Finland

Property Rights Index - Finland Compared to Continent

Footnote

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Bosnia & H.	10
Belarus	20
Russia	30
Albania	30
Bulgaria	30
Ukraine	30
Croatia	30
Macedonia	30
Romania	30
Slovak Rep.	50
Slovenia	50
Turkey	50
Greece	50
Italy	50
Lithuania	50
Moldova	50
Poland	50
Latvia	55
Spain	70
Czech Rep.	70
France	70
Hungary	70
Portugal	70
Belgium	80
Austria	90
Sweden	90
Switzerland	90
UK	90
Cyprus	90
Denmark	90
Estonia	90
Finland	90
Germany	90
Iceland	90
Ireland	90
Luxembourg	90
Malta	90
Netherlands	90
Norway	90

 

 

Finland: Property rights index

A subcomponent of the Index of Economic Freedom, the property rights index measures the degree to which a country’s laws protect private property rights, and the degree to which its government enforces those laws.

Higher scores are more desirable, i.e. property rights are better protected. Scores are from 0 to 100.

The index also assesses the likelihood that private property will be expropriated and analyzes the independence of the judiciary, the existence of corruption within the judiciary, and the ability of individuals and businesses to enforce contracts.

The Global Property Guide considers protection of property rights as a significant factor affecting the desirability of a residential real estate investment.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

 

Finland publishes good house price and rent statistics. The best source is Statistics Finland, though some longer time-series are in Finnish (asuntojen hintakehitys = dwelling price changes).

The Institute for Real Estate Economics has The Finnish Property Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reports. The Bank of Finland is a third good source (see statistics | prices and costs | domestic asset prices).