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Every second Finn supports increasing employment-based immigration if our pension system is to be amended due to its financing. The Finns strongly oppose pension cuts. This is evident in the latest Pension Barometer conducted by the Finnish Centre for Pensions.

Pocket Statistics, published by the Finnish Centre for Pensions, includes central statistical data, time series and info-graphics on pensions. The most recent figures date back to year-end 2020.

A total of 1.3 million persons draw an old-age pension. One in four of them are baby boomers. In 2020, around 42,000 persons retired on an old-age pension, down by five per cent compared to 2019. Earnings-related pensions were paid to an amount of nearly 30 billion euros.

On average, the net income of a person retiring from employment is 79 per cent of the net income during the active period. A new study by the Finnish Centre for Pensions shows that the change in net income at retirement has remained unchanged since the early 2000s.

Despite the corona pandemic, Finnish investment assets rose by 4.8 per cent to 223 billion euros. In the review period 1997-2020, the average return of the Finnish pension insurance investors has exceeded the baseline projections. Read more about the allocation of Finnish pension investments in the English Summary of Työeläkelehti (2:2021), published on 7 June …

Each year, the Finnish Centre for Pensions grants a Pro Gradu Award to a distinguished master’s thesis. This year the award goes to Jonathan Strömberg from the University of Oulu. His thesis examines the financial sustainability of the Finnish occupational pension system, comparing the Finnish, Dutch and Danish pension systems.

The majority of the pension funds in our comparison reached a real return of 5–10 per cent despite the exceptional year. The clearly highest return, around 20%, was made by the Swedish buffer fund AP6 that invests only in equities. The Finnish pension investors weathered the peculiar year with varying degrees of success.

The application service for A1 certificates for employees, employers, sailors and flight crew members has been renewed. As a result, the applicant may receive the A1 certificate within one hour from submitting the application and with fewer clicks than before.  The application service for A1 certificates is renewed as of Monday 10 May 2021. The …

Saving for retirement is more prevalent among men and the 55–64-year-olds. Women and the unemployed state more often than others that they are financially unable to save. This is evident from a recent study by the Finnish Centre for Pensions.

Many wage earners intend to continue working past their old-age retirement age. A recent study by the Finnish Centre for Pensions shows that men and the highly educated intend to retire at a higher age than others.