The Finnish government is getting serious about the idea of a national basic income.Finland is considering giving every citizen a basic income.It has commissioned KELA, the national social insurance provider, to study the concept, calculate the costs, and run an experiment in 2017 to judge the feasibility of rolling it out across the country. If, eventually, the government were to approve of such a plan, Finland could scrap all existing benefits and instead hand out a monthly stipend to everyone. According to some reports, the monthly payment could be €800 ($870).
Whereas several Dutch cities will introduce basic income next year andSwitzerland is holding a referendum on the subject, there is strongest political and public support for the idea in Finland.
A poll commissioned by KELA showed that 69% support (link in Finnish) a basic income plan. Prime minister Juha Sipilä is in favor of the idea and he’s backed by most of the major political parties. “For me, a basic income means simplifying the social security system,” he says.
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