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10.9.2020 Press releases

Pension for child care to one million Finns

By year-end 2019, a total of 930,000 Finns had accrued pension for periods of child care. The figures are revealed in the advance notice of the statistics of the Finnish Centre for Pensions.

8.9.2020 News

A1 certificates transferred electronically between EU countries

Finland will participate in the electronic exchange of social security information (EESSI) between EU countries in September, starting with information regarding posted workers. The new information system will speed up the sending of A1 certificates from one country to another. The introduction of the new technology may cause temporary delays in the handling of the applications.

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30.6.2020 Liisa-Maria Palomäki

How does the quality of life of older Finnish citizens compare to that of older citizens in Europe?

Older people in Finland are forced to give up on things they want to do because of shortage of money and family responsibilities slightly more often than their Swedish and Danish counterparts. Nevertheless, such problems are considerably less common in the Nordic countries than in Eastern and Southern European countries. Things are left undone more often due to shortage of money than family responsibilities.

28.5.2020 Arie Riekhoff

Low-skilled older workers and early exit from the labour market: It’s not just who you are and where you work, but also whom you work with

In Finland, like in most other advanced industrialised countries, low-skilled older workers are at a higher risk of early exit from the labour market than their higher-educated peers. To extend these workers’ working lives, relying on their own responsibility or implementing more government policies alone will not be enough: the help of employers is needed.

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News and press releases

10.9.2020 Press releases

Pension for child care to one million Finns

8.9.2020 News

A1 certificates transferred electronically between EU countries

1.9.2020 News

Retirement intentions accurately predict retirement

25.8.2020 News

One in ten young men in danger of poor labour market attachment

24.8.2020 News

Statistics on accrued pensions now included in the pension calculator

On pensions elsewhere

16.9.2020

Täydennyskertoimen arvoksi on vahvistettu 0,41 prosenttia 1.10.2020 alkaen

14.9.2020 Turun Sanomat

Tällainen on budjettiriihessä vaakalaudalla oleva eläkeputki - turvaa lähellä eläkeikää työttömäksi joutuneen toimeentuloa

10.9.2020

Tietoiskuja eläkesäätiöille ja -kassoille

10.9.2020

Eläketurvakeskus otti EESSI-järjestelmän käyttöön lähetettyjä työntekijöitä koskevassa tietojenvaihdossa

3.9.2020

Vanhuuseläkkeet eri maissa -koulutus

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Brexit affects our services

The withdrawal agreement includes a transition period until the end of 2020. Until then, EU’s current regulations will prevail.

Continuing under current EU regulations means, among other things, that a worker posted to Britain can be issued an A1 certificate. Earnings-related pensions are also paid to Britain as usual, and pensions earned in Britain are paid to Finland under EU regulations.

Brexit may affect social security