16. In
Finland, it is a legal requirement to keep your headlights on, in
summer or winter, in sunlight or darkness.
17. Finland
has been ranked to have world’s most free press 12 times since 2002 by
Reporters Without Borders
18. Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes. The government offers expectant mothers a maternity starter kit or a cash grant. 95% opt for the kit which includes a cardboard box that doubles as a crib. It has helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates.
19. A ‘Desire Path’ is the worn track that multiple people mark on grass or other surfaces because it’s the most easily navigated route between places. In Finland, desire paths made by footprints in the snow in winter are used to design purpose-built pathways.
20. Finland
was the first country in the world to offer a master’s degree in future
studies.
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