Life in 2040 has improved in several areas, looking at the individual as a human being, not based on their skin color, religion, prejudices about other cultures. Psychiatry has improved, also looking at the individual's need for hospitalization, help in their own home, support to finish school and support to find work according to ability and perseverance, as this will ensure that the mentally vulnerable can see themselves as part of the community, without being looked down upon. By 2040, no children are bullied in schools, regardless of the reason for the bullying. All children have an equal right to be themselves, regardless of their background. Children are the future hope for a better world, and that future starts now with parents. Help must be available for parents who are struggling with parenting so that they can be better role models for their children. Children must have better conditions to get help if they need it, without being stigmatized. There are very few homeless people, and solutions are being worked on for the homeless before they are "lost to society". There are places they can turn to when life changes and the need for help arises. There are very short waiting times for examinations and treatment of patients in somatic hospitals. There is time for each patient and there is no shortage of doctors, nurses and other staff in hospitals. There is a focus on helping small business owners to stay in business, as they are all needed to serve the diverse needs of the people. It is natural to be of a different sexual identity than male/female in a relationship and others are not looked down upon because they do not represent the largest group of "normality". Religions and the people who have one live peacefully among each other, without waging war or imposing their religion on others. There are no dictators in the world, and the focus is on helping the nations in need of self-help, all nations help their neighbor to a better future without hunger and war, to get an education and better opportunities to help themselves and their family. In short, a better world than the one we live in now.

The world of teaching without the presence of grades and measurements anymore where harmony among people is the first thing to be learned. Subjects will be multidisciplinary and chosen by the student together with educators in harmony with their passions without necessarily resulting in a job. Work will no longer be necessary because there will no longer be poverty, but meritocracy will be relegated to the last place and will privilege civic actions. The solution of medical problems and developments of sociological and practical issues to resolve contrasts between peoples will be especially rewarded. Weapons will no longer be necessary. Everything will be developed for green energy from sun wind and hydrogen. Slowly national borders will be unraveled and we will all just live on earth.

20 years from now, my first kid is making plans for her Erasmus. She knows how much I loved my experience and she's excited to see the world on her own in a few years. The programme has been improved and adapted, so I'm not too worried about the financial aspect either. Until then, I'm taking her on lots of adventures throughout the entire continent. Not by plane but by trains, travelling sustainably is now more affordable than taking the car most times! She speaks 3 languages fluently and has native speaking penpals to practise with. We celebrate cultural diversity and heritage, we embrace patriotism as a strength to protect values of openness, peace and democracy for everyone.

2040 Pensioner, I live well because now they have reduced taxes on pensions. In a few years we will move to a so-called senior home, where you can live in your apartment, but be close to the retirement home where you can eat or participate in events. Right next to the home is the preschool. There is a lot of cooperation between the school and the senior/retirement home. It is good for the children to socialize with the elderly and the elderly also like to socialize with the children. Parents can rest easy, because nowadays there is an invention that registers how children are feeling. So if a child starts to feel bad because of abuse, for example, it will sound an alarm. Now children are taken seriously! The police are allowed to use the DNA register, not just on previous convictions but on everyone's DNA. So they solve many more crimes. If you are guilty of a crime if you are not a Swedish citizen, you are deported for life if the sentence is more than two years.

Then it is eternal summer, the only real permanent time in Finland, daylight saving time. Already 15 years ago, in 2025, Finland has dared to break free from the yoke of the EU and make an independent decision to improve people's wellbeing and move away from dark clocks to darkness. Summer holidays have been extended. Saturdays will not be deducted from the holidays, but the summer holidays for all citizens will be 6 weeks, in addition to a week's Christmas holiday, a week's winter holiday and a week's autumn holiday. The whole world has joined in solidarity to install emission filters in the chimneys of Chinese factories and the sky is blue there too. Santa Claus's home country is officially recognised as the Aurora Borealis. All Finns work part-time, 4-6 hours a day, 4 days a week, and all receive a guaranteed wage of EUR 4500 from the state, regardless of their sector. Immigration is forbidden, travel is allowed. Climate change has stopped. Information systems have crashed and the internet is a memory. We are back to recycled paper, old, ridiculous telephones and all schoolchildren have access to paper textbooks and exercise books paid for by the state, in which they can make notes. School days are a maximum of 6 hours and there is no homework. Each child is given one free hobby at birth, which can be claimed at any time under the age of 18. The world's wealth is shared equally by all. There are no rich families, no birthright, no politics, no stock markets, but a time of peace, prosperity and harmony. The Kela rehabilitation psychotherapy system is there just in case. The welfare zones have been abolished at the same time as the switch to summer time. Finland has expanded and regained its old borders, the beloved Karelia. In their free time people read books. They paint. They chat. Making love. They make handicrafts. Get enough sleep. Concentrate undistracted when their smart devices aren't beeping. NATO has destroyed Russia and Arabia. Dubai and Musk's fortunes have been distributed to the poor all over the world. Tampere has cancelled its water-filling projects and there is enough groundwater for everyone. The state has abolished the electricity exchange and paid for battery-operated solar panels for everyone. Gardens and swings on the roofs of apartment blocks. Animals and nature are treated with respect.

