas M. Sanderson visited EVA office on April 15, 2005. Mr. Sanderson,…
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Seeking Happiness: Are Finns Happy and Why?
Are Finns happy? What makes us happy, and what makes us unhappy? How are we affected by family, work, hobbies and earthly…
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Finland to EU's Vanguard - New Challenges in Europe-policy
The European Union is in a critical stage during Finland’s EU-Presidency in 2006. Finland should be prepared to tackle great…
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