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We are an association looking after the interests of insurers providing statutory earnings-related pensions. Our mission is to strengthen the earnings-related pension system and to influence the sector’s general operating environment.
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Information on the breakdown of investments and on returns at the end of year 2025 published
Information on the breakdown of investments and on returns for the six largest earnings-related pension insurers is complete for the…
Saara-Sofia Sirén appointed new Managing Director of Tela
Saara-Sofia Sirén, MP, aged 39, has been appointed as the new managing director of TELA, the Finnish Pension Alliance. Sirén…
Transfer statistics for the whole of 2025 published
The 1st January was the last chance in 2025 to transfer earnings-related pension insurance policies from one company to another.…
Development of pension assets
The strong performance of the investment markets, and particularly equity investments, continued towards the end of the summer, which increased the value of earnings-related pension assets. During the third quarter, the assets increased by about EUR 7 billion.
Amount of assets 30.9.2025 279 EUR billion
Return in real terms 4.0 per cent
Statistical database makes basic data on pension investments easily available
The data of your choice can be further processed for example in Excel.
Meet our experts
The pension system is like a dependable defender who works for the team and saves the match.
The pension system is like the Barbapapas — cooperation and suitable transformations help to solve even the most difficult problems.
The earnings-related pension system is like a cast-iron Singer sewing machine. It’s worked reliably since 1962 and, with some small needle replacements, will continue to do so to infinity and beyond.
The pension system is like Italy: constantly on the verge of bankruptcy but still going strong.
The pension system is like a coastal cliff: it accumulates heat during the work years and releases it back in the twilight of one’s life.
The pension system is like the Finnish national football team’s qualification match, that is, a joint dream shared by different generations.
The pension system is like a river, seemingly stationary but always in a state of flux.
Mikael Kulikoff, Director, Finance, Administration and Development
The pension system is like the national Finnish basketball teams: every player has their own role, but regardless of age, success is built on openness, trust and a playing together.
The pension system is like a woollen sock knitted with granny. Pension security is also knitted together by generations.
The pension system is like an extended family’s shared summer house, which each generation maintains in turn.
The pension system is like the North Star. It shines a steady light from its own location.
The pension system is like life itself: simple in theory but complicated in practice.
The pension system is like the sea: sometimes rolling calmly, sometimes giving rise to foam crests.
Pirjo Sved, Assistant to the Managing Director and management
The earnings-related pension system is like a sweater. It’s easy to make add new rows to it, but it’s a lot harder to change the rows that have already been knitted.
The pension system is like an umbrella — it provides shelter in different stages and situations of life.
The earnings-related pension system is like making a blue cheese – few people know how to do it from beginning to end, but everyone has an opinion about the product itself.
Mikko Koskinen, Director, communications and public relations