Finland, the world's happiest nation, faces a glum winter
Finns have many reasons to feel content, but the country's pile of debt is not one of them.
DW reports: Finns have many reasons to feel content, but the country's pile of debt is not one of them.
Russia's war in Ukraine has added to the fiscal burden. Can the Nordic nation absorb another shock?
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