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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 March 2026 published
Information on the breakdown of investments and on returns for the six largest earnings-related pension insurers is complete for the…
Carl Pettersson to continue as Chairman of our Board of Directors
The Chairman of our Board of Directors is Carl Pettersson, CEO of Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company. He was elected…
Transfer statistics 1/2026 published
The number of earnings-related pension insurance policies transferred from one pension insurance company to another totalled about 7,800 between January-March:…
Development of pension assets
For earnings-related pension providers, 2025 was a successful investment year. The total amount of investable pension assets in the earnings-related pension system was around EUR 285 billion at the end of the year, an increase of EUR 14 billion since the start of the year. During Q4, pension assets grew by EUR 6 billion.
Amount of assets 31.12.2025 285 EUR billion
Return in real terms 7.2 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 river, seemingly stationary but always in a state of flux.
Mikael Kulikoff, Director, Finance, Administration and Development
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
The pension system is like the Finnish national football team’s qualification match, that is, a joint dream shared by different generations.
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 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 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 a dependable defender who works for the team and saves the match.
The pension system is like the North Star. It shines a steady light from its own location.
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 the Barbapapas — cooperation and suitable transformations help to solve even the most difficult problems.
The pension system is like life itself: simple in theory but complicated in practice.