Some reasons why Finns may be good workers for international NGO's or the UN, inferred from subjective mulling and a few days of seminars at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

• inability to see corruption as an option
• lack of an imperialist past or present
• a history that has taught a certain sensitivity concerning political realities, however unfair they may be

 Some reasons why Finns may be bad workers for such organisations:

• plain-spokenness (a lot of verbal decoration is often expected)
• inexperience of strict hierarchies and co-workers who respect them
• inability to accept the fact that things do not always work

 One more list: top three health-related reasons for repatriation of Finns from developing countries.

• traffic accidents
• alcoholism
• mental problems

 A word closely associated with the last two items on the list: disillusionment.
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