Young Finns live rent-free with their parents
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
In Finland it is more common than ever for adult children to live at home with
their parents. Today every fifth 18-29-year-old remains in the family home
whereas three years ago only every tenth did so. Only one in twenty adult
children pays any rent at all to their parents.
- Half of adult children live rent-free at home. The rest pay a small sum to
their parents, but in practice the parents pay nearly all expenses, says Anu
Numminen, Nordea's Private Economist.
However, young women are more inclined to pay rent to their parents. The study
commissioned by Nordea also shows that it is more common for adult children with
jobs to pay rent.
The majority think living at home should not cost anything
One young person in four thinks living at home should be rent-free. More than a
third of the respondents found the question difficult to answer.
The youngest respondents in particular, ie 18-21-year-olds, and those living
rent-free with their parents think living at home should be free of charge. This
was also the particular view of young women, students and those adult children
who neither study nor work at present.
The over-22-year-olds, those who work and those who already pay rent supported
the idea. More than four out of ten were in favour of paying rent to their
parents.
- If a young adult living at home has a full-time job and earns money, the
parents could ask him or her to pay a share of the household expenses. Another
interesting alternative is to agree that young adults should save a sizeable
portion of what they earn, ie, an amount equal to rent and food expenses, either
for future studies or an apartment, says Anu Numminen.
Synovate carried out this study at the beginning of August. A total of 4,047
persons aged 18-29 were interviewed in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark; in
Finland the number of interviews was 1,000.
For further information:
Anu Numminen, Private Economist, +358 9 165 88218
Anni Kuusisto, Group Identity & Communications, +358 9 165 42653
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Source: Nordea (Finland) via Thomson Reuters ONE
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Datum: 30.09.2010 - 08:30 Uhr
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