Finland fast facts
Finland was ranked 10th in the annual Global Competitiveness Report 2017 , produced by the World Economic Forum ( WEF ).
Newsweek Magazine has ranked Finland as the world ’ s best country on the basis of criteria emphasising the environment , education and quality of life .
According to the Social Progress Index ( maintained by Social Progress Imperative ), Finland was the most socially progressive country in the world in 2016 .
When countries were viewed according to their expenditure on R & D as a percentage of GDP , Finland was the fourth on the list in 2016 ( Unesco Institute for Statistics ).
Finland was third in the global Rule of Law Index 2016 , which measures how the general public experiences the rule of law in everyday situations ( The World Justice Project ).
Finland has the best availability of scientists and engineers in the world ( WEF ’ s Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 ).
The biggest infrastructure project in the country , the western metro connecting Helsinki and Espoo , was launched on 18 November , 2017 .
Finnish game series Angry Birds has been downloaded more than three billion times , making it the most downloaded freemium game series of all time .
Oulu is the fastest growing city of “ Arctic Europe ”, with over 500 startups launching operations during the last three years .
Helsinki is ranked third ( behind New York and London ) in the global CITIE Index 2015 which studied governmental support of entrepreneurs among cities .
Finland was – again – the most attractive Nordic country for securing foreign direct investment ( FDI ) projects with 133 ventures commenced in 2016 .
The Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 placed Finland third on the list of world ’ s least corrupt nations ( Transparency International ).
According to World Economic Forum ( 2015 ), Finland is the highest ranking country in the world in terms of human capital .
Finland was again at the very bottom place of the Fragile State Index ( FFP ); as the comparison comprises 178 states , Finland ’ s ranking is 178th .
Linchpin of the Helsinki-Tampere Corridor , Hämeenlinna is a prime example of great potential in the mid-size city range .
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