Pocket Statistics – small booklet of fresh earnings-related facts
Pocket Statistics includes central statistical data, time series and info-graphics on pensions. The most recent figures date back to year-end 2019.
News
Workers allowed to travel between Finland and Estonia again – Do you have an A1 certificate?
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.
International investment return comparison: Pension funds achieved top returns in 2019
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.
Appointment: Sari Alanko appointed new Head of Department of Register Services at the Finnish Centre for Pensions
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.).
Telecommuting because of the corona virus – which country’s social security applies?
Due to the corona virus, many who work abroad now telecommute from their home country. The telecommuting may affect which country’s social security is applied to the worker.
Posted worker, have you been laid off abroad?
Your A1 certificate continues to be valid if you are laid off for no more than 3 months. If you are laid off until further notice, your A1 certificate will cease to be valid one month at the most from the date that your lay-off begins.
Are you interrupting your posting abroad?
Please notify the Finnish Centre for Pensions if you are interrupting your work abroad.
Posted worker, are you stuck abroad?
If you are a posted worker and living abroad, the Finnish Centre for Pensions urges you to apply for an extension to your A1 certificate if needed. If you have become unemployed, contact Kela.
Pensions paid out as usual despite corona epidemic
Plummeting stock exchanges affect the valuation of pension providers’ assets but not the payment of pensions.
Disability leads to weaker income in old age
Retirees on an old-age pension who have suffered from disability during their working life struggle with making ends meet nearly twice as often as other retirees on an old-age pension.