Finland has been in a depression for a while. Their GDP is still 6pc below its previous peak. [1]<p>If this is a last desperate ploy to prevent secular stagnation one has to wonder how effective this will be - it is sold as temporary but the moment it is withdrawn their economy truly craters.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;finance&#x2F;12001895&#x2F;Finlands-depression-is-the-final-indictment-of-Europes-monetary-union.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.telegraph.co.uk&#x2F;finance&#x2F;12001895&#x2F;Finlands-depress...</a>