Why Eastern European? Western European countries like the UK, France, Germany have much higher rates of homelessness than Eastern Europe (other than Ukraine for obvious reasons).
Most of the homeless people you meet in the streets of Dutch cities are from Eastern Europe. Most of them aren't counted in official statistics because they weren't registered at a house in the Netherlands long enough. Many of them don't want to go back when offered a ticket home and some cash. They prefer to stay outside in the Netherlands. Staying inside in Finland sounds better to me.
I don't have an official source, because we don't have any in the Netherlands. I can share some articles about this group of homeless people if you are interested, but it is anecdotal evidence.
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u/pohui Moldova → 🇬🇧 UK 2d ago
Why Eastern European? Western European countries like the UK, France, Germany have much higher rates of homelessness than Eastern Europe (other than Ukraine for obvious reasons).