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Basic income: An answer to social security problems?

Finland has taken the decision to test a basic income for unemployed job seekers from the beginning of 2017. The trial will run for two years. The main goal behind the experiment is to see if the mechanism of a basic income (unconditional financial support paid regularly to customers) will increase the incentive for recipients to take up and stay in employment.

High acquittal rate jeopardises Finland's efforts to combat foreign bribery

Finland has proactively investigated seven allegations of Finnish individuals or companies paying bribes to foreign public officials since 1999 but needs to address its discouragingly high acquittal rate.

OECD Territorial Reviews: Northern Sparsely Populated Areas

PISA 2015 key findings for Finland

This country note presents student performance in science, reading and mathematics, and measures equity in education in Finland. The interactive charts allow you to compare results with other countries participating in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Revenue Statistics 2016: Country highlights

This annual publication presents detailed country notes and internationally comparable tax data for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards.

Consumption Tax Trends 2016: Country highlights

This publication provides detailed country notes on Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax (VAT/GST) and excise duty rates in OECD member countries.

Finland could do more to help vulnerable laid-off workers

Access to more intensive employment services before and after dismissal could help disadvantaged laid-off workers get back into employment, according to a new OECD report.

Finland: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Biographical note of Finland's Permanent representative to the OECD.

Age, skills and labour market outcomes in Finland

Macro-simulations benchmarking employment in Finland to the Nordic average show that closing the large gaps in labour participation vis-à-vis the other Nordics across genders and age groups would boost employment significantly.

Employment and skills in Finland

Policies to speed up tertiary graduation, improve work incentives and activation of the unemployed and postpone labour market exit are necessary to bring the employment rate closer to the level of other Nordics