Finland: €730k per MENA asylum

A Finnish think tank (Suomen Perusta) reportedly estimates that an asylum seeker from the Middle East imposes roughly €730,000 in lifetime net fiscal costs on taxpayers, with Iraq and Somalia highlighted as especially costly. The method compares taxes paid and services received over the life course. The figure aligns with other Nordic findings that certain migrant cohorts are large net recipients in generous welfare states. — Quantifying per‑capita fiscal impacts at this magnitude reshapes immigration debates from abstract values to concrete budget tradeoffs for European welfare systems.