Niko Väänänen
@nikovaananen.bsky.social
Pension whisperer of BlueSky.
Interested in sustainable retirement/pension systems.
Social policy | economics | political sciences
https://sites.google.com/view/nikovaananen/niko-v%C3%A4%C3%A4n%C3%A4nen
Interested in sustainable retirement/pension systems.
Social policy | economics | political sciences
https://sites.google.com/view/nikovaananen/niko-v%C3%A4%C3%A4n%C3%A4nen
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Niko Väänänen
@nikovaananen.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Revue Regards N°65, septembre 2025 / Ecole nationale supérieure de Sécurité sociale
univers-secu.en3s.fr
Vous avez peut-être tout lu sur les retraites, mais une chose est sûre : vous ne savez pas comment sont élaborées les réformes des retraites en Finlande.
Si ça vous intéresse, page 101 👇
univers-secu.en3s.fr/Default/doc/...
Si ça vous intéresse, page 101 👇
univers-secu.en3s.fr/Default/doc/...
Reposted by Niko Väänänen
We are looking presentations for 2026 ETK Pension Research Forum (online event). Please consider submitting a presentation proposal related to pensions, retirement, careers and population ageing. We provide top commentators and wide range of audience. For more information: www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...
ETK Pension Research Forum on 16 March 2026 – Open call for presentations - Finnish Centre for Pensions
The ETK Pension Research Forum provides a joint forum for topical pension research. For this second online ETK Pension Research Forum on 16 March 2026 we invite presentations of research on pensions…
www.etk.fi
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We are looking presentations for 2026 ETK Pension Research Forum (online event). Please consider submitting a presentation proposal related to pensions, retirement, careers and population ageing. We provide top commentators and wide range of audience. For more information: www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...
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Kaivelin tilastoja luentoa varten.
Mitkä etuudet kohdistuvat eniten/vähiten alimpaan tulokymmenykseen? Toimeentulotuki ykkösenä (48 %), työeläkkeet viimeisenä (3 %).
pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/...
Mitkä etuudet kohdistuvat eniten/vähiten alimpaan tulokymmenykseen? Toimeentulotuki ykkösenä (48 %), työeläkkeet viimeisenä (3 %).
pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Kaivelin tilastoja luentoa varten.
Mitkä etuudet kohdistuvat eniten/vähiten alimpaan tulokymmenykseen? Toimeentulotuki ykkösenä (48 %), työeläkkeet viimeisenä (3 %).
pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/...
Mitkä etuudet kohdistuvat eniten/vähiten alimpaan tulokymmenykseen? Toimeentulotuki ykkösenä (48 %), työeläkkeet viimeisenä (3 %).
pxdata.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/...
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Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years.
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Happy Birthday to the European Convention on Human Rights, which has helped to protect #OurRightsAndFreedoms for 75 years.
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
Here are more than 200 examples, from across the continent👇
🔗 www.coe.int/ECHR
There are thousands more.
#ECHR #ECHR75 @coe.int @echr.coe.int
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"The point is to change it" — a volume of new essays from 21 leading academics exploring the role of philosophy in public life — launches today!
Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more.
Click below to read 👇🦉
Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more.
Click below to read 👇🦉
Essays on philosophy in public life - Nuffield Foundation
www.nuffieldfoundation.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"The point is to change it" — a volume of new essays from 21 leading academics exploring the role of philosophy in public life — launches today!
Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more.
Click below to read 👇🦉
Contributors include @tariqmodood.bsky.social, @martinoneill.bsky.social, @jowolff.bsky.social, @elkeschwarz.bsky.social and more.
Click below to read 👇🦉
EU Pension Policy in Transition
EU
Pension Policy in Transition
dsv-europa.de
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by Niko Väänänen
Shorter : jusqu'ici tout va bien.
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Shorter : jusqu'ici tout va bien.
Last spring, the EU Commission changed how it assesses long-term public debt.
