Comments on: About Innovations http://karrisaarinen.com/about-innovations startups, web and Finland Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:08:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Karri Saarinen http://karrisaarinen.com/about-innovations/comment-page-1#comment-2199 Karri Saarinen Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:57:29 +0000 http://karrisaarinen.com/blog/?p=32#comment-2199 Maija, I belive you're right. We have different kind of financial aids and allowances which TOC probably meant. Maija, I belive you’re right. We have different kind of financial aids and allowances which TOC probably meant.

]]> By: Maija Haavisto http://karrisaarinen.com/about-innovations/comment-page-1#comment-2198 Maija Haavisto Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:57:48 +0000 http://karrisaarinen.com/blog/?p=32#comment-2198 Welfare programs? Uh, we don't have welfare in Finland. Welfare programs? Uh, we don’t have welfare in Finland.

]]> By: Karri Saarinen http://karrisaarinen.com/about-innovations/comment-page-1#comment-3 Karri Saarinen Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:12:24 +0000 http://karrisaarinen.com/blog/?p=32#comment-3 Thanks for your comment. I agree. Usually politicians are not equipped or it's not their job to solve real problems, so what they can do is throw n+1 or n-1 money to a problem. Unfortunately both can make the situation worse, since more money just escalades or postpones the problem and less money makes life hard to people involved. Real change requires real change in structure, not just in magnitude or resources available. The employee’s situation is really good in Finland, both in taxation and in other benefits, but what we actually need is more growing companies. We need to nurture entrepreneurs (and innovation) and not just the employees. Currently in Finnish economical decision making there is only three sides, employers, employees and the government. I think that entrepreneurs should be added to the decision making process since most of Finnish companies are small and not clearly represented through employers. Thanks for your comment. I agree. Usually politicians are not equipped or it’s not their job to solve real problems, so what they can do is throw n+1 or n-1 money to a problem. Unfortunately both can make the situation worse, since more money just escalades or postpones the problem and less money makes life hard to people involved. Real change requires real change in structure, not just in magnitude or resources available.

The employee’s situation is really good in Finland, both in taxation and in other benefits, but what we actually need is more growing companies. We need to nurture entrepreneurs (and innovation) and not just the employees.

Currently in Finnish economical decision making there is only three sides, employers, employees and the government. I think that entrepreneurs should be added to the decision making process since most of Finnish companies are small and not clearly represented through employers.

]]> By: TOC http://karrisaarinen.com/about-innovations/comment-page-1#comment-2 TOC Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:07:07 +0000 http://karrisaarinen.com/blog/?p=32#comment-2 Hopefully Finland will lower taxes and rethink their welfare programs. I've seen many people who have gamed the system and contribute nothing to the society. Hopefully Finland will lower taxes and rethink their welfare programs. I’ve seen many people who have gamed the system and contribute nothing to the society.

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