Recipes for Systemic Change - Helsinki Design Lab

D2 – The Youth PopulationThe teenage years are a period of transition and experimentation. Socialpeer pressure, physical and emotional changes, a desire to fit in and thesimultaneous pull to assert one’s independence—all these contribute andcomplicate a teenager’s ability to navigate one’s course in school and in life.Teenagers are examined here in the context of the family, health, and societyin order to gauge how young people fit into the greater social context,how they view the world, and how they see themselves within it.D2.1 Population At A GlanceThe population of Finland is 5.3 million➢ 59,530 births in 2008➢ 21.8% of population is under the age 19➢ 10.3% of the population is between the ages 7-16[Primary Education]➢ 3.8% of the population is between the ages 17-19[secondary Education]Finland is getting older➢ In twenty years (2030), the population of Finland is projected toincrease 8.8%➢ The younger population under the age fifteen will increase 6.3%➢ The elderly population above the age sixty-five will increase 61.6%Finland is becoming more diverse➢ Since the year 2000…➢ Foreign nationals living in Finland increased 55% to143,000 foreigners➢ Immigration increased 72% to 29,000 new immigrants➢ Naturalized citizenship increased 124% to 6,700 new citizensIn the early 1990's, only 1% of the population in Finland was a foreigner.Today, that number is closer to 3%.Rank, by country of originForeignnationalsImmigrants New citizens AsylumApplicants1 Russia Russia Russia Iraq2 Estonia China Somalia Somalia3 Sweden India Iraq Afghanistan4 Somalia Somalia Iran Russia5 China Ukraine Sweden IranSourceStatistics Finland,FinnishImmigrationService160