For a well functioning pension system
Current issues
Blogs
Themes
Developing the pension system for the self-employed (YEL)
The independent assessor appointed by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs has outlined how the pension system for the self-employed needs to be developed and what the problems are relating to the current way of establishing the confirmed incomes of the self-employed. The report includes alternative solutions to this problem. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health published the report on 5 December 2025. Read more on Etk.fi.
Reforming earnings-related pensions
The final report of the tripartite working group was published on 31 January 2025. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has begun the legislative drafting process. We have compiled data on the themes relating to the pension reform. The website 2025 Pension reform contains information on, for example, the pension reform working groups.