[euroderf]

As an aside, Finns have said to me that in general Finland is open to adopting political & economic ideas from Sweden, letting Sweden be at the leading edge, with the caveat that first Sweden tries them out... and IF they work they might be cribbed by Finland.

I don't know whether this attitude still prevails tho.

[rendall]

The Nordic... or shall I say Scandinavian nations all crib from each other. Education, family policy, labor markets, digital government, environmental policy. Leadership just rotates depending on the issue.