How Finland Ended Homelessness
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"Giving homeless people homes, helps with homelessness" this is a statement so obvious that it shouldn't have taken a study to prove correct
These studies have existed since the 1940s and 50s, it's a choice.
@Mateo Hodge you didn't read what I said. Try again.
@@DarkPuppy9 or maybe we didn't do that and decided they all should just be in one big room or right on top of each other where they can fall prey to all manner of criminal. Homelessness is a feature of the capitalism you and your people want here. Why solve a problem you don't want solved.
@@lpk6372 again you don't read anything you just want to lash out. Typical childish behavior. Look at the context OP said it shouldn't have taken studies. I said we've had them since the 40s/50s and it's a choice.
Not once did I say homelessness was a choice you babbling twit.
@@DarkPuppy9 You should have written "Acting on those studies is a choice." Your statement was easily misread.
Homelessness shouldn't be a thing. It's disgusting that it's so widely accepted as part of our society.
homelessness is normalized in capitalism
Or the fact that so many people in the USA think the homeless deserve to be homeless. Pretty disgusting from people who claim to be avid lovers of Jesus.
@@richgerow3472 it's the ideology
@@misanthropyunhinged Not normalized but being Used as a mean towards a goal. To scare people in working for miniscule wage to inhumane corporations and their owners.
in USA we ship alotta jobs and production to china so pretty much 15million of the population r unemployed
I went homeless last year right out of high-school. I'm in transitional housing now and waiting on studio apartments that I got into to be finished being built. There are ridiculous hurdles you have to jump through just to even get into transitional housing. Working 2 jobs in a shelter is the biggest pain you can think of but atleast my shelter had showers and served breakfast, I know some shelters that don't even do that
hi, im just asking. why dont you live with your parents ? i came from eastern backgrounds.
@@Vrgyn my mom is homeless and my dad is a dead beat
@@gaberobison680 I got a room for transitional housing. I live with 15 other people. Im getting an apartment soon which should give me some freedom
@@loch4u233 praying for u my friend, did u get a place 4 u and did u helped ur mom?
I don’t mean to pry but you’re working jobs in two different shelters you said?
Are they paying okay and can public transportation service your needs when getting to and from these workplaces?
Given the cost of housing in many of the largest cities in the United States, I am astonished that the homelessness situation is not considerably worse.
Many millions are living on the brink.
@@jefferylittleton1005
Because they live in a place they can’t afford. When there is no one left to clean dishes or pull weeds, something will happen. Until then homeless people will be viewed as underachieving losers.
It’s about to get far worse. Most homeless are just addicts anyways who aren’t employable or choose the addiction over work.
Millions are living right on the edge of it and tens of millions live in crappy apartments and also one step away from homelessness. Something is about to collapse
@@NoCommie
Much of the addictions in our country and the accompanying mental illness is a normal reaction to the capitalist system we live under.
We actually expect people to fix their mental health and drug addiction while sleeping on the streets?! That's one of the stupidest things I've ever heard.
well, unfortunately not everyone is blessed with common sense in the way you are.
Excactly...Its IMPOSSIBLE !! Second to that ... You cant ,,work,, on things and go through such a lot of Programs and stuff to finally get a Home... You just aint strong enough to go through all this . What Finland did was the right thing Housing FIRST. THAT is a Stable factor from wich You can Go solve other problems. Problems too Big to solve when living on the streets.
Equity and caring about each other is not in the interests of politicians and corporations. It is going to be the citizenry that have to stand up to these entities, and that may likely lead to another French Revolution, but on a far worse scale. Dark times ahead.
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, make violent revolution inevitable." ~JFK
@@alexphoenix9208 Sad but True ....
Have you volunteered with the homeless population and gotten on name to name basis with local homeless people? I have. It’s not just a political and corporate problem, it’s the individual AND collective society (mostly individuals and fucked up families). If you want to stop homelessness, don’t be homeless. If there’s a loved one who has mental illness get them support and treatment before they end out on the street. Or worse, before they end up being violent towards others and get killed. Then family’s finally show up to care and mourn for the individuals….who they never bothered to love when they were alive. It’s sad and unless people have spent years working with and knowing homeless populations, what do their opinions really matter?
My dad started a Housing First program in Colorado about 10 years ago. They got 100 people jobs in 100 days and managed to get several hundred people off the streets. It saved the city about $30k/year/person!
So it saved 30k per person in the city :/ i dont believe that
@@justsomepersonyoudontknow8401 At least. Cities have to pay for increased policing, city services, and a lot of medical bills when people are on the streets.
@@justsomepersonyoudontknow8401 Its America, Between Ambulances, Construction, Extra Crime / Police, Local officials time is not free. Get these people back into a normal lifestyle and they start contributing.
@@justsomepersonyoudontknow8401 People working for social services agencies get paid salaries, and many of their clients deal with homelessness. Reducing homelessness will save taxpayers tons of thousands of $ per year per ex-homeless individual based on social services salaries alone.
@@02SplinterCell02 ok but 30000 is more than a lot of people make in a year so i dont think it will be that much but i do understand that it save loads of money for taxpayers.
What’s scary is the almost two million views this clip has garnered. In often chilly Canada, we are also experiencing the increasing visibility of homelessness and simply making it less visible isn’t the remedy.
It's impossible to make it look less visible when they aren't being taken off of the streets.
Yeah, huge cities attract lazy, worthless people. Small cities not so much and farms? forget about it. It's about allowing rampant breeding to go unchecked in the U.S. and that rampant breeding happens more in particular ethnic groups than others.
I think this guy is trying to make a point 🤣 and I, for one, support it. You have a lot more energy to face a difficult life when you can say to yourself “when I’m done tonight, I can go back to a space of my own, a safe place where I can let my guard down and relax.” Believe it or not, having a secure and stable place to live will give people more emotional energy to keep up with a hard job.
Homelessness has **NEVER** been a money issue. It's a policy issue. Rich people want homelessness because it's a reminder to the people that work for a living that if they don't toe the line, that's what's waiting for them.
the slave requires a whip and restraint in his intellectual passions and pursuit of happiness. its why the ruling and owning classes are pouring bleach on their "garbage" and hiring police to guard their dumpsters. these people MUST suffer and, in many cases, die, because it's the only thing they can use against us now since the industrial revolution and the abolishing of whipping your slaves
Or its just hate idk
Agreed! It’s still very much alive, people are just blind to it
It's quite obviously a money issue lol
BINGO!
_"The upper class keeps all of the money, pays none of the taxes. The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work. The poor are there just to scare the sh-- out of the middle class... They call it the American Dream because you'd have to be asleep to believe it."_ - George Carlin
well the upper class keeps all the money and pays no taxes because they're smart...
it's not hard to just put your money in the stock market and use it as collateral when paying loans... that's called "smart"
literally anyone can do it, it's just that middle class people would rather buy a new iphone every or buy an 8k tv instead of buying stock
Yep. Politicians and business owners look at the poor and homelessness as a threat to be used against the middle class. "Continue working jobs that you hate, treat you terribly, and pay you significantly less than you deserve or go poor or homeless and lose your healthcare."
They use "poor" and "homelessness" as an element of fear, because we've seen just how the poor and how the homeless population gets treated by society.
If we actually helped the poor and our homeless population, it wouldn't be as much of a threat.
They want you to absolutely FEAR becoming poor or homeless so that you work yourself to death before you ever let that happen.
Top 1% of the population pays 40% of taxes, top 10% pays 80% of taxes, bottom 50% pay non of the taxes wtf are you talking about?
In NY state the numbers get worst, 1% pays 50% of taxes thats why cuomo was crying on tv telling the rich come back ill buy you dinner
People in the US like to twist everything to make the wealthy sound like victims.
@@Josh-oj9mm they've spent the last 70 years spending their money on themselves while they enjoy the funds of Marshall law, and US paying for their defense, research, weapons, and NATO.
finland sees housing as a human right and not a way to make the country money
A year ago I WAS homeless in the u.s. truly a terrible experience.
If the U.S keeps this up it’ll collapse into chaos.
hi, im just asking. why dont you live with your parents ? I came from eastern backgrounds.
I'm from the U.S. and living in the U.S. is a terrible experience. I'm sorry about what happened to you. I'm now living in Finland as a immigrant from the U.S.
@@Vrgyntheir culture is so terrible, many parents believe the “independent” spirit bullshit and kick them out when they are 18. Like seriously america? Wait until they throw you back to the nursing home.
@@Vrgyn because Americans despise their kids, i often wonder why people even have them here
The complete lack of empathy for the homeless here in the States is soul-crushing. A home is a place for people to live in, not a thing to be traded for profit.
