Finland is a relatively remote country with a small population and few natural resources. In Finland, education and innovation are seen as important means to success in the global economy. During the last century, Finland transformed from a poor and agrarian nation to a prosperous industrialized country.
The Finnish government and some regions have established different kinds of organizations to support innovation and business. Breeding innovations into successful businesses has traditionally been a problem. The international success of Nokia and many smaller high-tech companies has been seen as a proof of the competitiveness of the Finnish system.
Finland has one of the highest patents-per-person ratios in the world. Finns tend to attribute this to "creative insanity".
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