The new Etk.fi is live
We are pleased to announce the new Etk.fi website! The modernisation work has been steered by a variety of information needs, an extensive customer base and accessibility requirements.
We are pleased to announce the new Etk.fi website! The modernisation work has been steered by a variety of information needs, an extensive customer base and accessibility requirements.
When sending a worker abroad to work, the employer may be confused about which social security contributions for the worker must be paid to Finland. The service of the Finnish Centre for Pensions helps to clarify this. The online service is now available also in Swedish and English.
This newly published collection of articles offers a versatile overall picture of the investment operations of the Finnish earnings-related pension sector. At the same time, bearing the future in mind, viewpoints relating to the solvency regulation and investment trends are considered in the publication.
Kiuru starts her work as Director of Legal Affairs and member of the Management Group at the Finnish Centre for Pensions as of the beginning of August. She currently holds the position of Director of Legal Affairs at Keva.
Nearly half of the 55–64-year-old Europeans were outside the labour market in the mid-1990s. Twenty years later, only about one third were in that position. In many countries, the share of early retirees has gone down, but the changes vary greatly from one country to another.
Each year, the Finnish Centre for Pensions grants a Pro Gradu Award to a distinguished Master’s thesis. This year, the award was granted to a thesis from the Tampere University on the 2017 pension reform. In his thesis on public law, the author of the winning thesis Jussi Karhunen examined how lobbying organisations that represent the young affected the 2017 pension reform.
Pocket Statistics includes central statistical data, time series and info-graphics on pensions. The most recent figures date back to year-end 2019.
Workers can again travel between Estonia and Finland, starting on 14 May. Estonian workers can travel to Finland and Finnish workers to Estonia. If you work abroad, you may need an A1 certificate.
Last year was exceptionally good for pension investors worldwide. The largest investment returns of nearly 20 per cent were achieved by the Government Pension Fund of Norway (SPU) and the Swedish AP4. Despite an excellent investment year, the return of most actors included in the comparison fell over a 10-year period.
As of 1 May 2020, the new Head of Department of the Register Services Department of the Finnish Centre for Pensions is Sari Alanko (M.Sc.).
Finnish Centre for Pensions – Central body of and expert on statutory earnings-related pensions