Also not something one has to "earn" or "deserve". You need it, period. Therefore, it must be given to you. What did you do today to earn your access to air? Nothing, I assume. Like every other person in this world.
Also, regarding empathy. I'm gonna be frank here: The meeting place of the city's alcoholics (where they just stand around, drinking beer; nothing official) moved to the main entrance of the main central train station. They "spit" (big chunks of mucus ...) on the ground there. It's absolutely disgusting. They used to hang around somewhere else. Somewhere a bit more official. Somewhere people only went when they wanted to hang out there or worked with the alcoholics. This place doesn't exist anymore. There's no way this move was beneficial to the alcoholics, but it sure is bad for people like me who are disgusted by all those spit puddles. I'd happily throw money at that problem via higher taxes or something for those people to firstly have real homes (I assume some of them sleep in emergency housing where they're not allowed to stay during the day) where they live alone or with flatmates they actually consent to. (Not as in "You can stay in this apartment with these four strangers who make your life miserable or sleep outside" style.) And for them to do something during the day that isn't a useless "pseudo-work programme". Or for them to do nothing and be at home all day watching t.v. if they so please. The important thing about that would be that those people are safe. But I sure would enjoy it because of the reduction of mucus traps on the ground.
@Flame I'm sure Nestlé is on it. Its head office is 83 kilometres from where I live. I'll blow it up when they do that. Stealing air while going there.
@Flame Yeah, the larp is real yet I can't help but feel like the other commenter does.
And as housing becomes more unaffordable With every passing month, as rents damn-near double due to change of ownership to Firms, We may just see the death of homeownership in the United States, and it will be lauded as a good thing by conservatives. After all, The Other™️ can’t take your homes if you can’t have them either.
As a Finn studying civil engineering this title sounded a little clickbitey to me because i have seen some really wild explanations on how Finland ended homelessness online. But the video managed to pick up the good parts of the finnish housing systems pretty well. It was a really surface level explanation but when mostly focusing on the american system of homelessness care, it worked really well. I feel like I must say that Finland isn't any utopia, like depicted in this video, but at least we take care of our people like human beings. Good video all together!
What's your take on Finland coming up quite often as the happiest country in the world? 😂
How much does it cost to go out to eat in finland.. or even just a hotdog?
@@urAnusFighter1 The VAT rates in Finland in 2021 are 24, 14 and 10 per cent. The 24% VAT rate is the general tax rate in Finland. The 14% VAT rate includes food, feed, and restaurant and catering services. However, alcohol and tobacco products are an exception. The 10% tax rate applies to a number of products and services, such as: books, medicines, sports services, cinema tickets, entrance fees for cultural and entertainment events, passenger transport, accommodation services and compensation for television and broadcasting. The amount of VAT payable depends on e.g. about who sells, what is sold and to whom it is sold. The general VAT rate in Finland is 24%. This applies to most products and services sold.
@@urAnusFighter1 Some examples of prices in Finland (Statistics Finland 2018): 1 kg of rice: 1-3 € 1 liter of milk: 1 € 1 kg of cream cheese: € 7.80 1 kg of potatoes: € 0.90 1 kg of tomatoes: € 2.90 1 kg of bananas: 1-1.50 € 1 kg of beef roast: 16 € 500 g package of coffee: 4 € 1 toothbrush: 2 € 1 swimming pool fee: 6 € 1 movie ticket: 12 € 1 kWh of electricity: € 0.15 internet connection: 15-20 € per month 1 l 95 E10 petrol: € 1.50
@@korh777 thats insane.
Singapore and Japan are two countries that have addressed this issue as a housing affordability issue combined with a mental health/addiction issue in certain cases and solved homelessness. They each have a zero to near zero homelessness rate. This is a solvable issue if we really put effort into it.
are you joking ? there are thousands of homeless people in tokyo alone.
It’s not solvable in the US until we deal with immigration and addiction.
Those countries are not reporting accurate numbers. So they 'solved' the problem.
@@kaantax8666 thousands when were talking about 14 million isn't as big as you think it is
Lol, using Japan and Singapore as an example....
Singapore has some of the strictest laws in the world. It is illegal to even walk around naked in. your own house. No gum chewing. No spitting. If you forget to flush a public toilet, you can get fined. No partying and drinking after 10:30pm. You will get fined if you feed a bird. Play a musical instrument in public, and you could go to jail. Selling gum in Singapore can land you in prison and/or a hefty fine.
I am Finnish, mostly, I'm quarter American and so i went to visit the US a lot. And i found it so weird to walk under a bridge and see people with mattresses on the ground with bags of clothes. In Finland i have never seen a homeless person.
You should consider yourself blest. My Norwegian grandmother lived in Finland for many years. Her father was employed as a bandmaster. She could speak
four languages, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian and English after her family emigrated to the U.S.
@@dianemitchell1717 May I ask why the migrate to the US? I hear so many people say that the living conditions are better in Europe but then people leave and go overseas 😅
People immigrate to the US because they believe that life in the US is better than it actually is. And that's mostly thanks to Hollywood, which generally creates a false image of life in the US.
@@flyingaviator8158 plenty reasons mostly education
@@krossrenterainment1319 education? for real? USA has a horrible education system tho O.o
I’m glad Finland 🇫🇮 is such a progressive country. It puts the basic needs of its citizens first.
Hi checkmark! How are you?
Imagine living in a world where a country fulfilling the safety and need of its citizens are conceived as "a progressive country". Like, isn't that why any country exist? Shouldn't we consider any other state which don't weird?
This world has a long way to go.
Progressive=/=securing your people their needs and giving them control
I don’t know nordic yet but when I finally graduate from village I may move there to escape the dystopia that is america
As someone from a poor country it really is such an imperial flex. Yeah America sucks cause they're bad to poor countries AND their own citizens but all the other rich countries got all your money from looting us (directly or indirectly). So it's great that the government isn't horrible to the poor people in Finland but think about how it was able to do that
Edit: Wow the replies are absolutely horrendous. The anti socialism and imperialist sentiment in the comments is horrifying. I didn't know this channel had such reactionary viewers
As a finn one huge eye opening experience was when i started traveling the world, first time i saw real homelesness, i actually cried. It was surreal to realise that in the most of the world that was the norm.
I am happy to live here, I'm for Blue collar working class family and grew up poor ( by finnish standarts i have to say, i was able to travel in my late teens around the world, always had food, warmth, phones, etc. so our poor is not what being poor means in most of the world)
Goverment offerd free healtcare, education, etc.
So now we all have universite degrees and live happy stress free life.
It's nice to be dedt free and know that what ever happens, there is a safety net.
Goverments should only exist to serve the people.
The healthcare and education wasn't free, you just didn't have to pay the majority of the cost, nor did any other Finn. Those issues were moved out of the way so you couldn't see them, and someone told you the products that those costs paid for were simply being given to you free of charge, birthday presents for everybody so you could all owe a debt of gratitude and would have nothing but the best to say of them, and to never once think ill of them. 10 year old children do the same thing at school, entry level deceit and manipulation really, though so go on to graduate and eventually earn a PhD in the field.
@@dunkndognuts9829 Finns do understand perfectly well that we pay for all those things in taxes, we just use "free" as shorthand for government-provided. That's why we are overwhelmingly happy to pay our fair share :) We know the money is going to good things.
@@maivaiva1412 It's the same here in Canada, it just has nothing to do with the taxes we pay. It's all the third world countries we ruthlessly exploit, and Finland is no exception, though I will concede it is a much smaller and less directly involved party. The taxes our respective governments collect are nowhere near the profits generated by all the things we buy for thousands of percent more than however many cents they cost to produce in countries like Bangladesh or China. Taxes and duties are collected at every step in the process, and all those companies and corporations pay their taxes and make their ''contributions'' to various governments.
That's how we're able to live the lives that we do, its why our currencies are so much stronger and why you even have the money to pay those taxes in the first place. I know its not the rosy colored heartwarming tale you want to hear, but it's the truth. And the reason you don't have many homeless people is that there are only a few million of you scattered around an arctic pine forest. More people live in New York City than in your whole country, and more people live in the state of Florida than in all of Scandinavia.
@@dunkndognuts9829 Are you dense? *Everybody* knows somebody has to pay for those "free" services. Its just that the Finnish government is making a bet, that if a homeless person is given the support they need, the will become a productive members of the society. Or if not them, then then at least their children. Like there have been long term studies done, that show that if children grow up poor it can have negative effects on their brain development. Also children of poor households will have a much higher chance of becoming poor adults. I would guess that this is just Finnish governments attempt at breaking the poverty cycle. It remains to be seen how effective it will be.
