Finland
A deep analysis of Finland National Urban Policy
Region: Europe & North America
GDP per capita
Population (2016)
Population growth rate
Inflation Rate (2014)
Drinking water (rural)
Drinking water (urban)
Forested areas
CO2 emissions estimate
Labour force (females)
Labour force (males)
Female life expectancy
Male life expectancy
Unemp % of labour force
Urban population
Male education
Female education
Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset
TITLE OF NUP
National Urban Strategy (Explicit)
STAGE OF NUP
Formulation Phase
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment,Ministry of the Environment, Ministry ofFinance
TIMELINE
2019
FOCUS
These agreements are between the national and local governments and focus on economic growth and increase the competitiveness of cities
COMMENTS
Finland does not have an explicit NUP, however, it has national programmes that contribute to urban development.
Thematic scope of Finland NUP
Thematic attention
Economic
Development
Thematic attention
Spatial
Development
Thematic attention
Human
Development
Thematic attention
Environmental
Development
Thematic attention
Climate
Resilience
Graphical Representation
Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information
Measurement of how Finland NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier
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
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
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