Cheers to trust & good governance among others! The Fund for Peace #FragileStatesIndex 2020 Annual Report (link) says #Finland is the least failed state for the 10th year in a row. & happiest according to the World Happiness Report - way to confuse a Finn... fragilestatesindex.org/wp-content/upl…

Critiquing policies good / bad is one thing. Character itself is a core of being. I have wondered why some of my friends across the pond who I respect can excuse this behaviour they wouldn't tolerate w/ anybody else. Character is / was part of the appeal of "the American idea".

"I hear commanders, ... leaders, ... chiefs, 1st sergeants say all the time that one of their strengths is the ability to have tough conversations ... Well now is the time to prove it." An important chat by two leaders & universally applicable. We should all be uncomfortable.

European map according to main trade partner.

Former President Barack Obama spoke during the funeral of Representative John Lewis. Here are his full remarks, from Christian Paz: on.theatln.tc/Nsr3epk

100 % agree with you Alexander Stubb. It affects a lot of otherwise "easy" language exposure and immersion throughout Europe. With regards to this I sometimes think how unique it is to go to a Finnish cinema and have movies not dubbed but subtitled in both our national languages!

When grace and dignity prevailed after a hard-fought campaign.

this image is something.

The lying has real consequences.

After our catastrophic failure in the 20th Century we Germans were taught by the US to develop strong democratic institutions. We also learnt that democracy is not just about institutions. It is about political culture, too. All democratic nations need to constantly defend it.

JFK's 'ask what you can do for your country' was and still is a powerful call for service. But sometimes it needs to be a bit of the other way too. Good to recognize past systemic shortcomings like this. Live and let live!

Talk w/ DoorDash CEO Tony Xu, Wolt's Miki Kuusi & Marianne Vikkula Slush #Slush2021 touches on the subject of culture in companies. Xu says it's '80 pervent of who you are and 20 percent of who you aspire to be'.

Glad to see a conversation on policy and regulation w/ topical insights by Marietje Schaake #Slush2021 in convo w/ Greg Williams. More of these please, Slush 👍

Speaking about organic growth through e.g. word of mouth marketing, Chief Revenue Officer Olivia Nottebohm of Notion says being genuine is far more valuable for a brand instead of being 'perfect' w/ a beautifully curated narrative that doesn't come from users. Slush #slush2021

CEO Maria Hedengren of @Readly on running something you did not found, says sometimes founder-led companies can become hierarchical w/ bottlenecks. She advises to create & allow a scalable culture where people can lead w/o going through the manager all the time. Slush #slush2021.

It was an unforgettable night. Thank you President Biden and Dr. Biden for your warm hospitality.

The Finnish president-elect Alexander Stubb visits the runner-up candidate Pekka Haavisto's election night campaign HQ after the final result before going to his own. They both made this promise to each other in private. What an unexpected but important beautiful, symbolic moment.

“You’re the savior of the people, you bring tears to my eyes.” “No no, you saved Europe.” “My hero.” “No, you are our hero.” “I pray for you.” Heartbreaking between Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський & a #DDay veteran, who knows the cost. He kisses his hand & won’t let go.