@@puppeli Are you willfully ignorant, or just stupid? Stupidity is forgivable, it's not your fault if you were dropped on your head or something, otherwise I suggest learning a bit about the world, *the real world* obviously, and how things *really* work. Again, it isn't nice, but it doesn't make it any less true. *Everybody* should be doing the same. *_Everybody_*
Fun fact, this city you're showing at 5:27 is Tallinn in Estonia - probably appears in the top images you see when googling images for Helsinki since most tourists visiting Helsinki will take the boat to visit Tallinn.
That first fact said it all... 95% of the country, a full-time, min-wage worker can't afford their own apartment. The need to make 3x rent to be rented to often keeps me barred from renting anything. Even at full time, I have never qualified for that. At Chicago's 15 minimum wage, someone would have to work 60 HOURS A WEEK to afford a (standard) $1,200 apartment. By that time, why even have an apartment, you're always at work❕
Cities are to blame too, for this. When apartments started booming, real estate markets became a hot money maker, and rich people started buying hella property to rent out. The cities raised taxes, so now, taxes are high, then rents become high so landlords can still turn a profit.
We live in a finely lubricated financial machine. We're all slaves, and no one gives a fuck that we're rent impoverished and homeless. They only care about things that MAKE money, not give it away. Politicians care too much about lining their own pockets with gold to think about helping anyone else.
My neighbour has two empty garage like rooms behind his small restaurant. He pretended not to know there are 8 homeless people living comfortably there, and he always put his restaurant left over for them, The longest time a homeless person stay in his 'supposedly' empty garage is 7 months, because most of them got a job after staying there. Then another homeless took his/her place. One elderly man had a mental illness, but because he had a 'home' to sleep comfortably, food, and a clean bathroom, he never bothered anyone. This proves that we only have to help them on their feet by providing a safe place , most people will get back on their feet. FYI : My neighbour was an Afgan refugee , he said he knows too well the feeling of hopelessness, thats why he decided to help people.
It’s culture and tradition- America is a selfish people - as you can see by the greed of the rich, they never have enough
Nice 👍👍👍👍
It takes one to know one
@@joseywales148 America is a moralistic culture - Americans will pay through the nose to ensure that the "bad"* people are punished.
*"The undeserving poor" as George Bernard Shaw put it.
Yup safety provides peace. Peace will assure peaceful social interactions. It's a win win
I had to leave an abusive spouse, and had nowhere to go.
My story sounds like it would happen in a 3rd world country, but, no, it was the US. I was treated like I was a second class citizen every day. Like I deserved what I was experiencing, because I couldn't keep up.
The saddest part was watching people sink. I've met people who were normal-functioning individuals, months later become reduced to talking to themselves and screaming at anyone who looked at them wrong.
No help. Theft and assault, no treatment. Surviving the elements, people are DISAPPOINTED when you survive, and you'll get no treatment for frostbite, hypothermia, or etc.
Homelessness is being left outside to die.
😭... My heart breaks every time I see a homeless person and I say a prayer to God. When I can help I do reach out and help and the person is thankful. Why is the world that each one of us can show some COMPASSION to those who are homeless. 😭
😭... Why in the world each person can't show some COMPASSION for those who are homeless is beyond me ! ? 😭
I pray for these people almost everyday. Regardless of how anyone became homeless they still need to know that someone cares about them. Broken-hearted people are everywhere 😭 But God Almighty see's ... And Loves you 💕
💔
I live in Canada and had the same happen to me. Systemic abuse is a thing: like you said, when you are already being abused by a spouse, everyone else abuses you too because society likes nothing better than a scapegoat.
In Finland (and many other countries) there are safe homes for victims of domestic violence. Should be a no brainer for any society to provide these for people instead of kicking them to be homeless when they have to escape their homes.
Finland's way actually works ,worked with me when I first moved out of my home to nj and was very successful till I moved to California where I ended up living in my RV because theres no balance between the cost of living and income.i had to work 60hours a week in for the California company I worked for in order for them to match my NJ income doin the same thing yet it's still not enough to afford a roof in my head.high cost of living plus low income equals homeless. Maybe it's not the high price of housing is the issue.its the companies that exploits the community by underpaying the labor and time of the people.not all homeless are lazy and drug addicts.some gave up being in the rat race because it ain't worth it.and some stayed in the race yet still didnt have enough to afford basic necessities. Think outside the box people.dont be poisoned by media and other fake news
The biggest difference……in Finland they care. In the US, it’s “How does this affect me?”
After my daughter was murdered in 2018, I became depressed and although I kept working, I was laid off after the company I worked for closed up in 2019. Started a pressure washing company to push through and then my appendix blew out during COVID, I was unable to work for almost 2 months since they were not doing surgeries like mine so I had to heal under watch. They would do surgery if I was about to die. They sent me home and then the letters from my mortgage provider started (before the mortgage halt) my wife got 2 jobs and I left the state to do contracting work to make ends. Our 8 year old began to suffer with no parents around.
We dug our way out but we are the lucky ones. We have the capacity (mentally and physically) to solve problems but not everyone has that.
Wow 😶🌫 That sounds A LOT on the plate to handle. Can't imagine! May God bless you & more power to you guys 💙
very well done, the harsh reality is, if you wouldve failled at just one of those steps or just being unlucky a little to much. People would say: You dont want to work, its your fault. Why everbody else makes it and not you.
I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm glad you are hanging in there.
God. I wish you and your family the best, from the bottom of my heart
I'm happy that your family was able to avoid the spiral that entraps so many, you were indeed fortunate.
What you describe is the pattern that dominates the homeless narrative; cascading setbacks. An inciting event that destabilizes an individual or a family's economic foothold, leading to further complications that - in turn - exacerbate the struggle to regain stability.
As these setbacks add up, difficulties and barriers multiply while support and options dwindle, until the tragic tipping-point that culminates in true homelessness, which presents almost-insurmountable obstacles to escape.
This can happen with shocking suddenness, especially to those with fewer resources to begin with, but even the most robust household is vulnerable to a single disastrous event.
What's more, studies show that if a person doesn't get re-housed within 6-12 months the window of opportunity basically slams shut and that person is then considered "chronically homeless" and more-or-less written off.
I'm an advocate who works with several non-profit and faith-based organizations in my community, and I've struggled with housing insecurity throughout my adult life. Thus my long-winded post.
Progress is slow, and victories small, but I am seeing changes in how government and society perceive and respond to our modern housing crisis. And I live in hope
Just as a genius woman said "If you're homeless, just buy a house."
Who said that?
@@camelopardalis84 a moron from tik tok
Someone's been watching Kronii
@@twotonedrebel1891 Thanks. Apparently, a former Austrian chancellor said pretty much the same thing. In other words: A moron from Vienna.
Here in Finland one political assistant said why do we need new nuclear power plant when you can just get power out of power sockets.
I've always said that having a roof over your head is first priority. Having this alone opens many things fot the person, having no home is absolute hell, many people do not understand this. If this was helped by our government alone, the mental and physical aspects of life improve a ton. Its much cheaper to house people than having them roam the streets and rely on expensive care program after expensive care program. Its absolutely sickening. Many of us don't need stupid luxury apartments, just a roof over our heads. You get happier and more productive people when they have a space they can go to when the day is over. When the stresses of life arrive. Its a right. not a commodity. I guarantee this is killing the mental health of not just millennial and gen z-ers, but those older having to deal with rental pricing being out of damn control.
Thank you for posting this video.
We have the resources to end homelessness; we just lack the collective willingness to do so.
This is greatly hindered by our corporate overlords who control everything. Nowadays it is work to live instead of live to work
Since we don't see it as a human right like the DPRK does
@@daseapickleofjustice7231 yup.
The only difference between the Supreme Leader and Our President is we get a new corrupt moron after 4-8 years.
@@Dianasaurthemelonlord7777 no the difference is the supreme leader is actively chosen by the party, cleans out corruption and guarantees healthcare, education, housing and jobs to his people even secures them from COVID and effectively deals with things like flooding
@@Dianasaurthemelonlord7777 true but to be fair, trump did do a lot of good(even more than that Obama guy) including peace with North Korea and reinforcing our borders.
The irony that they first tested "housing first" (and proving its effectiveness) in an American city but never ended up adopting the model...
That’s because America’s adopted the “greed and political corruption first” model.
The VA uses the housing first model.
