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To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies
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- Title
- Finland's €10,000 babies
- Authors
- Tom Bateman
- Word count
- 124 words
Why not take immigrants and refugees?
I should notice that it is very possible that a municipality doesn't have the autonomy to define immigration laws. Regardless, it is a bizarre situation that could be easily solved by bringing people from abroad. Especially the ones in need.
Yeah—they could've just as easily subsidized living costs to new settlers rather than paying citizens to have children.
Good point—my comment was pretty reductive. At least if you're born there, you have some incentive to stay in the community in terms of attachment, and you're injecting new life into the town at the same time.
You would'd be less likely to get that with immigrants, as the comment by @Spel points out.
Thanks for making me reconsider my opinion.
Sweden tried something similar a few years ago with refugees. They refused to get off the coach that took them there (for days) because the village was too cold and isolated.
Refugees refusing to leave bus in 'too cold' Swedish village to be removed – The Guardian.
Did they not know where they were going in advance?
Anyway, those are just 14 people. Sweden took millions of refugees.
It will be interesting to see in a few years when the first kids start aging out of this program how many families stay in that town.