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.
Average total pension in Finland 1,716 euros
In 2019, pension recipients received an average total monthly pension of 1,716 euros and a median monthly pension of 1,497 euros. Men got an average monthly pension of 1,937 euros and women 1,533 euros (20% less).
Mental disorders the most common reason for retirement on a disability pension
In 2019, around 20,300 persons retired on an earnings-related disability pension. Of the new retirees, 10,900 were women (54%) and 9,400 men (46%).
The most common reason for retirement on a disability pension was mental and behavioural disorders.
Explore our statistical database
Our statistical database offers central time series of the statistics we produce. The time series are longer than in the statistical publications and they include more detailed data.
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.
Release calendar
A chronological schedule of releases of statistics by the Finnish Centre for Pensions is presented in the release calendar.
The release dates are specified closer to the time of release. The statistics are released at 9 a.m. on the Etk.fi website.