Except that almost every single HUD (US) funded program now uses Housing First (the opposite of Housing First is Treatment First not Continuum of Care). This videos used terms really incorrectly. The one thing they got right is the funding. The difference between the US and Finland isn't the model they use but the fact that Finland actually funds it at the levels required.
I work at a “housing first” agency but really we are just a “bill off the client first” agency.
@@niveajones6400 out of general curiosity what does "bill off the client first" mean? Like you charge the tenant first and then pay their rent?
My deep appreciation for this logical, humane and empirically verifiable endeavor. We have so very much to learn from other countries who have successful strategies for treating each person as if they matter. Far too many Americans discount this logical and rational approach and instead fall into an emotional frenzy blaming the homeless. Of course, to understand is to quickly realize that the blame does not lie with the unhoused but with the society which contributed to their inability to live in a dwelling. All countries have mentally ill people, but not all countries have the kind of homelessness we have in the U.S. All countries have people with weird personalities, but not all countries have people living on the city streets. It is not the about the people themselves, but about the society. If you grew up in the fifties and sixties, you never saw homeless people.... because they did not exist. Time to turn our attention to the real causes, which is the only way to bring us to the real solutions, which will benefit all of us.
This might be the dumbest comparison ever 🙄.
• the population of Finland is 5 million people. only 1 1/2% of the United States.
• the population of the United States is 340 million people
• Finland is a monoculture
• the US is a multi culture
Average tax rate per person in Finland, 56.95%
• average tax rate per person in America 20.3%.
This is an absolute joke of a video
I'm in Romania and we still have homeless sleeping on the streets but since this program started in Romania the numer is 100times lower than it used to be
Halleluyah.
I think they just migrated to the UK and Europe.
I live in the US 🇺🇸 and there's sooooo many homeless ppl in almost every city especially main cities
@@MegaHorse7 what romania is in eastern europe
goddamnit finland cancel-culture has gone too far actually cancelling all homeless people smh
LOL😂😂
How dare they take away our problems?!
@@fjalls cLeArLy this is a government overreach and a waste of MY taxes that could've gone into my BOSSES pockets into trickle down economics?? Just because we germans utilised socialist policies to work ourselfs out of the hole we dug ourselfs into via farright politics it doesn't mean that it works! It's just a coincidents that neutral studies consistently show that socialism works, ok? read an uneducated facebook post and reinforce it through right-wing media once in a while smh
@@snosaf1757 But what about all those jobs that homelessness provided? What will the _Homeless Industrial Complex_ do for graft now? How will they feed their kids if they can't exploit homeless families.
@@rocketsurgeon5758 Aggreed, fellow capitalist, aggreed.. they will also have to expirience the trauma of having to fire their employees and cutting their benefits just to get a golden parachute of just 500 Mil :(
Excellent work my friend, ..good job!
I recently discovered your channel and I love it! I'm already learning so much and I will check out Nebula and Curiosity Stream! ❤
I love how us Finns always say how our goverment sucks but then we look at other countries and see how it is in other countries around the globe..
Trust me, our US government sucks much worse. USA! USA! 🇺🇲 🙄
If you think your goverment sucks than you are defenently taking it for granted
We sure do love to complain while being arguebly one of the best places to live in all of history..
Ei voi kuin ihmetellä
@@ItsAweeb ppl always complain no matter what
@@naughtycultmemes784 Cant argue with that.
But you know i recently heard one of my peers say "Ei meidän kuulu auttaa ketään maassa yhä soi Nälkämaan laulu"
And.. well that sentence broke me since its so bizzare
translated; there are still hungry people here we should not help anyone else before they're tended with (rough translation)
and the reason its bizzare? Its practically impossible to go unfed or unhoused here
you would need to make an active effort to that be true
I remember one of my favourite teachers (who was from Finland) praising the housing first initiate. I couldn’t believe how simply giving people a house could be cheaper than the current approach, but after he explained it to me it just made so much sense. He was one of those people who could really make you see the world through different perspectives, and I really appreciated that. I wish I could thank him for all of the values he instilled in me, but unfortunately he’s no longer with us. Thank you for making this video- I know Mr. K would have appreciated it.
The more educated people get the more left leaning they tend to be
I have found myself in the US more than a couple of times without a job, and in due time I went back to work. if I had lost my house at the time, I would probably have ended like many of these unfortunates, over 1 million of them and increasing every day. I think we are a lost country, in the long run.
@@qwertyqwerty-ek7dy I wouldn't say 'left'.
I would rather say that more educated people understand the need for the society to care for its members. After all, 'society' is but a social contract between people.
Why uphold that contract if society gives you no protection, food or shelter when you are a dire need of it?
Less educated people still believe they can become millionaires by working 9 to 5 and then part second job, while more educated people disbelieve that myth.
In the US at least that is only true among whites. Non-whites get more conservative with increased education.
Uh, Neil Tyson disagrees
So many shorts of the homeless animals getting a home and people cry for happiness. It's a pity that helping a human causes in many people just frustration and anger.
Animals are seen as helpless to their own circumstances, it's people's fault they are in shelters. People are seen as guilty of all manner of moral sins that make them unworthy.
This should be a human right in every country
When a country takes care of its residents, it truly makes a difference in their lives.
And in society as a whole.. thats the point, the wellfare makes the population mutch more equal, not only between genders..
Give some credit to the US for housing 22M illegal aliens even if that caused a housing shortage for Americans.
if you cannot afford a house, you do not deserve a house
if you cannot afford healthcare, you do not deserve healthcare
if you cannot afford food, you do not deserve food
working people should not have their money stolen by the government to aid people who don't deserve it
And health and life expectancy
@@emmaphilo4049 -- Exactly. Like Nick H, I worked and sweated for those benefits, on top of that served my country. I have a right to my benefits, every one of them. I'm not ashamed to say it. I'm a taxpayer so why shouldn't I want them?? You're right, Emma. Health and life expectancy are now paramount to human survival.
As a Finn it was weird to go to America when I was kid. I saw homeless people there and I kept asking my parents why they are sitting or laying on the streets like that. I didn't understand the situation. Ofc now I understand everything way better. World isn't perfect but we can make it better if we want to🙏
In Germany there are like 500k homeless ppl, Every town with more than 80k inhabitants is full with em, no Need to Go to USA
You're very lucky to live in Finland, it's probably the closest thing to what I wish the United States would be.
America wastes Billions upon Billions and could house all our poor. Our government CHOOSES not to.
Finland is a beautiful clean country to visit and it's not perfect as now where is, but it's a very well organised country that looks after it's citizens and the citizens look after there village, town or city and country side.
The people of Finland look after society and their community, they do what is correct and don't talk about it, many counties could learn a lot from them.
Talking and procrastination is not for them, gently and quietly get on with your life and do the right thing is was I have observed from the Finnish people
@@abbb123 really?
My home burned to the ground..my family stayed homeless until I worked hard for a new place....
This is so nice to hear
I became homeless in 2015 as an older adult female. I slept in my little pickup truck, stressing continually as to where to park, where was a bathroom, how to get cleaned up and stay that way. Prayed that my truck did not experience any mechanical breakdown. You become high-strung and nervous. You're trying to find employment - but you have to afford gas money to get to a job interview, and employers can smell desperation....... I was alone. If you aren't mentally ill to begin with - it's easy to become so, just from the stress and isolation. I observed many other homeless people, many of whom turned to drinking and drugs to deal with the stress and depression. I completely experienced that when homeless - others avoid you and figure you deserve it. You become INVISIBLE.
I found part-time work and graduated to living in a motel while paying to much for the accommodations. I now rent a small apartment at a good rate - but I never forgot or forgave all those people from my old neighborhood of 30 years who did not offer me a couch, or a shower, or even just use of their laundry machine for a single load. The experience stays with you.
Lori, what a horrific experience to go through! 😭
@@madik3875 Thanks so much Madi - just wanted to say the 'weirdest' part of the experience was understanding how invisible you become. I realize that I did/do it to. We don't look homeless in the eye - partly out of embarrassment for them, concern that they may 'want' something from us ....or being victimized by them. Yes, one should be cautious - but being 'Invisible' was mentally the most unnerving part of that whole chapter of my life.
Lori, although when I was little I wished I had the magic cloak that makes you invisible, the kind of invisible you had to endure was inflicted on you by other humans. Hard to wear... But you are right, it is also the fear we have of and the stigma placed by society on "houseless". Long ways to go until we, as a humanity, will be so evolved, we won't have famine, war, hate, disease etc etc Cheers to you for managing to get to the shore. ❤
@@madik3875 Thank you Madi ! BTW, you know what I think it is - it's like when your down on your luck, others react to you as though 'you are contagious' and that your bad luck is going to rub off on them. I actually understand it - but it was still just so weird. Dang! Take care and have a good life please.
