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**Finland** is a [liberal](Liberalism "wikilink"),
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[capitalist](Capitalism "wikilink") [state](List_of_States "wikilink")
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in Western Europe, near [Sweden](Sweden "wikilink"),
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[Norway](Norway "wikilink"), [Russia](Russia "wikilink") and
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[Estonia](Estonia "wikilink").
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## Positives and Negatives
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### Positives
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- Finland is a [social democracy](Social_Democracy "wikilink").
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- Finland has a fairly liberal and effective education system.
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### Negatives
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- Finland exports lots of weapons to countries that violate human
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rights and warzones, such as [Kazakhstan](Kazakhstan "wikilink"),
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[Saudi Arabia](Saudi_Arabia "wikilink"),
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[Bahrain](Bahrain "wikilink"),
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[Afghanistan](Afghanistan "wikilink"), [India](India "wikilink"),
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[Thailand](Thailand "wikilink"), [Israel](Israel "wikilink") and the
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[United States](United_States "wikilink").
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- Finland has [conscription](conscription "wikilink") for men,
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conscientious objectors are sent to jail.
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- There is a fair bit of discrimination and wage theft against migrant
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workers from Estonia, [China](China "wikilink") and
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[Poland](Poland "wikilink"). |