Summary Finland .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform sustainabledevelopment.un.org
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Finland focuses on social and economic sustainability, yet struggles with issues like consumption, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality.
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- Finland has made significant progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) between 2016 and 2020.
- Finland has focused on integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development and has prioritized social and economic sustainability.
- Challenges remain in areas such as consumption and production patterns, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality.
- Finland has adopted a multi-stakeholder approach to sustainable development and established innovative mechanisms to support implementation.
- The country is committed to monitoring, accountability, and review and has made commitments and partnerships to advance sustainable development.
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Finland prioritizes social and economic sustainability, but faces challenges in consumption, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality.
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Finland has made progress in implementing the SDGs, prioritizing social and economic sustainability. Challenges remain in consumption, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality. The government engages stakeholders and uses institutional mechanisms to assess progress. Finland has achieved positive outcomes in women's rights, sexual health, disability support, and human rights-based foreign policy. It integrates SDGs into national processes and policies, adopts a multi-stakeholder approach, hosts UN programs, and promotes a green economy.
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Finland has made significant progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) between 2016 and 2020, prioritizing social and economic sustainability while integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development. However, challenges persist in consumption and production patterns, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality. The government has engaged stakeholders and utilized existing institutional mechanisms to assess progress in each SDG. Finland has achieved positive outcomes in strengthening women's rights, promoting sexual and reproductive health, supporting persons with disabilities, and advancing human rights-based foreign policy. Universal social security, service systems, and educational opportunities are prioritized to leave no one behind, although discrimination against visible minorities and persons with disabilities remains. Finland has integrated the SDGs into national processes and policies through implementation plans, sustainability assessments, and research programs. A multi-stakeholder approach is adopted through mechanisms like the Societys Commitment to Sustainable Development, Expert Panel for Sustainable Development, and the 2030 Agenda Youth Group. Finland actively hosts UN programs and initiatives supporting sustainable development. The government maintains regular dialogue with stakeholders and is committed to monitoring, accountability, and review mechanisms. Partnerships and commitments have been established to advance sustainable development, including initiatives like the 100 Million Trees by 2017 project and the Poverty-Environment Partnership. Policies promoting a green economy are implemented through carbon taxes, waste charges, sustainable public procurement, and taxes on fossil fuels and electricity. Overall, Finland demonstrates significant progress in implementing the SDGs while acknowledging challenges and actively working towards sustainable development.
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Finland has made significant progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) between 2016 and 2020, with a focus on integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development and prioritizing social and economic sustainability. However, challenges remain in consumption and production patterns, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality. The government has engaged with stakeholders and relied on existing institutional mechanisms to assess progress in each SDG.
Finland has achieved good results in strengthening the rights of women and girls, promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights, advancing the rights of persons with disabilities, and supporting developing economies through a human rights-based foreign and security policy. The country has also prioritized leaving no one behind by ensuring universal social security and service systems and providing good educational opportunities for the entire population. However, discrimination against visible minorities and persons with disabilities still persists.
To incorporate the SDGs into national processes and policies, Finland has developed national implementation plans and integrated sustainability assessments into policy planning, budgeting, and reporting cycles. The country has also integrated the 2030 Agenda into national research programs and innovation ecosystems. Policy coherence and trade-offs remain challenges, but there is a growing recognition of interlinkages.
Finland has adopted a multi-stakeholder approach to sustainable development, engaging the public sector, businesses, civil society, and private individuals through the Societys Commitment to Sustainable Development. Innovative institutional mechanisms, such as the Expert Panel for Sustainable Development and the 2030 Agenda Youth Group, support national implementation. Finland hosts UN programs and initiatives that support sustainable development.
The government of Finland maintains regular dialogue with various stakeholders to ensure the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. A national roadmap guides the country's long-term approach to sustainability. Finland is committed to monitoring, accountability, and review mechanisms, currently developing a national monitoring system and revising sustainable development indicators.
Finland has made commitments and partnerships to advance sustainable development, including initiatives like the 100 Million Trees by 2017 project, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, and the Poverty-Environment Partnership. The country has implemented policies and practices to promote a green economy, such as carbon taxes, waste charges, sustainable public procurement, and taxes on fossil fuels and electricity.
In conclusion, Finland has made significant progress in implementing the SDGs and integrating sustainable development into its policies and practices. Challenges remain in consumption and production patterns, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality. Finland adopts a multi-stakeholder approach and establishes innovative mechanisms to support implementation. The country is committed to monitoring, accountability, and review and has made commitments and partnerships to advance sustainable development.
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Finland has made significant progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) between 2016 and 2020. The country has focused on integrating the three dimensions of sustainable development and has prioritized social and economic sustainability. However, Finland still faces challenges related to consumption and production patterns, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality. The government has relied on existing institutional mechanisms and engaged with stakeholders to assess progress in each SDG. The assessment includes input from government officials and civil society actors.
Finland has implemented a human rights-based foreign and security policy and has achieved good results in strengthening the rights of women and girls, promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights, advancing the rights of persons with disabilities, and supporting developing economies. The country has also focused on leaving no one behind by ensuring universal social security and service systems and providing good educational opportunities for the entire population. However, discrimination against visible minorities and persons with disabilities still exists.
Finland has incorporated the SDGs into national processes and policies through national implementation plans and a sustainability assessment integrated into the policy planning, budgeting, and reporting cycle. The country has also integrated the 2030 Agenda into national research programs and innovation ecosystems. Policy coherence and trade-offs remain significant challenges, but there is an increasing recognition of the importance of interlinkages.
Finland has adopted a multi-stakeholder approach to sustainable development, with the Societys Commitment to Sustainable Development serving as a key instrument for engaging the public sector, businesses, civil society, and private individuals. The country has also established innovative institutional mechanisms, such as the Expert Panel for Sustainable Development and the 2030 Agenda Youth Group, to support national implementation. Finland hosts several UN programs and initiatives that support sustainable development, including the UN Technology Innovation Lab and the Sustainable Infrastructure Impact Investments program.
The government of Finland engages in regular dialogue with parliament, the National Audit Office, youth, the private sector, and cities to ensure the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The country has developed a national 2030 Agenda roadmap to guide its long-term approach to sustainability. Finland is committed to monitoring, accountability, and review mechanisms and is in the process of developing a national monitoring system and revising and updating national sustainable development indicators.
Finland has also made commitments and partnerships to advance sustainable development. These include initiatives such as the 100 Million Trees by 2017 project, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, and the Poverty-Environment Partnership. The country has implemented various policies and practices to promote a green economy, including carbon taxes, waste charges, sustainable public procurement, and taxes on fossil fuels and electricity.
In conclusion, Finland has made significant progress in implementing the SDGs and integrating sustainable development into its policies and practices. The country faces challenges in areas such as consumption and production patterns, climate action, biodiversity, and gender equality. Finland has adopted a multi-stakeholder approach and established innovative mechanisms to support implementation. The country is committed to monitoring, accountability, and review and has made commitments and partnerships to advance sustainable development.