@@madik3875 Yeah just think of Rwanda...that is a horrific experience
Wow.
First, let me thank you for seeing me. I'm stuck in this continuum of care program...making progress (19 months, transitional housing) but it's so frustrating to not feel as though I'm being seen, as though I'm just a case in the sea of others. I don't know anyone else talking about this subject in this way.
Housing first makes so much sense. I wish this video goes viral so that others could see there is another way.
With things being so polarizing and people not really caring unless it affects them, I won't hold my breath for significant meaningful change, but again, it's nice to feel seen. Thank you! ❤️
I'm in a similar situation. Officially, my rental contract runs out at the end of January 2022. But the flat building my flat is in is being turned into something else - I don't know what - in autumn of 2022. So my rental contract will be extended *another* time until then. So far, my originally 18-months-contract has been extended for another 18 months twice already. Once the reconstruction is about to start, the organisation who is my tenant (I am their subtenant, they rent from the city) will provide me with a different place to stay. A more normal flat than this one, in all likelihood. (Currently, I don't have a real bathroom and I have to shower on another floor of the building in one of three communal shower stalls. They're private and lockable stalls, but still. It's annoying for several reasons.) I could pay for a flat, but I can't get a flat because I am a risky tenant on paper. I've been both a risky tenant on paper *and* someone who pays their rent reliably and on time for a long time now. I can prove that I pay my rent on time. But no, I am too risky a tenant to give a flat to anyway. So I am in this limbo. The worst thing about it is that the organisation that is my tenant only rents out to me under idiotic conditions. Basically, they only rent out to people who need assistance living on their own or who - which is the case with me - look like they need assistance living on their own. Luckily, those conditions literally make it so that I do need something that, if you just squint hard enough, turn me into something who needs assistance living on their own. If I stop making appearing that way, the organisation technically has the right to put me on the street. While this is not the case for me, someone with a moderate alcohol problem could live here and need assistance as long as they have that problem. And be incentivised not to get better in order to not be seen as a person who needs assistance living on their own anymore. Because not needing that assistance anymore could cost them their home. Mindblowing stupidity. And the people who stand behind that are social workers. Which I mention for those people who firstly bothered to read all this and who secondly glorify social workers. They don't deserve to be glorified. They stand behind measures that fuck up people's lives.
I hope things get better for you soon.
@@tracesprite6078 Thank you. Much better now. I have my own studio apartment.
@@notabadcookie I'm so very glad that you are in much better circumstances.
Universal basic income , will be coming thru NESARA. NESARA started last month Oct 2022, quietly. It will be announced after Russia is done with the Deep State takedown in Ukraine.
It makes sense. People need a home base to rebuild thier lives
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I am 58, college educated, female, no addictions. I am homeless for the 2nd time since 2019. I never thought I would wish to live in a different country, but I wish I had ANY support, let alone housing and medical. Good for Finland.
What’s your degree in? I can see if my company hires folks with your specialty if you want.
@@spacebunsarah I am a project coordinator in the IT field. Thanks. Know any VC's for seed funding? Just asking.
@@bethriley9757 hope things get better
I have an autoimmune disease, if I lived in the states I wouldn't be able to afford the care for it. It makes my soul hurt how much people are spending to get the same medication that I take and paying so much more. I pay ~600€/year for all my medications, and because of them I can work. If I hadn't gotten the help early on, eventually the disease would have destroyed my whole spine. I was studying when the pain got really bad, and luckily I never had to worry about not being able to afford the medical costs. I was able to finish my uni studies and work. For some reason many people think education is a sure way out of poverty. It's really not. When you don't have a safety net, there is a lot of luck involved. You still need a home, basic medical etc to be able to get that job and be able to stay healthy to do the job.
58 y/o college student?
As an European I'm always baffled hearing about US policies and politics.
The USA is filled with religious goats. They read Matthew 25:31-46 and declare that they are the goats. Their platform is an inversion of Christianity in the name of Christ.
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Just keep in mind we have a lot of aging evangelicals and they are way off the deep end.
Add the sheer influence of corporate money in politics (and the revolving door of politician to lobbyist), and the two party system (as opposed to a multiparty system) and you end up with:
A.A solid chunk of political influence coming from increasingly dementia addled fanatics.
B.Heavy incentive for politicians to cowtow to moneyed interests since its easy and profitable.
C.An either or political choice which emphasizes party loyalty over everything else and applies as equally to voters as it does to politicians.
So that's why we're so fucked.
@@marvin2678 Well, I have the feeling that it is much better:
- minimum 3 month notice before i would loose my job
- 6 month 80% unemployment benefit when I lost my job
- 25 days of vacation per year (minimum); additional ~10 days of bank holidays per year
- max 12h per day / 60h per week to prevent exploitation
- annual auto-increase in my wage to offset inflation since it is cuppled to the general industry contract which is re-evaluaded every year
- taxes are already taken care off before I get my income on my account - so i don't need to declare them by myself
- good public transport which costs only 365 EUR per year in my county (~50km radius)
- no-brainer health care insurance system since it is included in the mandatory 17,2% social security tax
ok so move to finland
@@marvin2678 Yeah, get a skilled job, learn finnish, and move? What's stopping you?
Thank you for a rare, sane look at housing.
EXCELLENT Video.
Moving to Finland was the best decision I've ever made. Whenever we run out of money, we just send our bank statements to the government and they send us enough for rent. As a result, employers are a lot nicer because they know you can quit without losing everything. This (among other things) allows for strong workers unions in low-wage industries, and life is less stressful all around. I didn't realize how much the looming threat of becoming unhoused in US affected me until I left.
Stfu and don't come back
@@quanbrooklynkid7776? What is your problem
@@jokerpilled2535 It is really loose. Especially if you come from shithole countries.
@@jarskii11 dont tell em
@@jokerpilled2535 its not easiest, at least if u come outside of EU u need to get job in Finland before hand. You can stay without one 90 days though.
If you're still skeptical after this video, or any video talking about the housing crisis in the US and still consider housing the homeless to be a bad thing, or that they don't deserve it because they're not working "hard enough" please keep in mind one thing: You're actively paying more money for peoples suffering.
You only are looking out for yourself, and would gladly spend the extra cash to make sure these people don't have homes.
Now look at yourself, and tell yourself you're a good person.
Cause that's the lie you will continue to perpetuate if you see no substance in providing people a means to get back on their feet.
Yeah, well.. it would make sense, but these people are taught that the richer you are, the better person you are.. and the poorer you are, the worse person you are.. couple that with bad people deserve bad things(bully the bully, punch a nazi) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This lie is just 1 out of 100s of as major ones, and 1000s intended to do the same, to keep capitalism going
@@connorbredall3112 Please assume if a reply isn't @ you, it doesn't regard you. I didn't even accuse the comment for lying (although looking back at it it might look like it), but on the concept he elaborated on from this video. The government/ corporations are lying.
Facts
@@connorbredall3112 By comments I only mean the ones that you type to the empty box, when you open a comment and write there, it's a reply. Replies replying to the comment and replies replying to other replies are both considered as replies. This is how most people refer to these. And yeah, youtube does notify sometimes about other replies overly much (when you have a reply on the same comment), I think it's supposed to try to notify when you may be targeted even without the @ but it fails often at that.
Also I referred to my own first reply because it looked like I was accusing someone here
WoW this video is so good💞
Hawaii is currently suffering this now. In America we may not be #1 overall but given how small our state is it's still extreme.
I'm glad we're bringing attention to Finland's proper response to homelessness, but as a Finn it irks me to say Finland has already "ended homelessness." It makes it sound like the problem doesn't exist, rather than that it's being fixed.
I agree with the video but the title is a little clickbaity
Homelessness is a different problem at and above the Arctic Circle than it is in subtropical climates.
The video is a bit light on details. Can you give some insight how that works? What kind of housing are they offered - is it right in the city, normal apartments or dedicated housing blocks? Are people asked to move (e.g. to areas where it is cheaper to build houses)? What incentivizes people to contribute to the cost, once they have a home?
US percentage of homeless population is 0.16 %. Once again, Size does matter.
@@ChrisPage68 Sorry, but I was hoping to get some useful info from someone who might know.
Here's an interesting, but also sad fact.
There are many communities in the United States, that are completely comprised of homeless individuals, and the largest of these communities are in the flood tunnels under Las Vegas.
They have quite literally, formed their own smaller city underneath a city. Many have their own power by hijacking power lines, some have their own "stores" of stolen goods, which they trade for food or supplies. And some have made their own houses from scrap materials.
