Stereotypes of
Finland
Stereotype is an image or opinion that a group of people has about
another group of people. Every country has stereotypes, for example Mexico, all
the world thinks that in Mexico everybody wear big hats, drink tequila, and has
donkeys. Finland is a Baltic country with many stereotypes; I will write
about positive and negative stereotypes that the world has about Finnish
people.
First
of all, Finland is a small country, with about 5 million habitants. Some of the
stereotypes of Finland are vodka-lovers, that they live in small houses, they
love ecology, good educational system, the men are tall and blond, and the
women are very attractive. Some of the stereotypes are not true, such as
vodka-lovers, is just the same as Mexicans with tequila.
According to Robert G. Kaiser, the educational system is very good.
“The Finnish
educational system is the key to the country's successes and that, too, is a
manifestation of egalitarianism. Surprisingly, it is a new system, created over
the last generation by a collective act of will. The individual most
responsible for it was Erkki Aho, director general of the National Board of
Education from 1972 to 1992.”
Also,
according to Robert G. Kaiser, he Finnish people live in small houses, but it’s
good, they spend less.
“(…) Finnish live in
smaller homes than Americans and consume a lot less. They spend relatively
little on national defense, though they still have universal male conscription,
and it is popular.”
Living
in small houses and a good educational system are two stereotypes of Finnish
people that are true. With this I can show that in Finland some of the
stereotypes are true, but not all, like vodka-lovers.
To
conclude, I think that stereotypes are the way we see other people and not
always is true. Some of the stereotypes presented in this essay are true, like
having a good educational system. This idea of the Finnish of having a good educational
system is a great idea, because I think that teaching the next generations in
the right way will be always the path for success.
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