Delivery app founder tops national income list for fourth year
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Finland's annual tradition of public tax disclosure has arrived, once again placing leadership from the food-delivery service Wolt at the top of the pile. Miki Kuusi reported earnings of over 131 million euros in 2025 data, while the firm's CEO, Marianne Vikkula, was the nation's highest-earning woman with over 15 million euros. Even the formerly frugal office of the prime minister has its millionaires; Sanna Marin reported a taxable income exceeding seven figures.
The transparency of the tax office is not being matched by the presidency. Alexander Stubb is facing criticism regarding undisclosed matters, while Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is navigating an awkward analysis suggesting he was threatened by the FSB. It is a reminder that in Helsinki, the state knows what you earn even if you do not always know what the state is doing.
Beyond the capital, the news is darker. A teacher faces trial for offenses against 15 children, the youngest aged seven, and a criminal investigation has been opened into Crista Jaatinen. In Ikaalinen, rescue workers were forced to cut a driver from a vehicle after a four-person collision.