It's a very sad situation, which could have been avoided.
Another "famous one" is near the Salten Sea, just east of LA.
~600,000 people experience homelessness in the states.
The trick is to have a good political system. Our politicians are much more accountable, much less corrupt, and one key reason is a much fairer voting system that doesn't support two party, tribalistic politics as much (we have it as well, but a lot lot less). US and UK have an absolute trash First Past the Post system, and the people there consistently think that a politician is by default unreliable and a liar. The system in the US pushes for corrupt individuals to really thrive as politicians, the opposite of what a good system should do. We in Finland use a Condorcet method, D'Hondt to be precise (also known as the Jefferson method after one of its big advocates Thomas Jefferson).
I thought this kind of situation would only happened during the post apocalyptic world.
Just to put that into high contrast: A mere three families own more than 50% of all American wealth. The American Aristocracy is literally richer compared to the average American than the kings and nobles of old were compared to their serfs under feudalism. Yet though though most Americans will readily admit that such exploitation under kings is completely unacceptable, a plurality of the very same people will defend the even greater exploitation under capitalism, because they are brainwashed to despise _any_ criticism of capitalism or _any_ discussion about class consciousness whatsoever
I love Finland, and I've never even been there. Such a smart country.
what a dumb ass thing to say!!
Same here I love Finnland
As a rimworld player, I can confirm - getting any form of shelter as soon as possible is the first priority
So it turns out when someone is allowed to live in a house and not outside like an animal they become a lot more beneficial to society who would have ever thought.
Individual people become more productive when the collective makes sure no one has to worry about potentially starving on the street, who would've thought?
There is no society i have been told by an old witch.
@@DivergentStyles That saying is amazing.
As a Finnish person, reading comment sections in videos like these makes me so incredibly sad. I don't understand how the U.S. considers itself so great yet can't provide housing, a basic human right, to its citizens.
@@xiflix8956 it grew because the rich got richer and the poor got poorer, it's really not something to brag about
@@xiflix8956 Jeff got to go to space while he refuses give his own workers proper breaks, forcing them to piss in bottles/wear diapers.
There is something seriously wrong about that.
I live in America. It's nothing great. It's a marketing slogan. If you don't toe the company line on nationalism, patriotism and such, you're a commie or just told to leave if you don't like it.
@@xiflix8956 Take your trickle down economics and shove it. The rich make so much wealth off the backs of workers, the least they can do is pay a fair share of taxes to keep this country from falling into a dystopian hell hole.
@@xiflix8956 why don't you tell your mother, that I had a great time last night. And, ask her if I left my watch on her night stand.
Thanks!
Every person housed and enabled to participate in society makes a nation stronger!
i will be forwarding this to the canadian government. beautiful concept. although it is practiced by some non profit organizations in canada, with a national level of funding i think that a significant difference could be made. i would like to personally thank the edmonton john howard society for doing their part in trying to make this concept a reality for our country.
Lol how ridiculous
I d like to get behind u on this but the cancer that is America is so close to us makes it really hard to b smart. I ve always lived in homes i personally built. Even tho i am very interested and supportive of efforts to help i cant help but criticize resourceless people in my mind. My efforts arent easy and i have had to figure things out as i do them. I m old now and will be leaving some day, then i wont have to engage with life and its problems
The American government doesn’t have that kind of love for their citizens!
Good
Neither do fellow citizens.
America is individualism where everyone cares no ones. I don’t think Finland homelessness strategy can work in the US.
@@johnnychannel7824 there is a big difference between what each country wants to achieve and what the citizens want.
Freedom means something completely different in the usa and in europe. There is positive freedom and negative freedom and both have completely different goals and are completely incompatable with eachother. Both lead to different results as we can see.
European programs just not fit the amarican culture. They will never work because they will be always under threat and neglected.
@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 please elaborate and more specific. I don’t get your point about homelessness problem in the US.
When the recession hit in '07 I lost my house, my income & I became homeless. I do not consider myself dumb or lazy
but it happened. If you are a single male of any age your options are severely limited. I looked at all of the assistance
that was available to me - I worked for the government at one point so I understand where to look for things and I know the dance to obtain them - and it was shockingly slim. Food pantries and churches will give food out but it is not, under any definition, good nutritious food. Anything canned or boxed and always the odd branded stuff that is all expired is typically what you will find at these places. (and a big F.U. to any that say "beggars can't be choosers" )
Do not kid yourself - I do not care what your current situation is - You are a simple misunderstanding or miscalculation
away from becoming homeless yourself and you will find, as I did, there isn't any compassion offered when you are homeless, just startling judgement.
I’ve been homeless 2 years. There is nothing available where I live if you are a male without children. The homeless shelter is a cesspool and they expect you to get in bed at 7 pm then kick you out at 7 am. It’s really frustrating people tell me I should “get help” but all the programs just pass the buck and give you the run around.
Shame. Shame, Shame
I'm curious what state / city you live in
Blacks are treated even worse...In Philadelphia, I've seen them line up for free food or line up to be taken to the shelters in cold weather, but left behnd by the church not to violate fire codes.
Beggars can’t be choosers
Please send this video to people who need to change their views on basic human needs and rights.
Imagine having a government that actually helps its citizens
The problem with solving homelessness in the US is that the US has politicians who don't see homelessness as a problem. Corporate Democrats and Republicans don't see it as a problem. They live lavish lifestyles that allow them to live in closed of societies of their own. Societies where the consequences of their actions don't effect them. It's really basic stuff. They see poverty as a necessary feature not a bug.
It's that AND that many politicians actually skim off the funds for the homeless, or the directors of different programs do -and nobody ever stops it from happening.
It's a very corrupt system.
THIS.
Worse.
US capitalism inherently requires a class of desperate homeless - to undercut wages and benefits.
@@Spectrum_Wireless
Hmmm...
Interesting stance.
So....
What WILL solve homelessness then??
Within the current system and majority paradigm...?
@@snippets981 Only building housing on a mads scale will work,which is why they who are in power refuse to do so.
Finland in fact used to have a lot of homeless people until the 1980s, typically alcoholics, drug addicts and mentally ill people like everywhere. During the 1980s, the welfare state was expanded and homelessness was reduced greatly. The 2007 policy mentioned in the video is just the latest iteration in the effort to reduce homelessness. (I was born in Finland in the 1980s, so I never saw large amounts of homeless people myself. I only read about it.)
I saw change like that in the Netherlands too. In the 80-ties and 90-ties a lot of people slept on the street in our larger cities. Homelessness is still an issue and we don’t have ‘housing first’ as a standard policy but we seriously strive to not have anyone sleep on the street.
@@costeris35 i used to study in amsterdam and i was really surprised at the lack of homeless people there. maybe it's just anecdotal.
@@costeris35 Unfortunately, the homeless population has more than dubbled between 2009 and 2018 in the Netherlands (source: CBS). Housing prices are currently skyrocketing, partly because of (foreign) investors, and the rightwing government has been steadily decreasing the social support in the Netherlands, e.g. by privitized (mental) healthcare and reducing funding for special education for people/children with disabilities. Wages for police, healthcare and education are not keeping up with the increased costs of living. Althought the Netherlands is great in many aspects, this trend is scary and I am really afraid we will end up like the US, with low social mobility and the universal rights only preserved for the riches.
I visited Finland in 1976 . I was shocked at the hundreds of alcoholic beggars I saw in Helsinki and living in parks & forests nearby .
Ty finfrog
yes the housing first recipients are more easily employed because they have free rent and a home but that doesn't mean they're going to go out and even try to pay for a portion or all of their home because it's not required of them
It makes more sense when you look at the society as a whole- people don’t WANT to be reliant on handouts, they want to be their own masters. Also, they’re still getting a bare minimum, they have a roof over their heads and heat and food, but that’s it. You want something better, you go earn your own money and cover it.
I was a homeless at a few points in my life and this would have been a lifesaver in my opinion. All the things they talk about in this are true in my experience. Personally i've never had a drug addiction or mental illness and i can't even imagine how much harder that would make getting off the streets. I know from personal experience that things like food stamps or general assistance are really just temporary help that can make some impact, but nothing lasting. And honestly the fact that you can only get cold food on food stamps makes it really more beneficial to low income families that have homes. For the homeless its still not bad but since typically the homeless have no fridge/stove/storage then they can really only get pre made ready to eat food, which is more expensive than basic groceries.
I sent my son back to Finland to start college. He got a letter in a mail, reminding that “as young adult of 17 years of age, you need to reserve an appointment for free dental care, we don’t automatically schedule it, please contact number…” I might cancel his US health insurance…
Can you cancel GoFundMe?
