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Finland

FINProposal
National statusNo strict national UBI

It does not simultaneously meet universality, individuality, unconditionality, periodicity, cash and lasting national scale.

Related activityProposal

Kela basic income experiment, 2017–2018; Post-Kela-experiment debate

Latest material changeMay 6, 2020

Kela publishes final results.

Finland has no strict national UBI (universal + individual + unconditional + periodic + cash + lasting). Pilots/experiments: Kela basic income experiment.

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PILOTS AND CASH STUDIES

Pilots and cash studies

Pilot

Kela basic income experiment

Pre-UBI / restricted UBI experiment for unemployed people. Individual, unconditional (within the sample), periodic cash. Not universal and not a lasting national UBI.

PROPOSALS

Proposals

Proposal

Post-Kela-experiment debate

After the 2017–2018 pilot no national UBI was enacted. Debate continues.

CRITERIA

Six criteria, per programme

Flags from different programmes are not added together to imply a national UBI.

Pilot

Kela basic income experiment

UniversalNo
IndividualYes
UnconditionalYes
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes

Proposal

Post-Kela-experiment debate

UniversalNo
IndividualNo
UnconditionalNo
PeriodicYes
CashYes
Lasting nationalYes

TIMELINE

Material changes

  1. Kela national experiment starts.

  2. Experiment ends.

  3. Kela publishes final results.

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