YLE: Most of Finland’s well-being counties to show a wider-than-expected budget deficit

THE MAJORITY of Finland’s well-being services counties have revised up their budget deficit projections for this year, reveal calculations presented to YLE by the Ministry of Finance.

The total budget deficit of the counties, which are responsible for organising regional social, health care and rescue services, is expected to come in at 1.25 billion euros in 2024, according to estimates submitted by the counties in May.