Recipes for Systemic Change - Helsinki Design Lab

2008 Foreign Exchange Students 8,800Europe 84.40%Asia 9.30%North America 3.00%2008 International Degree Students 12,600University students 3.80%SoureCIMOPolytechnic students 5.00%and cheaper labour did not come without its challenges, as Finland continuesto absorb these new workers and their families into Finnish society.Inclusion is another dimension of Finnish cultural values toward equalityand equity. It is a also a plays into a longer-term strategy, to become moreinternational and remain competitive.➢➢Immigration has tripled in Finland the last thirty years, to justunder 30,000In 2008, Somalis rank second, after Russians, in the number naturalizedcitizensFurther evidence of Finland’s international strategy is seen in the effortto attract more international students to Finnish universities. In doing so,Finland hopes to lure greater foreign expertise and talent to its researchinstitutions.149