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The countries that feel more unequal than they are

The countries that feel more unequal than they are

Finland has one of the world’s lowest levels of measured income inequality, yet many believe the gap is too large. Why? Research suggests people react more to perceived unfairness and poverty than inequality itself—raising the question of what policymakers should actually be trying to solve.

The Entrepreneurial Experience Paradox

The Entrepreneurial Experience Paradox

Companies hire for experience. Category-defining founders often succeed without it. The paradox disappears when you ask what kind of experience matters. As traditional career ladders shrink, learning to build, adapt and create value without a playbook may matter more than years in a role.

Finland’s Real Data Center Question Isn’t About Tax

Finland's Real Data Center Question Isn't About Tax

Finland’s AI infrastructure boom raises a bigger question than taxes: who should get priority access to scarce electricity? The answer could shape jobs, energy prices, industrial competitiveness, and the country’s long-term economic future.

Trying to protect existing jobs usually destroys future jobs

Trying to protect existing jobs usually destroys future jobs

Labor market testing—designed to protect domestic jobs—often achieves the opposite. Global economic data shows the practice creates intense administrative friction, drives corporate offshoring, and structurally suppresses the wages of the very workers it aims to protect.

Progress Beats Position, Every Time

Progress Beats Position, Every Time

Position is what you can see today. Velocity is what determines who’s still standing in three years. Companies that focus on position alone keep losing to ones with almost nothing but speed.

Whose Plan Is It, Anyway?

Whose Plan Is It, Anyway?

A literature review says business planning works. Read the actual studies and you find out who it works for, and it isn’t who you think.
19 June 2026

The Right Case for the Wrong Reason

The Right Case for the Wrong Reason

Finland’s pension funds are being pushed toward domestic investment for patriotic reasons. The patriotism argument will keep losing. There is a stronger one that few are making.