Forskningsseminarier

På Pensionsskyddscentralens (PSC) forskningsseminarier presenteras den nyaste forskningen med anknytning till pensionsskyddet. Du får veta om planerade forskningsseminarier här och genom att prenumerera på nyhetsbrevet Eläkefakta.

Seminarierna är avgiftsfria och öppna för alla. De ordnas via på webben via appen Teams. Vi skickar en länk till dem som anmält sig. Det går också bra att be om länken per e-post till tutkimus(at)etk.fi.

Research Webinar: Towards longer careers – Closing early retirement pathways in Finland

Monday, 18 August 2025, 13:00-14:15 CEST (14:00-15:15 local time EEST) 
Teams webinar

Since the mid-2000s, Finland has aimed at closing early exit pathways. The webinar of the Finnish Centre for Pensions presents evidence on exit restrictions of two early exit pathways: the Individual Early Retirement Pension (IER) and the extended unemployment benefit (EUB). The webinar is in English.

IER, which was a form of disability pension with relatively lenient eligibility criteria, was abolished in 2004. After that, the only disability-related pathway available was the Ordinary Disability Pension (ODP), which had relatively strict eligibility conditions. However, individuals aged 60–62 were eligible to claim ODP with the same eligibility conditions as IER.

During the webinar, we will learn that ‘relabelling’ an early retirement pathway led to a significant decrease in disability pension application rates. Preliminary results of the effects of raising the EUB eligibility age on various long-term outcomes, including employment, are also presented.

Presentation: 

  • Ricky Kanabar (University of Bath): Closing early exit routes in Finland: relabelling of individual early retirement pension and increasing age limits of extended unemployment benefit

Comments:

  • Tomi Kyyrä (VATT Institute for Economic Research) 

Moderator:

  • Ilari Ilmakunnas (Finnish Centre for Pensions)

Register for the webinar in Webropol. After registration, you will receive a confirmation and a calendar invitation with the webinar’s Teams link to your e-mail.  

Research Webinar 15 September 2025: Gender pension gap: the role of caregiving, childcare, and private wealth

Monday, 15 September 2025, 13:00-14:30 CEST (14:00-15:30 local time EEST) 
Teams webinar

Despite ongoing efforts, women’s pensions in the EU remain on average 25% lower than men’s. This gap reflects not only lower average earnings but also more frequent part-time work and longer career breaks among women. The webinar of the Finnish Centre for Pensions presents recent research on how care responsibilities and wealth accumulation shape gender disparities in pensions through case studies from Germany, Finland, and Great Britain. The webinar is in English.

The following questions will be discussed during the webinar: How do childcare credits implemented in the German earnings-related pension system account for reducing the gap in pensions due to motherhood? How do employment, earnings and pension accumulation of working-age informal carers differ from those of non-carers in Finland? What role does private pension wealth play for the gender gap in old age incomes in Great Britain?

Presentations: 

  • Sarah Schmauk (Einstein Center Population Diversity): The Motherhood Pension Gap in Germany: Which role do the pension-related childcare credits play?
  • Susanna Sten-Gahmberg (Finnish Centre for Pensions): Employment, earnings, and pension accumulation of working-age informal carers
  • Juan Palomino (Universidad Complutense de Madrid): The Gender Wealth Gap and the Role of Private Pension Wealth in Great Britain

Comments:

  • Francesca Bettio (University of Siena) 

Moderator:

  • Kati Kuitto (Finnish Centre for Pensions)

Register for the webinar in Webropol. After registration, you will receive a confirmation and a calendar invitation with the webinar’s Teams link to your e-mail.  

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  • Työkyvyttömyyseläkkeiden hylkäyspäätökset tarkastelussa – mikä selittää hylkäyspäätösten kasvua, mitä tapahtuu hylkäyspäätöksen saaneille? (4.10.2018)
  • Flexible retirement – Do Pension Reforms Work in the Expected Direction? (5.9.2018)
  • ETK Conference: Gender inequalities in employment and pensions (18.5.2018)
  • Eläkeläisten toimeentulo (26.4.2018)
  • Pension information and retirement behaviour (22.3.2018)

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Susan Kuivalainen

Avdelningschef, Forskningsavdelningen

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Tel. 029 411 2184 / 050 512 0062

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Pensionsskyddscentralen (PSC) är ett lagstadgat samarbetsorgan och sakkunnig inom utvecklingen och verkställigheten av arbetspensionsskyddet.