“When you look at the issue more closely, raising the retirement age isn’t a silver bullet. Its effects will take different directions,” says Antti Tanskanen, director of the Finnish Pension Alliance.
Overall, taxes paid by companies continued to decline. Two years ago, corporate tax revenue totalled eight billion euros, but last year it dropped to seven billion.
An International Monetary Fund report predicts accelerated growth for the Finnish economy next year and into 2027, adding that there are still plenty of risks ahead.
A new study finds that people who applied for asylum in Finland as a minor during the 2015 refugee crisis are integrating much better than those who did so as adults.