The basic income experiment did not increase the employment level of the participants in the first year of the experiment. However, at the end of the experiment the recipients of a basic income perceived their wellbeing as being better than did those in the control group. The results are to some extent preliminary, and it is not yet possible to draw any firm conclusions regarding the effects of the basic income experiment.

Would it be possible to make paper-like material from textile waste? How could empty spaces in cities be enlivened? How can you save money on children’s sports clothing? A total of 24 experiments selected for implementation in the Experimental Finland project of the Prime Minister's Office will start to find solutions to these and other challenges. The call for applications implemented through kokeilunpaikka.fi, a digital platform open to everyone, ended on 22 January 2019. The selected experiments can now be launched. The experiments are related to construction, plastics and textiles.

In a world full of complex challenges, solutions born on the designer’s table alone will not work. That is why we increasingly need to take swift action – developing by experimenting. To make the most out of the experiments we need also supporters of experiments. For them we have published a guide called "How to support experiments - a guide for the mentors".

The target set by Prime Minister Sipilä’s Government is to make Finland the world leader in innovation and experiments by 2025. This target is also being achieved in the key project ‘A culture of experimentation will be introduced’, more commonly known as Experimental Finland. The culture of experimentation in this Government Programme has been unique on the world scene and has received a great deal of international attention.

The Experimental Finland project of the Prime Minister’s Office, together with Motiva Ltd, requested applications for pilot projects to strengthen the digital skills of personnel in the social welfare and healthcare sector from 13 September to 17 October 2018. Strengthening digital skills frees up more time for the essential – encountering patients. The call for applications, implemented using the ‘Place to Experiment’ platform, received 37 submissions, of which 17 were selected, some conditionally.