Previously, the surpluses of social security pension institutions were assumed to reduce public debt, but now these surpluses are no longer counted.
The projected consequence to Finnish public debt ratio👇[1/2]
Previously, the surpluses of social security pension institutions were assumed to reduce public debt, but now these surpluses are no longer counted.
The projected consequence to Finnish public debt ratio👇[1/2]
Viime vuonna paljastui, että VM oli pyytänyt Euroopan komissiota poistamaan eläkerahastojen ylijäämät Suomen velkaennusteista
Kuviosta näkee, että ylijäämien poiston myötä Suomen velkaennuste on _paljon_ pahempi
Ilman VM:n ajamaa muutosta Suomelta olisi vaadittu merkittävästi pienempää sopeutusta
Kuviosta näkee, että ylijäämien poiston myötä Suomen velkaennuste on _paljon_ pahempi
Ilman VM:n ajamaa muutosta Suomelta olisi vaadittu merkittävästi pienempää sopeutusta
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Last spring, the EU Commission changed how it assesses long-term public debt.
Previously, the surpluses of social security pension institutions were assumed to reduce public debt, but now these surpluses are no longer counted.
The projected consequence to Finnish public debt ratio👇[1/2]
Previously, the surpluses of social security pension institutions were assumed to reduce public debt, but now these surpluses are no longer counted.
The projected consequence to Finnish public debt ratio👇[1/2]
Mielenkiintoista, kun Suomessakin pohditaan YEL-uudistusta
Espanja sopi osana elpymisvälinettä, että yrittäjien eläkemaksut sidotaan jatkossa todellisiin tuloihin asteittain veen 2032 mennessä
Hanke takkuilee & komissio uhkaa vetää elpymisvälineen rahoja takaisin
www.eldiario.es/economia/esp...
Espanja sopi osana elpymisvälinettä, että yrittäjien eläkemaksut sidotaan jatkossa todellisiin tuloihin asteittain veen 2032 mennessä
Hanke takkuilee & komissio uhkaa vetää elpymisvälineen rahoja takaisin
www.eldiario.es/economia/esp...
España se arriesga a perder hasta 1.400 millones de fondos europeos por retrasar la reforma de las cuotas de los autónomos
Al ser un hito que afecta a una reforma fundamental para Bruselas, como es la sostenibilidad del sistema público de pensiones, la multa se multiplicaría por el mayor coeficiente, pudiendo ascender a 1...
www.eldiario.es
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Mielenkiintoista, kun Suomessakin pohditaan YEL-uudistusta
Espanja sopi osana elpymisvälinettä, että yrittäjien eläkemaksut sidotaan jatkossa todellisiin tuloihin asteittain veen 2032 mennessä
Hanke takkuilee & komissio uhkaa vetää elpymisvälineen rahoja takaisin
www.eldiario.es/economia/esp...
Espanja sopi osana elpymisvälinettä, että yrittäjien eläkemaksut sidotaan jatkossa todellisiin tuloihin asteittain veen 2032 mennessä
Hanke takkuilee & komissio uhkaa vetää elpymisvälineen rahoja takaisin
www.eldiario.es/economia/esp...
It could but in Finland we have this concept of ’kalsarikännit’*
*when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear – with no intention of going out
on.ft.com/48Necqa
*when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear – with no intention of going out
on.ft.com/48Necqa
Beer can help tackle loneliness, says Heineken boss
Social aspect of drinking should not be overlooked, Dolf van den Brink says
on.ft.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It could but in Finland we have this concept of ’kalsarikännit’*
*when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear – with no intention of going out
on.ft.com/48Necqa
*when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear – with no intention of going out
on.ft.com/48Necqa
Luckily we have the French socialists because Trump is all I see this morning.
October 25, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Luckily we have the French socialists because Trump is all I see this morning.
Very nice article from Belgium on the hidden costs of second-pillar pension arrangements.
The results show that the hidden costs "are about 17 times higher than those currently reported by the Belgian government."
