Last week Senator Bernie Sanders welcomed the Ambassador of Finland to Vermont for a state tour. And while the ambassador was here Senator Sanders repeatedly extolled the virtues of Finnish society.
"Finland has one of the best K-12 educational systems in the world,"Senator Sanders was quoted as saying. He also touted the Finnish economyas one of the most competitive in the world,noted the nation’s policy ofuniversal health care, 40 days off for vacation and virtual elimination ofchildhood poverty.
Sounds pretty good. But we wanted to hear from a Fin who can compare Finland to the United States, and we found such a person: Merja Maklainen is a Finnish mother of two, who’s been living in Virginia for the past 3 years,and we spoke to her about the differences between the two countries, andwhat her biggest concerns are living in the United States.
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