"The left has been constantly pushing for strong public production of affordable housing, and now the work is finally bearing fruit," says Pia Lohikoski, Member of Parliament.

This is important in growth centres, where the high price of housing can also lead to labour shortages in some situations," lohikoski says. Even in large cities, it is difficult for middle-income people to survive as rent takes up an increasing share of income. The left's remedy for rising housing costs is sufficient production of affordable housing, not only in a downturn, but in such a way that the relative number of affordable housing increases. According to the study, ALA's rent regulation lowers the rent level when looking at the whole.