Finland Didn't End Homelessness With Magic.
They Just Didn't Treat It Like a Business Plan.
You can still run a café. Start a band. Sell socks online. Capitalism still works in Finland.
But they decided that housing people didn't need to turn a profit.
Because sometimes, the moral thing is the practical thing. And no one thrives when their neighbour is sleeping in a tent by the river.
You can't KPI your way out of a crisis. Sometimes, you just have to give a damn.
@EdCates @crk5 Sorry, all that got canceled and we decided to go with the business plan instead. For reals.
The number of homeless people in Finland has increased for the first time in 11 years, according to new data from ARA, the Finnish Housing Finance and Development Centre. The report shows that 3,806 people were experiencing homelessness in 2024, an increase of 377 compared to the previous year. The rise comes after more than a decade of steady declines and raises concerns about the country’s long-standing success in tackling homelessness.
@EdCates @crk5 @undefined_variable “so many people end up homeless that services simply cannot keep up,” said Ojankoski.
According to the ARA report, rising rents, cuts to social benefits, and reductions in funding for housing advice services are key drivers behind the increase in homelessness.”
Fi is that pendulum between communist / capitalist values. Is the idea of housing dead in the publics mind; Or is it some kind of political opportunism?
@undefined_variable I remember reading the birth of Linux, “Just For Fun”. Cheap higher Ed., lots of time and a home to code over winter. What a loss for future Fins. @crk5 @EdCates
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