Domestic
Tax and social security changes introduced by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government have left nearly 100,000 more people on low incomes than under Finland’s previous system, according to a study by the Labour Institute for Economic Research Labore.
The study found that unemployed people, low-paid workers and employees working part-time have borne much of the impact.
Researchers Merja Kauhanen and Milla Nyyssölä compared the tax and benefit system in force in April 2026 with the 2023 system, using the same 2026 population data.
Their microsimulation found that about 99,000 more people live in low-income households under the current system than would have done so if the 2023 rules had remained in place.
