4-day workweek not on current agenda, Finland's government says

FINLAND -- Reports this week that Finland's new prime minister was proposing a four-day workweek of just six hours per day might have seemed too good to be true.

And, according to the country's government, it was.
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On Tuesday, the official Twitter account for the government of Finland issued a statement refuting the report.

The government explained that Prime Minister Sanna Marin "envisioned the idea briefly in a panel discussion last August."



At the time, Marin was the Minister of Transport.
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"There hasn't been any recent activity," the statement concluded.



In her previous comments, Marin said it would allow Finlandians to spend more time with their families and enjoy hobbies.