Thursday’s papers: Basic income v “activation”, pandas arrive in Ähtäri, and a Finnish gift for British royal

Thursday's papers: Basic income v

Pandas on their way to Ähtäri. Finland’s basic income trial has been one of the most-covered stories in the international press in recent years. The trial itself has been criticised for its lack of ambition, as a limited experiment including only unemployed people rather than a full basic income trial involving the whole community, but it remains the biggest trial of its kind and–despite the limits–it’s the number one destination for journalists looking into the idea of a basic income.

Helsingin Sanomat looks at the trial and its public faces in the light of the government’s recently-introduced activation model , […]

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