The Strategic Research DEMOGRAPHY-programme information package gathers together the key facts and issues on demographic change that should be taken into consideration in decision-making.
The kick-off event of the DEMOGRAPHY-programme on August 15, 2022 brought together researchers and stakeholders. The event discussed the causes and consequences of demographic change and sought solutions to the challenges it brings. See the summary publication below.
In SustAgeble, we are undertaking the work of compiling the Distributional National Accounts (DINA) for Finland. DINA is an international academic effort to improve the scope of national accounts to measure the distribution of income and wealth (see Piketty et al. 2018).
Finland’s population is ageing rapidly. In the current development context, the number of people of working age is decreasing and the number of users of social and health services and pensioners is increasing which challenges the financial capacity of the welfare state. In terms of sufficient pension income and access to services, it is important that regional inequality does not increase and that different groups of people are treated equally. The goal is to create an ageing society that is socially and economically sustainable.
