“…The strength of the relationship between parents’ occupations and student performance varies considerably across countries: for example, when it comes to mathematics performance, the children of cleaners in Shanghai-China outperform the children of professionals in the United States, and the children of professionals in Germany outperform the children of professionals in Finland, on average. Finland and Japan achieve high levels of performance by ensuring that the children of parents who work in elementary occupations are given the same education opportunities and the same encouragement as the children of professionals…”

“…Finnish cameraman Kari Kemppainen has been filming large predators in Eastern Finland for some 15 years. Bears, wolves, wolverines and lynx have long been persecuted here but all have made a major comeback in recent years as Kari has tirelessly documented. …”

“…Reasons for this are discussed in this book with examples from Finland and the UK. The enormous boom of insect farming in Finland started in September 2017 when the business type was legalized. …”

“…But what happens when Sweden and Finland - two countries topping global indexes for competitiveness, productivity, growth, quality of life, prosperity, and equality - start doubting themselves and their future? …”

“…Katja Lehtisaari is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Tampere University, Finland, and Docent at the University of Helsinki, Finland. …”

“…Inspired by the culture of educational leadership in Finland, a consistent top-performer in international student assessment, this beneficial resource presents easy-to-adopt strategies to improve overall educational performance…”

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