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Finland’s Welfare State Has a Massive Baby Problem
The number of newborns has fallen to its lowest level in 148 years
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You know you've got a problem when even the best don't have the solution.
Finland, a first-rate place in which to be a mother, has registered the lowest number of newborns in nearly 150 years. The birth rate has been falling steadily since the start of the decade, and there's little to suggest a reversal in the trend.