Short conference and business trips
At the end of 2022, the Finnish Centre for Pensions issued instructions on when to apply for the A1 certificate for work abroad. Now we have specified the instructions for short conference and business trips.
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Research webinar: Youth employment insecurity and pension adequacy
Atypical employment relationships and employment interruptions are more common among today’s youth in EU countries than among older generations. According to a recent international study, current pension systems do not fully consider these non-continuous and atypical careers. Themes of this study are discussed at the webinar of the Finnish Centre for Pensions on Monday 8 May 2023 at 14.00–16.00 (EEST)/ 13.00–15.00 (CEST). The webinar is in English.
Labour market uncertainties may undermine pension adequacy for youth in EU countries
Atypical employment relationships and employment interruptions are more common among today’s youth in EU countries than among older generations. According to a recent international study, current pension systems do not fully consider these non-continuous and atypical careers.
Appointment: Sami Salmi new Head of Department (Information Management) at the Finnish Centre for Pensions
Sami Salmi (Bachelor of Business Information Technology) has been appointed Head of Information Management at the Finnish Centre for Pensions as of 2 May 2023.
Earnings-related pension assets 243 billion euros
The assets of the Finnish earnings-related pension system shrunk by 16 billion euros in 2022. Investment losses counted for the main part of the loss. Insurance contribution income increased by nearly two billion euros.
Research webinar: Raising retirement ages – How pension reforms have affected employment and retirement in Finland and Estonia
In recent years, retirement ages have been raised in Finland and Estonia and many other countries. However, in France, the attempts to raise retirement ages have met opposition. Raising retirement ages and the resulting effects are discussed at the webinar of the Finnish Centre for Pensions on Monday 27 March 2023 at 14.30–16.00 (EEST)/ 13.30–15.00 (CEST). The webinar is in English.
The ABCs of earnings-related pensions in concise booklets
A two-page booklet offering key facts of earnings-related pensions for employees and the self-employed are now available online and printable as pdf files. The figures are in 2023 prices.
2022 Pro Gradu Award for Master’s thesis on pensions
Each year, the Finnish Centre for Pensions grants a Pro Gradu Award to a distinguished Master’s thesis. Might your thesis be the next winner of the 2,000 euro award? Apply by 19 March 2023.
Working abroad is growing fast – a record number of A1 certificates granted in Finland in 2022
The Finnish Centre for Pensions granted a record number of A1 certificates of coverage under Finnish social security in 2022. The volumes returned to the growth trajectory that preceded the corona years.
Young people’s access to the labour market normalised in the second corona year
In 2021, a total of 95,000 persons began their work insured under the earnings-related pension acts for the first time. That was a 25-per-cent increase compared to 2020 and nearly at a pre-corona level. The average monthly earnings of Finnish employees in 2021 was 3,200 euros according to earnings statistics of the Finnish Centre for Pensions