Research Agenda of the Finnish Centre for Pensions 2025–2029: Financially and socially sustainable pension provision in a demographically changing Finland
The Finnish Centre for Pensions produces independent research data on how the earnings-related pension system works, the impacts of pension reforms and how the pension system is achieving its objectives. In 2025–2029, our research focuses on four key areas: working careers, transition to retirement, pension adequacy, and the financial sustainability of the pension system.
The research of the Finnish Centre for Pensions supports the evaluation and development of pension provision and associated decision-making. The research activities are based on a five-year research agenda that guides the focus towards issues that are important for the development of the earnings-related pension system in the coming years.
Research focused on four key areas
In 2025–2029, our research activities will focus on the following four key areas:
Working careers
Extending working careers is an important objective that, if achieved, will strengthen the sustainability of the pension system. The research focuses on the length of working careers, earnings and related factors.
Transition to retirement
Our research examines the routes to retirement, the timing of retirement and the effects of the rising retirement age in different population groups.
Pension adequacy
The research focuses on pensioners’ income, earnings trends and knowledge of pensions.
Financial sustainability of the pension system
The Finnish Centre for Pensions produces long-term projections of pension expenditure, contributions and benefits.
The research is framed by broad societal changes, such as demographic and labour market developments. Cross-cutting research perspectives include the impact of pension reforms and policies, trends in the development of the population structure and international comparisons.
Research agenda prepared based on external evaluation
The research activities of the Finnish Centre for Pensions were examined in an external evaluation commissioned by the Finnish Centre for Pensions in 2023. Compared to the evaluation in 2013, the 2023 evaluation shows that our research activities have developed positively and are efficient, well-managed, economical and of high quality.
“We have prepared our new research agenda based on an external evaluation. During the preparation, we met with a wide range of stakeholders and users of our research data. We have heard their views on and needs for our research”, says Head of Research Susan Kuivalainen from the Finnish Centre for Pensions.
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