On July 26, Jin10 reported that Finland has encountered its first credit rating downgrade in nearly a decade due to the government's failure to control the continuously expanding debt levels. Fitch Ratings announced on Friday evening that it has downgraded Finland's long-term sovereign credit rating from AA+ to AA, the lowest among the three major rating agencies. "The level of government debt in Finland remains high and continues to rise. We expect a lack of sufficient fiscal consolidation measures in the medium term to stabilize the debt levels," Fitch pointed out in its statement. Finnish Prime Minister Orpo's government is attempting to repair the long-standing fiscal situation plagued by deficits. Since 2009, Finland's public finances have recorded deficits for several consecutive years. The current government has set a target to stabilize the debt-to-GDP ratio by 2027. The fundamental issue troubling the Finnish economy is that the transformation of its export-oriented industrial structure is still incomplete. Successive governments have failed to effectively cut spending to address the fiscal gap brought about by declining revenues from core industries.