Statistics
The Finnish Centre for Pensions produces versatile statistics that describe the Finnish pension system. The statistics include information on pension recipients, persons insured under the earnings-related pension acts, pension expenditure, effective retirement ages, rehabilitation under the earnings-related pension scheme and the financing of earnings-related pensions.
We produce Official Statistics of Finland in the area of Social Protection.
Wages on the rise - young people face increasing barriers to entering the labour market
In 2024, employees’ median monthly earnings were 3,208 euros, an increase of 3.3 per cent from 2023. Despite this positive development in earnings, concerns remain over the difficulties young people are facing when trying to access the labour market.
Average monthly pension in Finland in 2024: €2,100
The average monthly pension for Finns continued to grow last year. In 2024, earnings-related pensions and pensions paid by Kela amounted to 39.1 billion euros.
Fewer Finns retire on disability pensions
The number of Finns retiring on disability pensions each year has remained relatively stable throughout the 2020s. In 2024, this number saw a slight decrease, marking the lowest in statistical history.
Increasing the retirement age for the old-age pension has delayed retirement and extended working lives
Raising the retirement age for the old-age pension appears to be working as intended. People are deferring retirement in line with the rising retirement age. As the proportion of insured persons in work has remained virtually unchanged up to the new retirement age, it appears that working after the age of 63 has increased considerably.
Number of partial old-age pension recipients in Finland doubled in a few years
In 2024, 31,000 partial old-age pensions were started. This was the second highest number on record and 10,000 more than the previous year.
More and more Finns are choosing to work in Spain
In 2024, the Finnish Centre for Pensions granted 22,500 certificates on coverage by Finnish social security for work abroad. The number of applications for A1 certificates to Spain increased. The popularity of remote working abroad is one of the reasons for this growth.
Highest effective retirement age in Sweden - Finland among the top three
Sweden, Finland and Denmark stand out with the highest effective retirement ages in a comparison of the Nordic countries and Estonia. Although Finns have postponed retirement markedly in the 2010s, they still exit the labour market at the youngest age.
Discover Key Figures & Trends in Pensions
Explore the Key Figures webpage with the latest pension statistics presented in informative graphs and tables.
Statistical Database
Our statistical database offers time series of the statistics we produce here at the Finnish Centre for Pensions.
Earnings-related Pension System in Graphs and Figures
The slideshow includes key information of the Finnish earnings-related pension system. The Power Point slideshow may be downloaded free of charge.
Statistical publications
The Statistics series of the Finnish Centre for Pensions includes statistics of various pension areas. As a rule, the statistics are based on the registers of the earnings-related pension system.
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