To Finland from abroad
When an employee comes to work in Finland from abroad, the employer must insure the employee in Finland under the Employees Pensions Act (that is, take out TyEL insurance). This means that the employer will pay all statutory social insurance contributions in Finland.
A self-employed person who comes from abroad and carries out their business in Finland must take out insurance under the Self-employed Persons’ Pensions Act (YEL insurance) in Finland.
If an employee or a self-employed person from abroad has an A1 certificate issued in the country that they were posted from, they may be covered by the social security of the posting country while working in Finland. In such cases, the social insurance contributions for their work (including earnings-related pension insurance contributions) will be paid in the country from which they were posted to Finland.
Employee to Finland
Are you a Finnish company hiring employees from abroad? Read more about how to insure foreign employees in these example cases.
Does your employee have an A1 certificate issued from their country of origin? Read about how to interpret the A1 certificate.
Self-employed person to Finland
Are you a foreign self-employed person coming to Finland for a work assignment or to start your own business? Learn about how your social security is determined and how you are to pay your insurance contributions.
Social insurance contributions in Finland
As the employer, you need to take out the required social insurance for your employee working in Finland. The rule is the same whether you are a Finnish or a foreign employer.
Remote work in Finland for a foreign employer
Do you work remotely in Finland for a foreign employer, or are you a foreign employer with an employee working remotely in Finland?
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