PM underlines importance of social equality

Prime Minister Sanna Marin in her New Year message underlined the importance of social equality, reported news agency Xinhua.

She noted that the strength of the society should not be measured on the basis of the strength of the most affluent, but through how the most vulnerable cope with their lives.

Marin raised the question whether everyone in Finland has the possibility of a good life.

The world's youngest prime minister acknowledged in her message that much in Finland depends on the world economy, but the government can provide a stable and predictable environment for enterprises.

"Fast policy changes should be avoided while reacting to the cyclical situation," she said.

Marin also said the 2020s will be the "decade of decisions" for repelling the climate change. She reiterated the government pledge that Finland would be carbon neutral by 2035. She believes that Finland and Europe could lead international climate work and benefit from that role economically.