Research
Our research here at the Finnish Centre for Pensions provides high-standard and up-to-date information for decision makers, experts and citizens on the functioning of the pension system and the efficiency and effectiveness of pension policy measures and reforms. Research is one of our statutory tasks.
We conduct independent empirical research in the social and economic sciences. Our interdisciplinary research focuses on the length of working lives, retirement patterns, adequate pensions and the financial sustainability of the pension system. overall pension provision and related themes. Our research involves active research cooperation and communication.
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Up to 40 per cent of the age group claiming partial old-age pension before retirement age
The number of people taking up partial old-age pension has been increasing, and the proportion of those taking up the pension within their age group has risen significantly in the last few years. …
Research Agenda of the Finnish Centre for Pensions 2025–2029: Financially and socially sustainable pension provision in a demographically changing Finland
The research of the Finnish Centre for Pensions supports the evaluation and development of pension provision and associated decision-making. The research activities are based on a five-year research …
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ETK Pension Research Forum debuts with new evidence on pension reforms
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European comparison: How do low-income pensioners manage in everyday life?
In Finland, people over 65 on low incomes struggle to pay for unexpected expenses, our new research shows. Paying for usual expenses is easier. Compared with other European countries, older people in …
Research agenda
Our research activities are based on an agenda that spans several years and depicts research and focal areas (in terms of content) that are important for the near-future improvement of pensions. Our current research programme period began at the beginning of 2025.
Findings from our research
The website brings together research results and concise information packages on our most central research themes. We want to make our research findings easily usable by all persons interested in pensions and their developments.
Ongoing research projects
The focal areas of our research are working lives and their development, retirement patterns, pension adequacy and the financial sustainability of the pension system. Other themes that offer cross-sections of and connections between the focal areas include an assessment of the effects of pension reforms, differences between population, socioeconomic, gender and age groups and regional areas, as well as international comparisons.