It is considered the "happiest country in the world" but faces a serious problem

January 28, 2019

The European country is leading the ranking of the population with more happiness, but it must now solve a serious problem that will affect future generations.

Finland can be considered the "happiest country in the world", given the statistics that corroborate this statement but that faces a serious problem: its population is aging faster than the number of births, which generates a decompensation of the budgetary balance at the time of the payment of pensions. That's why the government will have to give more work to more people to help fund retirees.

In 2015, the European country emerged from a major economic depression and only 68% of the working age population was employed. Year after year, this number has increased to 72% in 2018. Despite this, the state should increase this rate up to 80%, gradually but concretelyas confirmed by public officials in charge of this issue.

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The Prime Minister Juha Sipilä He badured that since the beginning of his tenure in 2015, about 140,000 additional people have jobs although 150,000 additional jobs remain to achieve the financial goal.

The chief economist of Nordea Bank Abp, Aki Kangasharju, In an interview, he said: "The funding of our Nordic welfare model, which makes us the happiest country in the world with an incredibly high standard of living, depends on a level of employment. higher".

The government has already taken several measures to boost employment, such as reducing labor costs and introducing the "active model", which aims to reintegrate unemployed people looking for jobs. 39, a job on the job market. In addition, the growth of the global economy has enabled entrepreneurs to Finland perform a lot of hires who favored the advance in this case.