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Taxpayers’ Association of Finland

Thursday's papers: High taxes, housing benefits and wolf sightings

Human migration

Kela: Immigrants require twice as much income, housing support as native population

Unemployment Insurance

Young women among worst hit by coronavirus job cuts

Poverty and Social Security

5 questions about Finland's welfare reform: "It's like slicing up an elephant kilo-by-kilo"

National Pension

Kela: Social benefits totalled nearly 15 billion in 2018

Slot Machine

Friday’s papers: Porvoo hearing, Ohisalo defence, housing benefit millions and bars defend slot machines

Student

Kela claws back €43m from students who earned too much

Gambling Monopoly

Friday’s papers: Gov PR junkets under fire, drugged driving and millions paid to home-owners claiming housing benefit

Language Tuition and Studies

Monday's papers: Housing allowance costs, future of jobs and early language education

Index Increment

Public welfare watchdog: Benefits covering fewer expenses than ever

Household

Report: A quarter of housing benefit recipients live in Helsinki region

Autumn Holiday

Monday's papers: Young people who don't want to work, growing illicit employment and a break for school kids

Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region (HOAS)

Dorms face demolition as students shun roommates

Joint Custody

Finland could grant official status for joint custody parenting

Metropolis & Megapolis

Gov't study says Helsinki's housing shortage can be solved with more construction

Student

Sweeping hikes in cost of living planned for 2018

Fixed Asset (Immovable Property)

PTT: Housing costs will rise for next 3 years

The Finnish Broadcasting Company

Ins and outs of the 2018 budget proposal: Yle lists the most significant changes charted

Tax Cutting

Gov't resumes budget talks, tax cuts and job creation on the table

Renting

Paper: Finnish state pays total housing costs for some 65,000 households

Student

Monday's papers: Finns in Konstanz, Espoo cabins, student benefit gap

Student

Student housing assistance changes: Some win, others lose

Government Ministers & Departments

Cabinet aims to boost employment, exports and security in next 2 years

Kimmo Tiilikainen

Minister: Housing benefits should be limited in expensive rental homes

Student

Aid reform may force students into debt

Jussi Halla-aho

Wednesday's papers: Student housing benefits cuts, True Finns MEP mulling presidential run, Helsinki's rising Länsimetro costs

Director Roles in Companies

Kela director: Finland’s system of social benefits is unsustainable

Low Birth Rate

Survey: Finns concerned over low birth rate

Wages and Employee Benefits

Yle's list of everyday effects of proposed 2017 budget changes

Day care

Monday's papers: Pokémon Go woes, employers pitch plan for jobless parents but when should tots go to daycare?

Wages and Employee Benefits

Finnish Immigration Service allows for cheap labour

Household

Housing assistance reaches record high

Day care

Parliament approves daycare limits

Poverty and Social Security

Kela to prepare basic income proposal

Governmental Subsidies

One in ten Helsinki homes receives housing aid

Poverty and Social Security

Finland cracks down on homelessness – Expert still worried

Wages and Employee Benefits

New Keva CEO’s less lucrative deal: No housing benefit or severance pay and a shrunken salary

Employee Benefits

Are housing perks worthwhile? Depends on where you live, says Yle

Crime

Exes and neighbours most common Kela whistleblowers

Financial Reform

Yle Survey: Finns are ready for structural reforms

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