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After World War II,\u00a0Finland\u2019s militant trade unions<\/a>\u00a0created one of the world\u2019s strongest welfare states. Today, the country spends more on the welfare state than any other OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) country, at around a quarter of GDP. Finland regularly tops the rankings of the happiest countries in the world and is arguably one of the most successful examples of the social democratic\u00a0model<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the Finnish class compromise is the tradition of social dialogue between unions, employers, and the government, which has led to annual nationwide and sectoral negotiations on wage setting for all union members, tripartite negotiations on new legislative proposals, and the expansion of the welfare state. But this social contract is about to be torn apart by a newly elected\u00a0right-wing government<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Finnish politics made international headlines in recent years with a center-left coalition led by five women and headed by the young social democrat Sanna Marin, a radicalized right won a majority in the last parliamentary election in April 2023. As a result, the conservatives, the Christian Democrats, a Swedish minority party, and the far-right Finns Party formed a government. Since then, the coalition has launched the strongest attack on workers\u2019 rights and social security in the history of the Finnish welfare state.<\/p>\n

Annika R\u00f6nni-S\u00e4llinen is president of\u00a0Finland\u2019s Service Union<\/a> United (PAM). UNI Director of Communications Daniel Kopp asked her about what the plans mean for the welfare state \u2014 and what her union is doing to respond.<\/p>\n

Read the full interview in English<\/a> or German<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After World War II,\u00a0Finland\u2019s militant trade unions\u00a0created one of the world\u2019s strongest welfare states. Today, the country spends more on the welfare state than any other OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) country, at around a quarter of GDP. 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