The Observer: On Finland’s Basic Income experiment

The Observer: On Finland’s Basic Income experiment

On Sunday 19 February 2017, The Observer published an opinion piece: ‘ Is Finland’s basic universal income a solution to automation, fewer jobs and lower wages? ‘

Both left and right are promoting the idea of a basic wage for everyone, currently on trial, as a solution to the new world of work. Photo Info: Mari Saarenpää with her dog Oiva in Paltamo, Finland. She was randomly selected to take part in the basic income experiment. Photograph: Tuomas Härkönen

When he got the letter after Christmas saying he was entitled to an unconditional income of €560 (£478) a month, Mika Ruusunen […]

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