Finland

A deep analysis of Finland National Urban Policy

Region: Europe & North America

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gdp

272217
GDP per capita

pop

5.5M
Population (2016)

pop growth

0.5%
Population growth rate

inflation

0.4%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

73.1%
Forested areas

co2

46
CO2 emissions estimate

female

55.4%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

62.4%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

83.4
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

77.6
Male life expectancy

unemployment

8.7%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

84.2%
Urban population

male pop

80.5%
Male education

female pop

97.2%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

National Urban Strategy (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Formulation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment,Ministry of the Environment, Ministry ofFinance

stages
TIMELINE

2019

focus
FOCUS

These agreements are between the national and local governments and focus on economic growth and increase the competitiveness of cities

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

Finland does not have an explicit NUP, however, it has national programmes that contribute to urban development.

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Thematic scope of Finland NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Extensive
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Moderate

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Finland NUP

Measurement of how Finland NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Finland, does not respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Finland NUP does not focus on demographic trends and needs in their Formulation phase.

NO

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Finland NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Finland NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Finland NUP does address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

YES