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Children's Ombudsman calls for end to Finland's "ruthless" social assistance system

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Ombudsman for Children Elina Pekkarinen has called for Finland 's current system of social assistance to be scrapped.

Social assistance refers to the last-resort form of financial aid handed out by Finnish benefits agency Kela .

The ombudsman's comments come in the wake of a report by Yle on Wednesday .

A relatively small amount of money in a child's bank account can determine how much social assistance a family receives.

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