What works in Finland
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Evidence snapshot for Finland
Finland has implemented multiple initiatives to advance women's leadership and gender equality across sectors. The 2022 family-leave reform demonstrates measurable progress, with fathers' share of parental-benefit days rising from 12.5% to 20.9% between 2021 and 2024, and their average days increasing from 44 to 78. Women's empowerment is also supported through sector-specific networks including the International Women's Forum Finland with over 80 senior leaders, Kokoomous Naisten Liitto's political advocacy, and the Central Chamber of Commerce's Women's Leadership Programme, though these practices lack independent outcome evaluation data beyond their descriptive scope.
Drawn from: Empowering Global Leadership: The Role of International Women's Forum Finland in Advancing Women's Leadership and Gender Equality · Kokoomous Naisten Liitto: A Century of Empowering Women in Finnish Politics · Finland Family Leave Reform 2022 (Perhevapaauudistus) — Gender-Equal Parental Quota · Advancing Female Leadership: The Central Chamber of Commerce's Commitment to Gender Equality in Finnish Business · Fostering Feminist Leadership in the Arts: UrbanApa's Peer Learning Platform · Elements of AI — Free, Multilingual Course Bringing AI Literacy to Millions · Forum Virium Helsinki — agile piloting in urban living labs · Women in Tech Finland
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Efficiency +45 pts 89 here · 44 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +36 pts 83 here · 48 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +24 pts 75 here · 51 average
Equity & inclusion +23 pts 75 here · 52 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration +20 pts 96 here · 76 average
Impact on gender equality +20 pts 100 here · 80 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability +18 pts 71 here · 54 average
Sustainability +16 pts 94 here · 78 average
Evidence of learning impact +14 pts 42 here · 28 average
Effectiveness +14 pts 91 here · 77 average
Inclusiveness / equity +12 pts 54 here · 42 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced +11 pts 42 here · 31 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Governance, certification & transferability +8 pts 73 here · 64 average
Innovation level +8 pts 71 here · 63 average
Weaknesses
Evaluation evidence -11 pts 33 here · 45 average
Documented learning -24 pts 50 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach -42 pts 33 here · 76 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Finland. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Kokoomous Naisten Liitto: A Century of Empowering Women in Finnish Politics · 98
Finland Family Leave Reform 2022 (Perhevapaauudistus) — Gender-Equal Parental Quota · 96
Fostering Feminist Leadership in the Arts: UrbanApa's Peer Learning Platform · 96
Elements of AI — Free, Multilingual Course Bringing AI Literacy to Millions · 96
Forum Virium Helsinki — agile piloting in urban living labs · 95
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Finland concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Pikin Tab — Imagine Worldwide's Solar-Powered Tablet Learning Programme in Sierra Leone · fit 89/100
- Matches your scale
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Already adopted in 4 other places
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Already adopted in 6 other places
Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
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