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Finland: The world's happiest country has a debt problem it can no longer ignore

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

What happened

Finns have many reasons to feel content, but the country's debt pile is not one of them.

Russia's war in Ukraine has added to the fiscal burden.

So can the Nordic nation absorb another shock?

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  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:12:00 UTC.

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