17 times.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The results show that the hidden costs "are about 17 times higher than those currently reported by the Belgian government."
17 times.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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October 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Very nice article from Belgium on the hidden costs of second-pillar pension arrangements.
The results show that the hidden costs "are about 17 times higher than those currently reported by the Belgian government."
17 times.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The results show that the hidden costs "are about 17 times higher than those currently reported by the Belgian government."
17 times.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Having an extra child is linked to a decrease in women’s longevity by ~5 months, according to @jasonmfletcher.bsky.social & Hamid Noghanibehambari using SSA death records linked to the 1940 US census.The effect for men is smaller & insignificant. Results reminiscent of Sweden 1766-1895 (Dribe 2006).
Examining the effects of fertility during midlife on later-life longevity using Social Security Administration death records linked with the full-count 1940 census, from Jason Fletcher and Hamid Noghanibehambari www.nber.org/papers/w34378
October 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Having an extra child is linked to a decrease in women’s longevity by ~5 months, according to @jasonmfletcher.bsky.social & Hamid Noghanibehambari using SSA death records linked to the 1940 US census.The effect for men is smaller & insignificant. Results reminiscent of Sweden 1766-1895 (Dribe 2006).
Si vous êtes à Strasbourg, ne manquez pas cette exposition de trois jeunes photographes.
Sur le fil - Reunalla.
www.rue89strasbourg.com/sur-le-fil-r...
Sur le fil - Reunalla.
www.rue89strasbourg.com/sur-le-fil-r...
Sur le fil - Reunalla : trois regards sur la Finlande à La Chambre
La galerie La Chambre expose trois jeunes photographes finlandais, qui emmènent le public dans ce pays nordique "sur le fil" des enjeux géopolitiques
www.rue89strasbourg.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Si vous êtes à Strasbourg, ne manquez pas cette exposition de trois jeunes photographes.
Sur le fil - Reunalla.
www.rue89strasbourg.com/sur-le-fil-r...
Sur le fil - Reunalla.
www.rue89strasbourg.com/sur-le-fil-r...
No indexation increase for Agirc-Arrco pensions this November as social partners failed to agree on the level.
Agirc-Arrco is a statutory supplementary scheme for private sector workers, jointly run by unions and employers.
www.franceinfo.fr/economie/ret...
Agirc-Arrco is a statutory supplementary scheme for private sector workers, jointly run by unions and employers.
www.franceinfo.fr/economie/ret...
Retraites : pas de revalorisation pour les pensions complémentaires du privé cette année
"Faute d'accord" entre les syndicats et le patronat, les pensions de 14 millions de retraités du privé ne seront pas augmentées au 1er novembre, a annoncé l'Agirc-Arrco.
www.franceinfo.fr
October 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
No indexation increase for Agirc-Arrco pensions this November as social partners failed to agree on the level.
Agirc-Arrco is a statutory supplementary scheme for private sector workers, jointly run by unions and employers.
www.franceinfo.fr/economie/ret...
Agirc-Arrco is a statutory supplementary scheme for private sector workers, jointly run by unions and employers.
www.franceinfo.fr/economie/ret...
Kun Jyri Liukon kanssa kirjoitettiin tätä artikkelia, mietin että eläkeiän nosto on Ranskassa vaikeaa.
Sosiaalinen oikeudenmukaisuus on siellä niin keskeinen arvo, eikä sitä ole ulkoistettu vähimmäisetuuksiin.
Ei yllätä, että eläkeiän nosto pistettiin nyt jäihin.
julkari.fi/handle/10024...
Sosiaalinen oikeudenmukaisuus on siellä niin keskeinen arvo, eikä sitä ole ulkoistettu vähimmäisetuuksiin.
Ei yllätä, että eläkeiän nosto pistettiin nyt jäihin.
julkari.fi/handle/10024...
