Naturally, he wrote an editorial in which he described how positive the situation looked, after all. The previous year, the number of Finland-Swedes had only fallen by 431 people. This is a much-used argument, and of course it sounds logical. Just as logical as to say of a building that it probably won't burn down, because it hasn't burned down so far. The only problem is that that expression sounds better than it really is.
Bilingual families begin to be increasingly common.
Particularly in the capital metropolitan area, Finland-Swedes have long since been taking the risk and fallen in love with Finns. They have succeeded without the benefit of any campaign. It is, of course, possible to debate whether 'to cope very well' are the right words when a Finland-Swede tries to make sense of Danish gobbledygook. But otherwise, the leaflet's arguments have worked. More than half of bilingual families now send their children to Swedish-speaking schools.