Concrete change for the better: “Green cement” is bubbling in Finland
Concrete is a major source of emissions, but Finnish firms and researchers are creating carbon-negative alternatives to flip it from a climate hazard to a positive solution.
Citizens’ initiatives prove popular in Finland as an expression of democracy
More than a decade of experience shows how citizens’ initiatives, in which ordinary voters ask the legislature to create or alter a law, have become a popular expression of democracy in Finland – particularly for young people.