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Expect to be surprised
Expect to be surprised
In a networked world external extreme events transmit more rapidly and more efficiently. Thus, even if the global number of Xevents remained constant, Finland would be affected more often and in a larger magnitude. Furthermore, in this Chapter we suggest that Xevents themselves might be getting more common and bigger. There are more than half a dozen acute and inflamed global crises that are nowhere near to be solved. Reaching a tipping point in any these crises could lead to X-ness beyond what humankind has experienced in its history so far. Finland’s internal developments have made it more prone to Xevents. Finland is open and deeply engaged in global networks. It is also increasingly an experimental society aiming to nurture and commercialize innovations that “break the bank� globally. Finland is an efficient and dynamic capitalistic economy, the very features of which make it exposed to Xevents.