Wait, you have a US health insurance for someone living in Europe? That makes literally no sense.
@@user-xb9yv2ci4c I guess you have never travelled ???
The trick is to have a good political system. Our politicians are much more accountable, much less corrupt, and one key reason is a much fairer voting system that doesn't support two party, tribalistic politics as much (we have it as well, but a lot lot less). US and UK have an absolute trash First Past the Post system, and the people there consistently think that a politician is by default unreliable and a liar. The system in the US pushes for corrupt individuals to really thrive as politicians, the opposite of what a good system should do. We in Finland use a Condorcet method, D'Hondt to be precise (also known as the Jefferson method after one of its big advocates Thomas Jefferson).
@@lookingforsomething We in Germany also have proportional representation, but the public image of politics is very bad.
Man, I swear there has to be something about living in cold, harsh environments makes people this good at problem solving, I know Finland isn't perfect but good on them for this.
Because if you don’t, you die
@@ideaofnation4370
There are always outliers……unfortunately….
Several thousand years ago all stupid groups that attempted to travel 5000+ km from Africa were all dead. Only the clever and teamwork-oriented people survived.
Yes, but no :) In europe bums move to spain all you need is pasport and vualia no risk of freezing to death. Another thing they care about people and are not money crazy like in the west, so there is much of cheap housing.
in Russia we have a bunch of people living the whole life in a very unfriendly environment,but they are still very poor educated and so simple minded so Putin abuse them as if they are zombies
Rescue mission locations truly work.
It's so strange how the US approaches homelessness, makes me think they don't care about solving it. Anyone who understands Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs knows it's very difficult for someone to take care of addiction and mental health issues when they don't even have a place to sleep.
As far as I can tell, preventative care is just about always cheaper than waiting for things to go wrong. This is true in healthcare, housing, community support, and I'm sure many other things
You do know that our medical system is a ponzi scheme, right? The rockefeller system is about making the most money and that is what we have in america. They treat the symptoms, not the causes. I have had to research a lot to heal myself. Naturopaths and other holistic doctors work with the causes which they know will fix the symptoms. Even today you can go online to see why our "wonderful" insurance in america say they don't pay for alternative methods because there is no proof that they work. That is the biggest lie of all. In the 1920s rockefeller started this nazi method of dealing with people. He was only about taking more and more money. Rockefeller's allopathic plan to constantly take from the people must have been backed by the ongoing genocide plan.
So the u.s. government are just cheapskates to everything that isn't military?
Absolutely. I guess it’s just not politically glamorous enough.
"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"
pff. Preventing health is not economical sustainable. I have drugs stocks ok?
Finland isn't true socialism but I'd still take it instantly over living here
That sure but return of ussr might turn it into socialist
@@unknowunknown9096 what
The USSR virtually eliminated homelessness as well, its housing program is still terrible, but that beats not having a roof over your head.
@@unknowunknown9096 Return of USSR? Finland was never part of USSR.
@@mickeyg7219 the USSR is 100x better than the mess that is modern Russia
In the United States we have what could only be described as “a fighting spirit” the roots of our nation trace back to picking a fight with the most powerful nation on earth. The only real superpower at the time. It was a truly monumental feat for us to win. This shared history permeates the culture of our nation. We believe that you choose your own fate and that the strongest and hardest working people deserve the benefits that they earn, and that if you are a non contributor to society it was a path that you forged. This ideology is what transformed our nation into the leader of the world in a short time frame. It is also our Achilles heel. You see, this mindset was necessary during that time in history. Its not anymore. Our serial lack of compassion and the ever expanding wealth gap that is essentially turning the most poverty stricken areas into 3rd world countries is stirring anarchy. And just like Rome, we will fall. United we stand, divided we fall.
9:36 is a very strong counterpoint to your whole example. You can't just casually be okay with the exploitation of others
We can’t fix every problem with one single solution, but that doesn’t mean we should skip solving this one because it doesn’t help everyone.
Its sad that what makes a nation "progressive" is its ability to give its citizens basic needs
The trick is to have a good political system. Our politicians are much more accountable, much less corrupt, and one key reason is a much fairer voting system that doesn't support two party, tribalistic politics as much (we have it as well, but a lot lot less). US and UK have an absolute trash First Past the Post system. We in Finland use a Condorcet method, D'Hondt to be precise (also known as the Jefferson method after one of its big advocates Thomas Jefferson).
That’s because a big part of conservatism is only caring about one’s own ingroup. But if your not in my ingroup, then you don’t matter.
We were actually focused more on homelessness because we rejected immigration so thoroughly. Now our infrastructure for taking in people from elsewhere is in a better position to do so, but it took pushback from the voters who wanted an end to large migration quotas.
@@DaveE99 You know that Finns are very nationalistic and ethnocentric, right? The major anti-migration party is a big supporter of the welfare state and public programs.
It's sadder when people think homes are built with magic pixie dust.
As a finnish person i can confirm the lack of homeless people. I have never seen a tent on the side of the road or anything like that. But to be honest if you are homeless here, you would die during winter, it gets easily to -20 C°
-42 C° (-43.6F) once. I went outside to pick up unlit fireworks and I couldn’t move my fingers for two days.
Uh, yeah. People die from exposure in America all the time. They die from heat in the summer and freezing in the winter. We turn people out into the elements without a thought for their lives if they can't pay for shelter. It's monumentally cruel.
So - in Finland, being homeless is a death sentence ... I can see why that would be completely unacceptable, whereas some beach bums in Los Angeles wouldn't be considered a humanitarian disaster.
@@jazzx251 It is not. HousingFirst offers free housing, but everyone has the opportunity to receive housing assistance (+500€). It allows you to live alone almost anywhere in a rental apartment outside Helsinki (250-350€). The unemployed and the homeless need only ask and immediately get to their own home. Most of Finland's homeless are lost foreigners and self-indulgent drunks, and they too can find a warm place somewhere. Point of giving free home is to make new tax payers.
@@Redfizh sorry - got that wrong.
What I meant to say is that being homeless in Finland is seen as unthinkable in a way that it is not in any other country,
Homelessness, the nuclear waste of capitalism, is acceptable everywhere except Finland.
I prefer Finland's way of dealing with the problem.
Beautiful success
I can't like this video enough!
The housing first strategy reminds me of Portugal’s method to solving alcohol and drug addiction. Instead of throwing you in prison and then expecting you to come out a changed person. Portugal sends you to a rehab center to get better and then help you move on from the addiction. It’s proven to be more effective than throwing people in jail.
Yep, but unfortunately in the current US political climate that kind of solution would never happen. Conservatives have successfully spread fear mongering notions that there's a huge crime wave going on in america and the police are the only thing holding back the mob. Any politician that can be labeled as "soft on crime" will not gain momentum. It's sad.
doesnt make privately owned corporate prison systems money so the U.S will never implement that.
US has rehab, it is common for alcoholics and addicts to go repeatedly. Rehab is just a get out of jail card.
@@scallopohare9431 Yea, but it costs money.
@@scallopohare9431 maybe jail time for repeat offenders only?
The only people you see sleeping in the streets in my Country of Finland are people who partied too hard and passed out, but even then police or ambulance takes them somewhere to sleep safely
True, but you can see beggars in the bigger cities who look like they sleep on the street.
However, a lot of those are people employed by the russia mafia or local gangs (basically scam artists) I'm sure atleast finnish people have seen videos of them getting caught.
The other ones are people without social security number (almost always immigrants who either fear deportation or don't know the right channels to go through to get food or housing)
There was about 4000 homeless people in Finland end of last year.
@@cyberfunk3793 I'm (and the video) more talking about people living on the streets.
Not people who don't haven't given the post office and official address.
@@timoyr2954 That is what the homeless people usually do: live on the streets. Obviously Finland is so cold in the winters that the homeless can't be outside in Febaruary so they have temporary shelters, but they are still homeless and some of them even sleep in apartment house corridords and even paid toilets etc.
@@cyberfunk3793 I'm extremely doubtful there are 4000 people living in the streets in Finland. If caught by the police or reported, they'd be directed to social services which provide housing (though again, if they have a social security number). I know calling cops on homeless people is a bad idea in the US, but I've never seen proof of this not working in Finland. It's what happened to a friend of mine after he was disowned (he spent a week on another friends couch, who called the cops and they got him housing, which got his live back on track).
Most people who sleep on apartment hallways are people who lost their keys when super drunk.
