The Relational Nordic Welfare State

Reconciling welfare policy and sustainability transition – A case study of the Finnish welfare state

“…Previous research has highlighted that citizens' attitudes are more progressive concerning eco‐social policies in the Nordic countries than other European countries (Fritz & Koch, 2019). In the past, the Nordic welfare states managed to create solidarity that supported equality and increased generalised trust by means of welfare policies (Hänninen et al, 2019; Koivula et al, 2017; Rothstein & Stolle, 2003). In practice, the socio‐cultural turn may benefit from long‐term policymaking, which can be easier if generalised trust exists.…”

“…by means of welfare policies) have been central in the past (Walker, 2005). The Nordic welfare states have managed to increase equality and life satisfaction (Hänninen et al, 2019), yet their carbon and material footprints are at high level (Ottelin et al, 2018). The relationship between the welfare state and environment policies has evolved in recent decades although welfare state policies have a century‐long history, whilst environmental policies have been part of public policy for a few decades (Zimmermann & Graziano, 2020).…”

Ledelsesinterventioner i arbejdet med sammenhængende og helhedsorienterede borgerforløb i den offentlige sektor

“…De nordiske landes offentlige sektorer har gennem flere år vaeret i gang med en reformbølge (Hänninen, Lehtelä & Saikkonen, 2019, Cottam, 2018 drevet en erkendelse af, at der er opgaver og udfordringer som ikke løses tilfredsstillende med de modeller, som vi kender. I Danmark har de seneste år budt på både en Tillidsreform (Regeringen, 2013) og en Sammenhaengsreform (Regeringen, 2017).…”

From innovation to labour costs: Change of emphasis in Finnish competitiveness policy ideas after the Eurocrisis

“…International trade had been an important aspect of Finland’s ‘old’ economic model, and it has been argued that price competitiveness was one defining element of Finnish social and economic policy between the 1950s and 1990s (Hänninen, 2017; Kosonen, 1998; Pekkarinen and Vartiainen, 1995). Up until the world economic crisis of 2008, it seemed as though the competition state in Finland entailed a different, ‘Schumpeterian’ model of competitiveness policy, i.e.…”

“…Instead, ideas based on the primacy of cost competitiveness became hegemonic in policy circles after the Eurocrisis. This shift could be argued to amount to a ‘recalibrated return’ to Finland’s earlier policy model for competitiveness, where export prices and costs were the key variable (Hänninen, 2017; Kosonen, 1998; Pekkarinen and Vartiainen, 1995), albeit now in a different institutional environment. In particular, Finland’s EMU membership rules out exchange rate devaluations, which generates pressures to attain price competitiveness via internal devaluations, i.e.…”