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Finland’s judicial system is the
most independent in the world.
(World Economic Forum, The Global
Competitiveness Report 2018: Judicial
independence)
The global Women, Peace and Security
Index, placed Finland as the sixth-best
country for women out of the
153 countries in 2018.
Finland was ranked fifth out of 146
countries in the Social Progress Index
2018.
Finland shared the honors with Sweden,
Denmark and the Netherlands for “best
human capital and digital public
services” in Digital Economy and
Society Index 2018.
Finland ranked number one in mobile
broadband take-up (Digital Economy and
Society Index 2018.) Finland also has the
most ICT specialists in the EU relative to
population size.
Finland topped the 2018 Global
Happiness Report by the UN
Sustainable Development Solutions
Network.
Finland is the most stable country in
the world (The Fund for Peace, Fragile
States Index 2018).
Finland is the freest country in the
world together with Sweden and Norway
(Freedom House, Freedom in the World
2018).
Finland is the safest country in the world
(World Economic Forum, The Travel &
Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017).
The air quality in Finland is the best
in the world, according to World
Health Organization (WHO).
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Finland has the best governance in the
world (Legatum Institute, The Legatum
Prosperity Index 2017: Finland).
Finland was the leading FDI (Foreign
Direct Investment) country and Helsinki
the leading Nordic FDI city in 2017,
according to EY’s Nordic Attractiveness
Survey 2018.
Corporation tax was lowered to 20%
(from previous 24,5%) in 2014.
Finland has the highest Research &
Development intensity of all 28 European
Union member states (Eurostat).
Finland was ranked 11th in the annual
Global Competitiveness Report 2018,
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.