Yeah, that&#x27;s the main change here, and I think probably a positive. The Nordic countries already have close to a universalist welfare system, where you&#x27;re more or less guaranteed an income sufficient to live on. So the change here isn&#x27;t about whether you should be able to live without working: that&#x27;s basically already true, and has been for decades. The change is about whether to pay out a basic income unconditionally rather than via the traditional welfare system, which excludes employed people, people with assets, etc.<p>I&#x27;m less familiar with the specifics of Finland&#x27;s system, but in Denmark, if you run out of savings and eligibility for other sources of support (unemployment benefits, etc.), you fall back on a last-line &quot;cash assistance&quot; (kontanthjælp) which is something like $1500&#x2F;mo, and can be received indefinitely. <i>But</i> you lose it if you get a job, so it can provide a disincentive to work in some cases, especially if your only job options are low-paying ones. Just paying out a basic income unconditionally wouldn&#x27;t have the same issue, since any employment income would be in addition to the basic income, vs. the current scheme where your job income replaces the cash assistance.