Finland's low birth rate is a concern, admits new Minister of Family Affairs

Annika Saarikko (Centre) assumed her new responsibilities as the Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services on Monday, 10 July, 2017. Annika Saarikko (Centre), the newly appointed Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, has admitted to being alarmed by the historically low birth rate in Finland. Statistics Finland has warned that this year the number of births could fall short of the 50,000 mark for the first time since the famine years of 1866–1868, when the country had a total popula...