Fiscal frameworks and fiscal sustainability in the Nordics

Abstract

Nordic co-operationNordic co-operation is one of the world's most extensive forms of regional collaboration, involving

State of the Nordic Region 2020 – Wellbeing, health and digitalisation edition

“…Even so, there is a large variation in the old-age de pendency pattern between and within the Nordic countries . Ac cording to projections, both the old-age depend ency ratio and 'oldest elderly' dependency ratio (80 years and over, as a share of those aged 20 to 64 years) will increase sharply in the Nordic Region over the course of the 21st century, particularly in Finland (Calmfors, 2020).…”