Solution 239–246: Finland: The Welfare Game

Solution 239–246: Finland: The Welfare GameWelcome to Finland, a young land of rapid aging, where newly founded institutions are already outmoded and geographic impediments are a constant crippling agent. As part of Ingo Niermanns Solution Series, Solution Finland: The Welfare Game by architect Martti Kalliala with writer and curator Jenna Sutela and architect Tuomas Toivonen, addresses the Nordic countrys numerous predicaments. The three authors offer readers eight and a half solutions to

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