For a well functioning pension system
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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. 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.
Reforming earnings-related pensions
We have compiled data on the themes relating to the pension reform.
At its plenary session on 29 May 2026, the Finnish Parliament adopted the legislative proposal to amend legislation governing the earnings-related pension system.