Welfare in Finland contains invaluable information for everyone interested in welfare, as well as policy development and adaptation, in a Nordic welfare state.
Welfare in Finland gives an overall view of the welfare of Finnish society. Based on scientific research and drawing on diverse sources, the book offers a broad and varied analysis of welfare in Finland at the beginning of the new millennium, and an assessment of current welfare trends. The book includes separate analyses of the welfare of children and their families, young people, and working-age adults. In addition to outlining the recent development of welfare in Finland, it examines the success of Finnish welfare policy through accounts of the principal reforms in social policy in recent years, and evaluates policies from different perspectives. The third chapter focuses on social issues that challenge policies today. The statistics-based sidebars give an at-a-glance view of the development of Finnish welfare.