As defence spending increases across EU countries, discussions are intensifying on how to finance these rising costs.
Increasing European defence spending is going to cost taxpayers, warns Kauppalehti, citing Peter Nyberg, a former Finnish International Monetary Find (IMF) official who also worked for the government.
The math is relatively straightforward, according to Nybreg. Increased defence spending is financed either by increasing debt, raising taxes or cutting other budget expenditures.
"Arms production boosts employment but does not increase the supply of civilian goods or services that are important for citizens' living standards. The resulting inflation weakens citizens' real incomes," he said.
EU countries are looking to raise defence spending to a level in the range of 3-5 percent of GDP, the business daily reports.
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Exercise vouchers under fire
Employers in Finland often believe that they are doing a good job taking care of their workers' well-being by offering tax-subsidised exercise vouchers.
But getting a cheaper exercise class isn't going to necessarily improve things at work if there are problems, occupational health doctor Eira Roos told Helsingin Sanomat in Monday morning's most-read story.
These popular vouchers are more about creating a positive employer image than actually improving workplace well-being, Roos argued.
"Workflow problems aren't solved with exercise vouchers and company bikes," she told HS.
According to Roos, workplace well-being is really about the smoothness of work itself. Ultimately, people are happy at work when they have a measure of control.
"When a person feels they are losing control of their work or their sense of control decreases, there's always an increased risk of burnout."
Bye, Spring!
Goodbye spring, winter is here again, reports Hufvudstadsbladet.
After an unusually mild start to March, wintery weather is returning this week.
Southern Finland is likely to see snowfall towards the end of the week, where it will be distinctively chiller compared to recent days.
Central Finland is experiencing heavy snowfall in some areas as the week begins, while regions further south are seeing light rain in places. In Lapland, the weather is gradually clearing up, with the mercury plunging as low as -24 degrees Celsius in the northwest, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).
Warnings are in force for very poor road conditions in many parts of Finland as heavy snowfall sweeps across the country on Monday.
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