I don't know if I will live that long. I would like to have peace and a Latvian Latvia, not cluttered with wind towers. Organic farming and card roses growing outside our homes. Children would respect their parents and artificial intelligence would not have taken over the world. To respect books and other people's work. For government not to lie and work for the people, not for itself. So that everyone can do the work they love. Let's leave the maintenance to robots.

The wars in Europe are over and Russia is a decent democracy that does not threaten its neighbours. Many small and safe nuclear power plants have been built, which, in addition to solar and wind power, provide stable and affordable energy. People have moved more out of the cities and into the countryside - for those who are interested, high-speed internet via satellite is available everywhere, and drones deliver food and supplies wherever they are needed. The rail network has also been tightened up in this country, and those who need to travel daily for work can do so by train. Personal vehicles have been left for leisure and recreation. Artificial intelligence has solved a lot of complex problems, there is less pure physical work, but it has not run out, simply by using assistive devices, smart tools and machines, work can be done faster - cleaning, building, farming, animal husbandry, woodworking and other such labour-intensive tasks. The working day and week are shorter as fertility increases. And things are used for longer, so there's less to throw away or renew all the time. Where necessary, the law requires things to last longer and be of better quality, so that the economy is not based on always adding and throwing away old things - wasting.

I would like my grandchildren to be able to buy an affordable home by then. I think most houses will be heat pump heated. There will be almost everything digital. I still hope there will still be physical stores. I also hope that physical contacts will remain because otherwise it will be lonely. There will be a lot of electric or hybrid cars. Everything very sustainable. Good health care affordable for everyone.

I live in a better world. There is no bitterness between people. Everyone has a job. He can afford to support his family and minor expenses. A person is healthy and doesn't have to worry about medical appointments and visits. Any ailment is consulted with a doctor on a regular basis, who provides the necessary help. There is no envy between nations.All problems are solved peacefully. ....tak simply. So that we can finally live a normal life.

Surely schools would look different - instead of ebooks, there would be, for example, one common food app - what you feel like - you click on spaghetti noodles and the app automatically selects that product for you, or the food with the lowest price in your locality, but also with the best customer ratings. High-speed trains, most electric cars. This is how I see the world in a decade or so.

In 2040, Europe will be led by elected Commissioners and the President of the Commission will be elected by referendum in all EU countries. The World Economic Forum and the Bilderberg Group are listed as terrorist organisations. All corruption has been rooted out and lobbying politicians has been made illegal. Anyone who wants to have a political influence is given an election budget by the states and the EU and no other money can be used for advertising and marketing in elections. All citizens have all the freedoms that can exist without hindering the equal freedoms of others. Freedom of speech is absolute. The size of government and the public sector is limited by law to 7% of Europe's population. And taxes are paid only by those who own a lot and earn money above the average. The laws are there to protect the weak and ISLAM is banned because of its criminal nature.

I think we will have endured a large war. At this stage Donald Trump will be thankfully dead or his body frozen to try and make a other come back. We will have a war unlike the last ones with countries unites that we hadn't seen. With America and Russia and possibly Korea as the " bad guys" . It could potentially be nuclear involved so the population will be decreased substantially. Northern Europeand northern lines will be the new tropical and temperature changes will be changed across the globe. People will eventually move accordingly. . Some areas will be too hot to keep living in so we may see population s decreasing in areas Like arizona. We will have new deserts.