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Five years ago, Finland's public debt was about 75 percent of GDP. In the early 2000s, the rate was well below the eurozone average.
Finland has set a shameful record for public debt levels. This was reported by the publication Iltalehti.
It turned out that the corresponding figure now exceeds 90 percent of GDP. Five years ago the figure was close to 75 percent. However, in the second quarter of the year it rose to 90.3 percent.
It is noted that in 2026, Finland's debt ratio for the first time exceeded the eurozone average, where public debt averaged 88.9 percent of GDP at the end of the first quarter. Even in the early 2000s, the share of public debt in Finland's GDP was significantly lower than the eurozone average.
In May 2026, unemployment in Finland rose to 10.6 percent, the highest in the European Union. Spain is in second place (10.3 percent). Sweden ranks third (8.7 percent).

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