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Is Finland socialist?

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Scandinavian countries—specifically, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland—are perceived as socialist because their citizens pay very high income taxes. However, these countries still suffer from many of the social and economic ills that socialism is supposed to prevent. read more

Finland is not socialist. Politically it is a democracy. Economically it is capitalist. In that sense it is the same system as the United States. Finland does have higher taxes and more generous public programs. But this is a merely a difference in degree. It is not a different kind of economic or political system. read more

Finland has one of the world’s best education systems, with no tuition fees and also giving free meals to their students. The literacy rate in Finland is 100 percent. Finland has one of the highest standards of living in the world. Like Denmark and other European countries, equality is considered one of the most important values in society. read more

Because means of production are not state owned, Finland cannot be considered to be a socialist country. However, being a Nordic welfare country, Finland has socialist characters in the form a large public sector. Finland has a thriving private sector, including e.g. worlds biggest mobile phone manufacturer Nokia. read more

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