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The Finnish Institute in Japan invites you to join the editors and authors of the book Creative Co-evolution of the Economies and Welfare States in the Nordic Countries (Springer, 2025) in a discussion event on the evolution, transformation, and future of the Finnish welfare system.
📌 Think Corner, Yliopistonkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki
🗓️ Date: Wednesday 10 September 2025
🕐 13:15 – 15:00
☕️ Coffee and tea served at 13.00
The event is moderated by journalist Marko Junkkari.
The event language is English.
Please note that the event takes place in Helsinki.
RSVP by 9 September via the link below:
Click here to register for the event
Welcome!
Welcome words
Jaakko Nousiainen
Director, Finnish Institute in Japan
Introduction
Norio Tokumaru
Professor of Economics at Faculty of Policy Studies, Kansai University, Osaka
The Historical Evolution of the Welfare State
Pauli Kettunen
Professor Emeritus of Political History, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
Yuriko Shibayama
Associate Professor of Department of Nordic Studies, School of Cultural and Social Studies, Tokai University
Industrial Transformation and the Welfare State
Marika Iivari
Senior Research Fellow, Adjunct Professor of Business Analytics and Digital Business, Martti Ahtisaari Institute, Oulu Business School
Mayuko Kitai
Associate Professor of Economics, Matsuyama University
The Evolution of the Welfare State and New Welfare Governance
Aleksi Neuvonen
Co-founder, Demos Helsinki
Pekka Valkama
Adjunct Professor (Turku School of Economics) and Senior Research Fellow (City of Helsinki)
Epilogue
Chino Yabunaga
Professor of Social Policy of the Faculty of Global and Regional Studies, Toyo University
Comments and discussion
With discussant Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University
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