Is Finland's economy emerging from a two-decade rut?

Finland's economy has lagged behind other EU countries in recent years weighed down by high unemployment, a housing downturn and rising public debt. Real GDP has still not fully recovered from the 2008 financial crisis with further setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine. But the first quarter of this year has seen signs of its economy improving. Could Finland now be emerging from decades of stagnation? Joining Enda Brady for this discussion: Teivo Teivainen Chair of Finnish National Commission for UNESCO Sakari Lahdemaki Doctor of Economics at ETLA Economic Research Daniel Kral Lead Economist at Oxford Economics Follow the podcast to keep up to date and access the back catalogue of Roundtable discussions at https://www.youtube.com/@RoundtableTRTWorld * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.