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Inclusive Mediation and Conflict Prevention: The Finnish Model Suomen ulkoinen ja sisäinen turvallisuus ovat yhteen kietoutuneita ja näin ollen valtion tukemien suomalaisten kansalaisjärjestöjen toimiminen paikallisten kansalaisjärjestöjen kanssa ...

20.5.2022 | En ny undersökning utvärderar vilka effekter den multiprofessionella ankarverksamheten har haft och hur verksamheten har genomförts i fråga om att förebygga att ungdomar begår brott. Motsvarande undersökningar har inte gjorts tidigare. Enligt undersökningen löpte de unga som deltog i ankarverksamheten jämfört med referensgruppen en lägre risk att begå nya brott inom ett år från det föregående brottet.

25.4.2019 | Stödet och tjänsterna för unga som begår upprepade brott är utspridda och effekterna av dem följs inte upp. I en undersökning som offentliggörs den 25. april konstateras det att mer uppmärksamhet bör ägnas åt att stödja, rehabilitera och ge eftervård till unga som begår brott.

How to manage burnout – practices from us and elsewhere Burnout is a significant problem affecting social and health policy, labour policy and quality of life. Workplaces and occupational health care play a key role in correcting this problem thou...

3.3.2023 | What prevents young people from receiving timely and effective support for mental health and substance abuse problems? How could social welfare services better support young people dealing with these problems? A Policy Brief published as part of the Government’s analysis, assessment and research activities on 3 March examines the thresholds young people face when seeking mental health and substa...

16.1.2025 | POLICY BRIEF 2024:21 Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision making. This publication is part of the implementation of the 2022 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research. The producers of the ...

2.3.2018 | This research showed how supporting the work of local women peace actors in conflict zones within innovative Finnish collaborative framework enhances Finland’s comprehensive crisis management capacity. In Finland, there is a productive, trust-based coexistence and cooperation between the strong Finnish NGO actors that focus on mediation and peacemaking and the Finnish state.

14.10.2019 | The aim for Finland is to advance a circular economy, as part of the effort to combat climate crisis and promote the sustainable use of natural resources. But, when moving towards a circular economy, we must also ensure that this causes no problems in terms of human health or the environment. The conclusion of the SIRKKU project that just ended was that the flow of information on hazardous substan...

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23.8.2022 | The use of AI systems is not yet widespread in Finland, which means it is still possible to address algorithmic discrimination from the very beginning of the AI development cycle. This is according to a new study, which developed a tool for assessing the discriminatory impacts of artificial intelligence and promoting equality in the use of AI applications.

15.5.2023 | The aim of environmental policy in the transport sector is to plan and select measures that reduce emissions cost-effectively. However, there have not yet been established principles and tools in place for examining the cost impacts of the measures. In its work, the Holistic Economic Evaluation of Transport Emission Reduction Measures (HEETRA) project has developed models and principles for calculat...

29.10.2020 | The carbon tariffs planned by the EU may curb carbon leakage, but on closer inspection, they can prove problematic in many ways. According to a study published on 29 October, the EU’s carbon tariff project will face challenges in the coming years.

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25.1.2021 | In its spring 2021 budget session, the Government will discuss possible plans to expand the tax credit for household expenses. However, a new study shows that the tax credit is not an effective means to increase employment or prevent tax evasion.

23.8.2022 | POLICY BRIEF 2022:25 Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision making. This publication is part of the implementation of the 2021 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research (tietokayttoon.fi/en)....

28.2.2019 | Forest carbon sinks are in a key position in terms of the potential of the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector to promote the achievement of climate objectives in Finland. According to recent scenario calculations, by 2050 the forest carbon sink could as much as double from the present. Greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector could in turn be reduced by 30% by 2050 from the level in 1990, but this would require major changes to peatland cultivation.

7.3.2019 | The ongoing change in the global order is a multidimensional process. Its impact will be seen in the form of growing instability in international politics, weakening of the global system of cooperation and common rules, and changes in great power relations. Key development trends in the global order include regionalisation, multipolarisation of the power structure, and fragmentation of the structure of actors.

4.10.2019 | A third of municipal decision-makers and almost half of the Members of Finnish Parliament or their assistants have been subjected to hate speech due to their official duties or positions of trust. In addition, about a third of the decision-makers consider that hate speech in public debate has increased in recent years. These are the results of a recent study.

21.9.2018 | A report by researchers of the University of Eastern Finland studies the register of lobbyists as a form of regulating lobbying activities, as well as practices relating to such registers in the EU, Ireland, Great Britain, Austria and the United States. The purpose of a register of lobbyist is to collect and publish information on who does lobbying and who is the target, what are the matters concerned, how lobbying has been practised, and how it is funded.

18.12.2019 | The price level of CO2 emission allowances has varied considerably since the introduction of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS), which may have an impact on the guiding effect of the system in the short and long term. A regional carbon price floor (CPF) has been proposed as a means to ensure the guiding effect of emissions trading in all market situations. What has been suggested is to introduce CPF regionally, e.g. in the Nordic countries or in the Nordic and Baltic countries.