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The Finnish government has changed the rules for immigrants.
“Growth companies are worried about the proposed change to the law, according to which an unemployed specialist must leave Finland six months after becoming unemployed”.
Link to source.
Is this a new thing?
To understand what's happening in Finland now, it's meaningful to take a look at the history of Finland, and Fennoscandia - Finland, Norway, and Sweden together.
Most people in Fennoscandia originate from the mix of migrations to northern Europe from European hunters and gatherers (50 000 years before the present), Anatolian farmers (8000 years before the present), and people from the Pontic steppe (4500 years before the present). Northern Fennoscandia has some inhabitants from the north of Siberia (Haak et al. 2015; Lamnidis et al. 2018).
A recent archaeological analysis of the Beowulf saga suggests that the story was written in Scandinavia, and that Beowulf, or his tribe, came from the Island of Gotland in the midst of the Baltic sea. They fought against Egil, lord of Tiundaland, or king of Svitjod during the Nordic iron age (Short clip from Swedish television).
In parallel to that, a trading culture emerged in Kaupanger, Norway, where the Fjords of Sogne and Lustra meet.
Findings at Haga borg, south of Tavastehus in Finland, suggest that this socio-culture traveled eastwards.
Then followed the viking culture (750 - 1050), a trading a exploration culture of a rarely seen like; they traveled and traded to the Caspian sea in the east, Sicily, Italy in the South, and they discovered America.
Part of the explanation for their success was cod livet oil, rich in Omega 3 and vitamin D (TikTok).
According to Russia's Nestor saga, Ruric (830 - 879), a warlord (king), probably like Egil from Tiundaland i Uppland, was called to rule Novgorod, the predecessor of Russia. Ruric is also said to have founded Kiev, the capital of today's Ukraine.
In 1150, according to folklore, king Erik of Tiundaland/Svitjod (1125-1160) carried out a supposed crusade to Finland. This probably dates around 1156 AD.
This marks a starting point for a process that integrated Finland as the Eastern part of the kingdom of Svitjod, which later expanded to become Swerighe and later Sweden (1384; Harrison, 2018).
Part of that process included the trading tradition. For generations, people on both sides of the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic sea traded various stuff. And they shared a language - Swedish. Hence, Swedish has been, and is, the language of trade around the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic sea. (I have suggested that the name of the language should be Fennoscandinavian, due to the fact that it's common to Finland, Norway, and Sweden.)
As the progression went on in the western side of the Baltic sea, so did it in the eastern part of the kingdom; development was a parallel process in both sides of the the kingdom.
In 1550, Swedish king Gustav Vasa (1496-1560) founded Helsingfors.
During the 17th century, the scientific revolution took place; a Royal Academy was founded in Åbo 1640 by Queen Kristina (1626-1689), and the standard of living doubled in the kingdom.
That was followed by the enlightenment - focus was switched from honor- and tribal thinking to humanism, reason, and science (Pinker, 2018).
1808. Everything changed when Russia invaded the Swedish fortress Sveaborg, just outside of Helsingfors. Even though the fortress had no city privileges, due to it's dense population (5000 - 7000 people), it was considered the second city in the Eastern part of the kingdom after Åbo.
1810 saw the emergence of the Fennoman-movement based on romantic nationalism:
In 1812, the eastern part of the Swedish kingdom became a Russian principality, but still based its rule of law on the constitution founded by Sweden. They also kept Swedish as the main and administrative language.
1848. Finland's national - Vårt land (our country) hymn was published. In Swedish!
1863. Russia demanded that the Finns stopped using Swedish, and demanded that they instead should start using a language which until then never was prevalent in Finland - Uralic-Finnish.
Uralic-Finnish, as it sounds, is not a Nordic language - it has its roots in the Ural mountains. But modern Uralic-Finnish is probably invented.
For example, during 1900th, there was a place in Helsingfors called Generalhagen, where 'hage' means a pasture for grazing animals, e.g., horses or ruminants.
The place later became known as Hagnäs, a headland towards the sea. Ergo. Hagnäs is the original Swedish or Fennoscandinavian name.
The 1880th saw an early attempt to change the name from Swedish Hagnäs to Uralic-Finnish Hagnääsi.
It's easy to see that Hagnässi is based on the original Swedish name, and that someone just added a vowel at the second syllable (ä), and an 'i' to the ending of the word. Hagnäs=>Hagnääsi.
This happens to be a common practice in Finland, e.g., Swedish apelsin (orange) becomes apelsini (oranssi) in Uralic-Finnish. the same goes for Swedish/English docent, which in Uralic-Finnish has transformed to docentti, and so on.
As the Uralic-Finnish language further developed, so did the names.
1909. Hagnääsi, from original Hagnäs=>Hagnässi, was replaced with Hakaniemi, which is still in use.
One conclusion may be that this transformational process marks an attempt to create a socio-culture based on the spirit of the romantic nationalism that emerged in 1810.
But the more prevalent Uralic-Finnish became, the more development slowed down in Finland. So did also physical and mental health.
Why?
In his Gifford lecture (2019), Mark Pagel, a biological anthropologist, talked about tribalism. He mentioned two examples: Papua New Guinea, and Finland.
In my view, Finland's lack or decline of development is marked by the prevalence of tribalism, which likely emerged with the Fennoman movement's focus on romantic nationalism.
Perhaps the clearest marker of decline is the research collapse at the University of Helsingfors after the management for years have promoted Uralic-Finnish as the prime language.