I love the thumbnail. That picture was taken from Joensuu, which is my hometown. A very beautiful city near the Russian border.
衣食住行 is a phrase in Chinese that states the four basic necessities, with housing (住) comes in third, right after clothing (衣) and food (食).
That makes so much sense. I always thought that requiring someone get a job BEFORE they could get housing is ridiculous. How do you get a job when you look and smell as awful as you get living on the street. And you have to have an address to get a job also. How do we get those in charge to even look at this issue. It seems like they don't really even care as long as they're not outside their door.
You don't. I came back to Florida with about $2,000. NOW that's a nice chunk of money. HOWEVER if you have no job and no place to live that's really NOT going to really last. Well initially I got a membership at 24 hour fitness.. to take a shower. Then I got a storage unit. Not that I really had much stuff.. just to put my 2 bags in as so people wouldn't looks at me like ( you fucking bum you have no place to live) well I started sleeping in the storage unit. That was $75/ month. Got a UPS box to get an address. That's $400/ for an entire year. And I could buy a bus pass to ride the bus and the metro train around. Pay the phone bill so a job could call me. So EVEN WITH $2,000 in the bank I was just bearly able to get a job and then an actual places to live. I was able to at least NOT look as if I was basically homeless. Sleeping in a storage unit box it's better than sleeping outside outside. But even with $2,000 just bearly was I able to sustain myself. Took me 4 months to obtain employment and then eventually after 6 months I ended up in a men's boarding house. Stated thier for close to a year and via meeting people and word of mouth got an actual places. Been living here since 2018. Now with this covid19 situation. I've been doing seasonal work dispatch in Alaska in the summer's and am home in Florida in the winters. Still live a basic life. Nothing extravagant. But thankfully I haven't slept in a storage unit since 2017. Like I said even with $2,000 to start just bearly was I able to sustain myself. If you have no money to begin with.. you need outside help or luck. Also side note.. I've grown to hate Starbucks. You think I actually wanted to drink coffee?? Answer no I just had to buy coffee to sit in Starbucks so I could plug in the phone. So I got fed up with it
Exactly! And all the required documentation costs a lot of money. A person needs to be able to scrape together hundreds of dollars just to get themselves presentable. Driver's license, social security card, birth certificate all costs money and require some sort of address. Sometimes the person can only scrape together enough to feed themself for the day and provide themselves with basic toiletries. Day after day of that wears a person down, then they're asked to go find all their documents to get a job. At that point they just need a shower and a clean change of clothes. So overwhelming to start from the very very bottom.
@@astromama3474 Yes! Many years ago, I lived in a car with my small baby. Thankfully, it was only for a couple of months. But who knows how long it would have been if I didn't have a baby. Thank God I made it out of that life. But it was all due to a lot of luck and hard work. And most of these people don't have luck on their side!
smell isn t from living on street but bad diet check oiy smell of well to do that also eat garbage
current ciost debt of govt hpusing is already hundreds of trillion and unpaid wear on buildings r in 3 months time more than humans in 15 year occupation this equation is not alterable and reproven over a hundred years
Finland: "Housing first is cheaper in the long term"
The richest nations in earth: "What is this... loNG tErM your speak of"
Haha, nothing is long term here, only short term profits matter. Aside from the homeless crisis, look at our decaying inner cities and decaying infrastructure. And we want to have a "hyper loop" hyper fad train, when we can't even provide basic services, fix our crumbling infrastructure and save our dying cities?
The trick is to have a good political system. Our politicians are much more accountable, much less corrupt, and one key reason is a much fairer voting system that doesn't support two party, tribalistic politics as much (we have it as well, but a lot lot less). US and UK have an absolute trash First Past the Post system. We in Finland use a Condorcet method, D'Hondt to be precise (also known as the Jefferson method after one of its big advocates Thomas Jefferson).
a few years later WE ARE IN MASSIVE DEPTS AND RUNNING OUT OF THINGS TO TAX!
@@lookingforsomething lmao you naive child. Finland is corrupt as heck, no one just does anything because a. they did it for greater good b. the accuser is politically incorrect.
@@findood8491 I never said there's no corruption in Finland. You are just assuming things now. The scale of corruption is much less though.
Well, we need lots of prayers for this program.
This was a super simple view of the problem. There's no reason to look into details when the conclusion is predetermined.
America: "This will severely effect the economy"
Also America: *Spends 2 trillion dollars of taxes into some sandy mountains just to loose to a rebellion*
And let's not forget Israel economy support
Lol the guy did a video about America budget on that war.
@@koharumi1 Yeah, america sikes itself. China is now negotiating with taliban with all the 3 billion dollar worth of toys to inspect and grow power together. Dude. I can feel it, in a decade WW3 will happen and this time USA is the target, no shit, brought you by taliban, pakistan, iran, china, russia (theres chances since china and russia are allies but i think they will break off soon since sincerely i see on putin face that he doesnt like winnie the pooh) and northkorea
@@juliane5632 That WW3 szenario makes no sense.
The US could retire their complete military and only keep their nukes and still nobody would attack it.
No other country would risk to get nuked by ~5k nuclear weapons.
btw - what is the profit in war? Russia has every natural ressource imaginable but their are incapable of extracting or gaining wealth from it. The US runs on a deficit and sending troops around the planet to invade a country is simply net loss + they would inherit the shitshow and nightmare of administration.
@@juliane5632 Both China and Russia has no invasion capability military, unless they are walking into their neighbouring countries. Don't watch too much movies or playing video games.
B-52 or B-2 bombers from USAF can reach Afghanistan, traveling more than half of the globe simply because US has bases all over the world to fly their fuel tanker from anywhere and refuel the bombers mid-air.
Russian and Chinese bombers only has enough fuel to reach US and not returning, and this is largely unescorted, the longest flying jet fighters can only reach Berlin and dogfight for less than 5 minutes, before they ran out of fuel. They have no airbases in-between to fly their tankers. In Call of Duty and Hollywood movies, enemy forces are just conveniently warped into the US for the main hero to slain, since the invasion planner are the script writers, not actual military logistic planner.
We pay for weapons never used, instead of apartments for the homeless.
Yes but its not that is they were used that would make it better, rewording: the usa funds senseless wars which achieve nothing, instead of apartments for the homeless. which is even worse.
I`d say best weapons are those that you don`t have to use. If you have to put your weapons to use to defend yourself your defense has already failed.
Like the other guy said, the problem is useless wars that only serve to create more enemies that the propaganda machine can take advantage of to propagate for more useless wars.
@@seneca983 what you are leaving out is that Finland’s welfare spending per GPD is 25% vs. the 10% of the US.
@@seneca983 US compared to the Finland is spending lot less in percentage to their respective GPD. BTW, I just took your 10% of the US spent on welfare as factual and it’s not. I just checked the US Government Spending: fed is only 4.6%, state is .57% and local is only .5% so I don’t know where you got the 10%
I see where the difference, Social Security and Medicare are not considered as “welfare”. SS is an entitlement program based on your past earnings and contribution.
Of the 30something links provided, I'd like to know which one addresses decommodification of housing?
Two years have passed from this video. I wonder if it actually made people think why people are homeless. Some people don't care about others, until the same thing happens to them.
As someone with a family facing impending homelessness in canada, this, at least, gives me some sliver of hope.
How’s it going now?
Hope you're doing good
@@kx7500 no change. things are in flux. thanks for asking though
Canadians are born pessimists HOPE is the last thing on their minds. They specialize in gloating about I CANNOT DO IT
@@roughgalaxy7990 you will survive. You’re digging deep already I’m sure but you can find a way. Consider more radical (ethical) options if necessary.
I applaud Finland for their commitment to it's citizenry.
kyllähän se kiva juttu on
@@annihilator_ron7691 No onhan se ihan kiva
@@gougledop niinpä on
I think this is at the core of Finnish "happiness". No matter what might happen or what you're going through, you know there's a safety net. This applies to the basics like housing and healthcare, but also something like changing careers late in life or starting a business. You are supported.
Well, the streets wouldn't look too nice and clean with frozen corpses everywhere.
Good! Great insite.
As a Swiss, I believe that there isn't a system like that in most cantons (=states in USA) but the country archive good result in number of homeless (2200 homeless for a population 45% bigger than Finland, this number comes from a federal study) because of other helps that people can get (even single accommodation).
In my canton, the deal is that people get the help they need (money and accommodation) but has to pay back (Idk if totally or partially) when they do not need this support anymore (so some people get it forever). Some condition are also required but it is normally accessible to people that need it.
This gives to people a minimum to live decently but is certainly not a life that any citizen desire and there are of course people that want to abolish it.