National Report 2021
Finland is a stronghold of the Nordic welfare state. Finland has progressed excellently with most of the themes of the NUA and is a leader in many areas such as digitalisation, circular economy and prevention of homelessness. A special feature are the strong partnerships between the cities and the state.
The government plans to turn Finland into the world’s first carbon neutral welfare society by 2035. Urban challenges include e.g. the increasing housing prices and the ageing population.
A participatory process including representatives from all the instances of the society working with sustainable urbanization was conducted when preparing the report.
