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31.3.2026 Press releases

Average monthly pension in Finland in 2025: €2,138

The average monthly pension for Finns in 2025 was 1,930 euros for women and 2,388 euros for men. Earnings-related pensions and pensions paid by Kela amounted to 39.8 billion euros. These data stem from recent joint statistics of the Finnish Centre for Pensions and Kela.

18.3.2026 News

The Finnish Centre for Pensions involved in the new Suomi.fi guide on retirement on an old-age pension

Retiring is a major change that will affect your finances and everyday life. The new Suomi.fi guide provides clear instructions for planning your retirement and applying for a pension. The Finnish Centre for Pensions has taken part in designing and creating the guide.

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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 is expected by the time the government budget session begins on 21 April 2026. The Finnish Centre for Pensions is supporting the Ministry with impact assessments and calculations. Read more on Etk.fi.

  • Developing the pension system for the self-employed (YEL)

Blogs

24.3.2026 Ilari Ilmakunnas

The 2026 ETK Pension Research Forum showcased topical pension research

The Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK) continues to advance international collaboration in pension research by hosting the second pension research forum earlier this week.

12.2.2026 Mikko Kautto

Should pensions be cut?

The question of cutting pensions has been in the headlines and has sparked debate, particularly since the Finnish Economic Policy Council published its report on 2 February 2026. Although pensions were not the main focus of the report, issues such as pension entitlements during unsalaried periods, survivors’ pensions and, more broadly, reducing pension benefits to ...

Earlier blog posts

Themes

Reforming earnings-related pensions

The final report of the tripartite working group was published on 31 January 2025. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has begun the legislative drafting process. We have compiled data on the themes relating to the pension reform. The website 2025 Pension reform contains information on, for example, the pension reform working groups.

  • 2025 Pension reform
  • Q&A on the 2025 pension reform (Työeläke.fi)

News and press releases

31.3.2026 Press releases

Average monthly pension in Finland in 2025: €2,138

18.3.2026 News

The Finnish Centre for Pensions involved in the new Suomi.fi guide on retirement on an old-age pension

12.3.2026 News

Disability pensions increasingly granted to persons over sixty

11.3.2026 Press releases

Nearly half of young adults have saved for retirement

5.3.2026 News

Earnings-related pension assets 290 billion euros

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2.4.2026 Telp.fi

Työeläkeasioiden perusteet -koulutuksesta perustiedot työeläkealasta

1.4.2026 Telp.fi

Viron eläkkeisiin indeksikorotus 1.4.2026

31.3.2026 YLE

Verotus on vähiten huono keino ohjata rahaa eläkkeistä valtiolle, sanoo eläkejohtaja

31.3.2026 MTV Uutiset

Kansanedustajilta täystyrmäys eläkekatolle: "Tulot romahtaisivat – huono koko järjestelmälle"

30.3.2026 Telp.fi

Vakuutusoikeus: Ruokalähetti työsuhteessa alustatalousyritykseen

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