Universal basic income in the Nordic countries

There are also some political parties and some politicians and journalists in all Nordic countries who are pushing for the idea of a guaranteed income.

Basic income was debated in Sweden in the 1970s and 1980s, mostly thanks to influences from abroad, such as Milton Friedman and André Gorz.

He criticized the full employment-ideology and argued, with reference to people such as Paul Lafargue and Aristotle, but also the Danish debate, that freedom would be a much better goal.

Gunnar Wetterberg, leader in the labour Union, was perhaps the most active in the other ring-side, arguing that basic income was a threat to just about everything, but mostly jobs, growth and equality.

The leading advocates in Finland includes Osmo Soininvaara, Green League, and Li Andersson (Left Alliance).