For a well functioning pension system

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. The view of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government on the reform of the pension system for the self-employed was confirmed in the government budget session on 22 April 2026. The Finnish Centre for Pensions is supporting the Ministry with impact assessments and calculations. Read more on Etk.fi.

The final report of the tripartite working group was published on 31 January 2025. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health started the legislative drafting process in February 2025. We have compiled data on the themes relating to the pension reform.