In the next few decades, population ageing will pressure Finland into increasing spending on its public sector, amounting altogether to some 6% of the GDP. The funds accumulated in the pension scheme cover only one third of these upward pressures. Can the remainder be met with increases in taxation? I doubt it.
In fact, there is increased pressure to reduce taxes further in the future. Another easily distinguishable future trend is tightening competition over the location of companies. Finnish companies are increasingly a part of a global business world with operations in Finland. In such a world the relocation of operations to places where costs can be kept to a minimum becomes the norm.