Proud to be Finnish
When I was growing up, I was the only Finn I knew. Land of reindeer and saunas? Bore little relationship to my suburban Michigan life.
Now I’m rather proud that my ancestry takes me to the land of Nokia and high literacy rates, especially upon seeing this at Tech Crunch:
Kudos to the Finnish government, which has just introduced laws guaranteeing broadband access to every person living in Finland (5.5 million people, give or take). This is reportedly a first worldwide. Starting July 2010, every person in Finland will have the right to a one-megabit broadband connection as an intermediate step, says the Ministry of Transport and Communications. By the end of 2015, the legal right will be extended to an impressive 100 Mb broadband connection for everyone.
Wow, it’s cool to be a Finn these days.
Image from Tech Crunch. Cue the Sibelius music!