One-fifth or 20 per cent of the monies from the additional government funds went directly to universities, which also saw an increase in external funding. This level of financial commitment to the Finland educational system is critical as the mix of colleges and universities are predominantly public with the minority being private yet very expensive. Finland's government and national priority is to lead all OECD nations in educational investment, an accomplishment the country has consistently attained (Westerholm, 2009). Engineering is the most dominant academic discipline that Finland's students get advanced degrees in, with medicine, engineering and social sciences dominating the majority of PhDs in the country (Koulutus 1999-2004). The government spends an inordinately high level of their budget on education due to Nokia's human resources forecasts indicating that an additional 6,000 workers with advanced degrees are needed to fuel new product development (Doz, & Kosonen, 2008) and that the company must often look to Japan, the U.S. And Germany for engineering talent at the PhD level. Religious Systems

Overwhelmingly Lutheran (82.5%) Finland was heavily influenced by the Protestant Reformation that spread through Northern Europe and has a dominant role in the society today. Orthodoxy is practiced by 1.1% of Finnish residents, mainly due to the religions' influence from neighboring Russia. Christianity (non-denominational) is represented by 1% of the total population as well. The religious make-up of the country is consistent with the Scandinavian region where Lutheranism is dominant.

National Technology Maturity

The myriad telephone systems...

As of the last economic census the country relies on telecommunications for 6.9% of GDP and approximately 4,000 firms compete in this industry, yielding a less than 1% unemployment rate for PhDs in the fields of engineering and telecommunications (Koulutus 1999-2004) which is an impressive feat. The National Technology Agency seeks to determine and define standards to dominate global market growth and was instrumental in the development of the 3G standard now in use globally. Finland has been able to transform the exceptionally high levels of complexity in their telecommunications systems and transform them into a catalyst for growth of their economy as a result.
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