Also, the Lappland thing was a quip by a member of the executive of the Employers' association CEOE, not a government policy. Though the guy is now a member of the new "technocratic" board member of the nationalised Bankia, so he must be on good terms with the government.

If you are not convinced, try it on someone who has not been entirely debauched by economics. — Piero Sraffa