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The number of A1 certificates granted for work abroad continued to grow in 2021 but fell short of the pre-pandemic level. The Customer Service of the Finnish Centre for Pensions received many inquiries concerning telecommuting from abroad.

The social security agreement between Finland and Japan came into force on 1 February 2022. As the agreement now enters into force, workers posted to a Contracting State avoid double pension and un-employment insurance contributions.

Each year, the Finnish Centre for Pensions grants a Pro Gradu Award to a distinguished Master’s thesis. Might your thesis be the next winner of the 2,000 euro award? Apply by 15 March 2022.

Working abroad – within Europe or outside of it – increases in popularity. It also raises many questions.

The social security agreement between Finland and Japan will enter into force on 1 February 2022. Ville Skinnari, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, and Takashi Murata, Japan’s Ambassador to Finland, exchanged notes on 25 November to bring the bilateral agreement into force. When the agreement enters into force, workers posted to a Contracting State will avoid double pension and unemployment insurance contributions.

The renewed Pension Indicators offers an up-to-date perspective on the current status of Finnish pensions and on their realised and predicted development for those interested in pension policy. This new version of the publication is more illustrative and graphic than previous ones.

Mental disorders are a major cause of disability among working-age people in Finland and the other Nordic countries. What are the similarities and differences and what can we learn from each other to support mental health and work ability? Join our webinar on Monday 8 November.

Since early September, Sweden has paid an income pension complement to pensioners with a small pension. In the future, those who have worked in Sweden do not have to claim the complement separately; instead, the right to the complement will be checked automatically when handling pension claims.

An international and independent evaluation of the Finnish pension system commisioned by the Finnish Centre for Pensions and conducted by the distinguished pension expert Professor Torben M. Andersen (Aarhus University) is now completed. Prof. Andersen will present the results of his work at a webinar hosted by the Finnish Centre for Pensions.

At our next research webinar at the Finnish Centre for Pensions, we will discuss how working life appears in recent research. Is the future and development of working life as unstable as claimed? Join our research webinar on Monday 13 September.