International Evaluation of Pension System Underway

The Finnish Centre for Pensions has requested an evaluation of the Finnish pension system from two independent experts. The work of Prof. Nicholas Barr and Director Keith Ambachtsheer will be completed in January 2013.

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Statutory Pensions in Finland: Long-Term Projections 2011

 (14.05.2012)
The report presents the Finnish Centre for Pensions’ long-term projections regarding the development of statutory pensions in 2011-2080. The main focus of the report is on calculations of earnings-related pensions.

The Young Ponder the Significance of Work in Times of Bleak Visions of the Future

 (30.04.2012)
When financial crises, rush and uncertainty are part of everyday life at workplaces, the significance of one's own job is emphasised. Commitment to work does not necessarily involve one steady em-ployer. Instead, the work done must be meaningful also in other terms than earning a wage. This is how the winners of the national Visionary 20X0 competition for the young describe working life in the future.

VARMA: Improved work capacity outlook for Finns

(24.04.2012)
According to a survey carried out jointly by the earnings-related pension insurance company Varma and the occupational well-being experts ODUM, Finns’ perception of their work capacity is brighter now than it was three years ago.

Income Mobility, Income Risk and Age: Finnish Experiences in 1995-2008

 (19.04.2012)
In the survey (Finnish Centre for Pensions, Working Papers 02/2012), Finnish income mobility and income risk have been examined using extensive register-based Finnish income panel data with detailed information on the composition of income over a 14-year period, from 1995 to 2008. Mobility in disposable income is decreasing with age, with a further drop near retirement age. The results suggest that the distribution of lifetime income has widened.

Earnings-related Pension in 20X0 – Who Collects the Pot?

 (13.04.2012)
Those making decisions regarding pension issues should know what young adults think about working careers, pensions and related intergenerational equity. The Finnish Centre for Pensions, The Finnish Pension Alliance TELA and the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) have invited a versatile group of local active students, young self-employed and social opinion leaders to participate in panel discussions arranged in Tampere, Jyväskylä, Turku and Helsinki. The panels are chaired by Riitta Väkeväinen, Information Officer, and Mikko Kautto, Head of the Research Department, of the Finnish Centre for Pensions.
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