What is life like for poor people in Finland?

It's a common misconception that everyone in Finland is guaranteed social security. They're not. A number of people are left by the wayside or opt out themselves. That number was approximately 2.5% in 2013. read more

Life for poor folks in Finland is most likely the same that life of poor in everywhere else. Coping with what you have. Trying to get out of that misery. But the elements might get you killed if you dont know how to cope. I dont know where the person who asked this question comes from but Finland is a wast / empty country. Small but sparesly populated. read more

” The first thing to know is that Finland is a welfare state. read more

Love Finland for many other reasons like clean air when there’s no constant factory smell, clean water, Nokia, Linux, Forest, bicycle roads, old legends who helped to build the country, kalevala epic, 7 brothers and cool old history such as busting Russia back to it’s place in the cold war, lakes, Sauna, those verrrry few good people left, Ice Hockey and beautiful seasonal nature. read more