Obviously, in a culture based on a general language (English), discussions held is an local language that do not relate to any European language, will drift, and sustain beliefs that no longer hold water.
Solution?
Finnish politicians should re-ignite the enlightenment in Finland.
Also read:
Daniel Kahneman, the man who probably open the door for my research carrier, has pass away.
Why is depression and loneliness and big issues in Finland? (Why isn't entrepreneurial thinking more prevalent?)
“Entrepreneurial thinking - how to simulate a desired future and create new innovative solutions”
Will three minutes of dancing improve entrepreneurial thinking? The case of Finland's issues with school performance, creativity, and entrepreneurial thinking
Please support the blog via Swish (Sweden) or MobilePay (Finland).
According to Russia's Nestor saga, Ruric (830 - 879), a warlord (king), probably like Egil from Tiundaland i Uppland, was called to rule Novgorod, the predecessor of Russia. Ruric is also said to have founded Kiev, the capital of today's Ukraine.
In 1150, according to folklore, king Erik of Tiundaland/Svitjod (1125-1160) carried out a supposed crusade to Finland. This probably dates around 1156 AD.
This marks a starting point for a process that integrated Finland as the Eastern part of the kingdom of Svitjod, which later expanded to become Swerighe and later Sweden (1384; Harrison, 2018).
Part of that process included the trading tradition. For generations, people on both sides of the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic sea traded various stuff. And they shared a language - Swedish. Hence, Swedish has been, and is, the language of trade around the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic sea. (I have suggested that the name of the language should be Fennoscandinavian, due to the fact that it's common to Finland, Norway, and Sweden.)
As the progression went on in the western side of the Baltic sea, so did it in the eastern part of the kingdom; development was a parallel process in both sides of the the kingdom.
In 1550, Swedish king Gustav Vasa (1496-1560) founded Helsingfors.
During the 17th century, the scientific revolution took place; a Royal Academy was founded in Åbo 1640 by Queen Kristina (1626-1689), and the standard of living doubled in the kingdom.
That was followed by the enlightenment - focus was switched from honor- and tribal thinking to humanism, reason, and science (Pinker, 2018).
1808. Everything changed when Russia invaded the Swedish fortress Sveaborg, just outside of Helsingfors. Even though the fortress had no city privileges, due to it's dense population (5000 - 7000 people), it was considered the second city in the Eastern part of the kingdom after Åbo.
1810 saw the emergence of the Fennoman-movement based on romantic nationalism:
“is the form of nationalism in which the state claims its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs. This includes such factors as language, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, and customs of the nation in its primal sense of those who were born within its culture”.It was a recoil to the enlightenment thinking that until then had promoted progress in the Swedish kingdom.
In 1812, the eastern part of the Swedish kingdom became a Russian principality, but still based its rule of law on the constitution founded by Sweden. They also kept Swedish as the main and administrative language.
1848. Finland's national - Vårt land (our country) hymn was published. In Swedish!
1863. Russia demanded that the Finns stopped using Swedish, and demanded that they instead should start using a language which until then never was prevalent in Finland - Uralic-Finnish.
Uralic-Finnish, as it sounds, is not a Nordic language - it has its roots in the Ural mountains. But modern Uralic-Finnish is probably invented.
For example, during 1900th, there was a place in Helsingfors called Generalhagen, where 'hage' means a pasture for grazing animals, e.g., horses or ruminants.
The place later became known as Hagnäs, a headland towards the sea. Ergo. Hagnäs is the original Swedish or Fennoscandinavian name.
The 1880th saw an early attempt to change the name from Swedish Hagnäs to Uralic-Finnish Hagnääsi.
It's easy to see that Hagnässi is based on the original Swedish name, and that someone just added a vowel at the second syllable (ä), and an 'i' to the ending of the word. Hagnäs=>Hagnääsi.
This happens to be a common practice in Finland, e.g., Swedish apelsin (orange) becomes apelsini (oranssi) in Uralic-Finnish. the same goes for Swedish/English docent, which in Uralic-Finnish has transformed to docentti, and so on.
As the Uralic-Finnish language further developed, so did the names.
1909. Hagnääsi, from original Hagnäs=>Hagnässi, was replaced with Hakaniemi, which is still in use.
One conclusion may be that this transformational process marks an attempt to create a socio-culture based on the spirit of the romantic nationalism that emerged in 1810.
But the more prevalent Uralic-Finnish became, the more development slowed down in Finland. So did also physical and mental health.
Why?
In his Gifford lecture (2019), Mark Pagel, a biological anthropologist, talked about tribalism. He mentioned two examples: Papua New Guinea, and Finland.
In my view, Finland's lack or decline of development is marked by the prevalence of tribalism, which likely emerged with the Fennoman movement's focus on romantic nationalism.
Perhaps the clearest marker of decline is the research collapse at the University of Helsingfors after the management for years have promoted Uralic-Finnish as the prime language.
Obviously, in a culture based on a general language (English), discussions held is an local language that do not relate to any European language, will drift, and sustain beliefs that no longer hold water.
Solution?
Finnish politicians should re-ignite the enlightenment in Finland.
Also read:
Daniel Kahneman, the man who probably open the door for my research carrier, has pass away.
Why is depression and loneliness and big issues in Finland? (Why isn't entrepreneurial thinking more prevalent?)
“Entrepreneurial thinking - how to simulate a desired future and create new innovative solutions”
Will three minutes of dancing improve entrepreneurial thinking? The case of Finland's issues with school performance, creativity, and entrepreneurial thinking
Please support the blog via Swish (Sweden) or MobilePay (Finland).
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