Pension Provision Research

The objective of the research conducted at the Finnish Centre for Pensions is to produce intelligible, useable and widely applicable expert information for the evaluation and development of the pension provision. The Research Department conducts both social and economic research.

Research at the Finnish Centre for Pensions is largely based on multi-faceted register information, questionnaire data and combinations of data. Modelling and other sources of information, such as documents and information on pension schemes in other countries, collected by the Finnish Centre for Pensions, are also used when producing new information.

Research programme

From the beginning of 2010, our research is based on a research programme laid out for the years 2010-2014. Focal areas of research include working careers and retirement, the sustainability of pension financing, and the sufficiency of pension provision

Starting points for research

Research is a statutory assignment of the Finnish Centre for Pensions. The obligation to carry out research is based on the management of data that enables research, as well as practical know-how of pension provision.

  • The Finnish Centre for Pensions is a research institution recognized by the EU, with the right to access and utilize European research data.
  • The research follows the principles of good scientific practice and subsequently produces high-quality, independent research. 
  • The research is concrete, applicable and based on the pension scheme.
  • The Finnish Centre for Pensions participates in international research co-operation.

Utilizing research

Research offers information for scientific operations, supports decision-making and provides substance for the pension policy debate. The operative idea of our research can be summed up as follows:

  • independent research operations 
  • active research co-operation 
  • relaying of research data 
  • providing expertise in various functions that support decision-making, in the public debate and in national and international networks of research and experts.

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