{"id":279088,"date":"2026-02-03T20:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/279088\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:34:13","slug":"more-people-in-finland-aim-to-delay-retirement-yle-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/279088\/","title":{"rendered":"More people in Finland aim to delay retirement | Yle News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-5vja16 kEtdKx kmuxyA yle__article__paragraph\">With older workers now staying healthier, the average planned retirement age has risen faster than the minimum pension age, a new survey reveals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two dark figures seen from the back walking on snow-covered ice at dusk with trees and an old wooden house in the background.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/39-779529603ca2f96403b.jpeg\" class=\"aw-1l9m598 hKVVvP\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Open image viewer<\/p>\n<p>Walking on the frozen sea in Espoo (file photo). Image: Henrietta Hassinen \/ Yle<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">Increasing numbers of workers in Finland are planning to retire later, according to a study published on Tuesday by the Finnish Centre for Pensions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">In 2023, workers over age 50 said they planned to retire at an average age of 65 years and five months. That was 10 months later than in the previous poll, conducted in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">During the intervening time period, Finland has raised the minimum retirement age by about seven months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">According to Satu Nivalainen, an economist at the Finnish Centre for Pensions, it is good news for the financial sustainability of the pension system if the intended retirement age outpaces the minimum retirement age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">Previous research indicates that retirement intentions predict actual retirement age quite reliably.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">Nivalainen noted that two factors explain why Finns want to continue working after their minimum retirement age.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman with short blonde hair sits with her hands folded in a chair and a half-smile, with reddish fabrics hanging behind her.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/39-15911186981e34c5973f.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aw-1l9m598 hKVVvP\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Open image viewer<\/p>\n<p>Satu Nivalainen, an economist at the Finnish Centre for Pensions Image: Milka Alanen<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">&#8220;People who are approaching retirement age are increasingly healthier. They\u2019re also more educated than before,&#8221; she told Yle.<\/p>\n<p>More hope for gradual reduction in working hours<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">More workers would postpone their retirement if their employers were more supportive, the poll suggests. Only a third of those approaching retirement age said that they see their workplace as supportive of older workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">Nivalainen points out that around the turn of the millennium, only about 10 percent of the workforce was over 55. Today, the corresponding figure is almost a quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">She also notes a growing trend of older workers who would like to reduce their working hours before reaching pension age. Nivalainen urges such people to discuss this with their employers well in advance \u2013 and for employers to listen more closely to workers\u2019 wishes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aw-1gybjub aw-1p7kakr kEtdKx cEmitX yle__article__paragraph\">The pension centre&#8217;s report is based on data from a Statistics Finland survey that is conducted every five years, in which the agency asks respondents aged 50 or over about their retirement plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With older workers now staying healthier, the average planned retirement age has risen faster than the minimum pension&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279089,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[72,176,61,60,174,175],"class_list":{"0":"post-279088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-finance","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-personal-finance","13":"tag-personalfinance"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}