Justifying a financially and socially sustainable pension reform : a comparative study of Finland and France
julkari.fi
October 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Kun Jyri Liukon kanssa kirjoitettiin tätä artikkelia, mietin että eläkeiän nosto on Ranskassa vaikeaa.
Sosiaalinen oikeudenmukaisuus on siellä niin keskeinen arvo, eikä sitä ole ulkoistettu vähimmäisetuuksiin.
Ei yllätä, että eläkeiän nosto pistettiin nyt jäihin.
julkari.fi/handle/10024...
Sosiaalinen oikeudenmukaisuus on siellä niin keskeinen arvo, eikä sitä ole ulkoistettu vähimmäisetuuksiin.
Ei yllätä, että eläkeiän nosto pistettiin nyt jäihin.
julkari.fi/handle/10024...
Time to guillotine France’s super-rich tax breaks
Does the country need a wealth tax?
on.ft.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
´EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems´
Huge if true.
Commission reportedly wants to extend the stick and carrot model of the recovery fund, tying money to reforms, to the next EU budget.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
Huge if true.
Commission reportedly wants to extend the stick and carrot model of the recovery fund, tying money to reforms, to the next EU budget.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
October 18, 2025 at 6:53 AM
´EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems´
Huge if true.
Commission reportedly wants to extend the stick and carrot model of the recovery fund, tying money to reforms, to the next EU budget.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
Huge if true.
Commission reportedly wants to extend the stick and carrot model of the recovery fund, tying money to reforms, to the next EU budget.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
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Can't believe someone a) had the data to write this paper b) wrote this paper www.nber.org/papers/w3434...
October 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Can't believe someone a) had the data to write this paper b) wrote this paper www.nber.org/papers/w3434...
An interesting analysis of the Basic pension supplement (Grundrente) that was introduced in 2021 in Germany.
Its aim is to reward for "life time achievement" and it targets low-income pensioners with a long insurance history.
www.diw.de/documents/pu...
Its aim is to reward for "life time achievement" and it targets low-income pensioners with a long insurance history.
www.diw.de/documents/pu...
October 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
An interesting analysis of the Basic pension supplement (Grundrente) that was introduced in 2021 in Germany.
Its aim is to reward for "life time achievement" and it targets low-income pensioners with a long insurance history.
www.diw.de/documents/pu...
Its aim is to reward for "life time achievement" and it targets low-income pensioners with a long insurance history.
www.diw.de/documents/pu...
Nice public webinar by the European Actuarial Association on Thursday November 13:
'How can we defend the public pension system?'
actuary.eu/event/aae-we...
'How can we defend the public pension system?'
actuary.eu/event/aae-we...
AAE Webinar ‘How can we Defend the Public Pension Systems?’
Organised by the AAE Social Security Subcommittee Please register here Please find the program here The purpose of this webinar is to follow-up on the topic of “How can we defend the Public Pension…
actuary.eu
October 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Nice public webinar by the European Actuarial Association on Thursday November 13:
'How can we defend the public pension system?'
actuary.eu/event/aae-we...
'How can we defend the public pension system?'
actuary.eu/event/aae-we...
Huomenna Brysseliin kokoustamaan eläkkeistä ja maassa suurlakko, koska eläkeuudistus.
Perus.
www.brusselstimes.com/1780086/belg...
Perus.
www.brusselstimes.com/1780086/belg...
October 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Huomenna Brysseliin kokoustamaan eläkkeistä ja maassa suurlakko, koska eläkeuudistus.
Perus.
www.brusselstimes.com/1780086/belg...
Perus.
www.brusselstimes.com/1780086/belg...
Reposted by Niko Väänänen
'Wasika, from the Persian word for a written agreement, is a pension granted to the descendants and associates of the rulers of the former Awadh kingdom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Uttar Pradesh wasika: India's former royals who draw a meagre pension
Descendants of Awadh’s former rulers receive small monthly pensions under a deal signed with the British.
www.bbc.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
'Wasika, from the Persian word for a written agreement, is a pension granted to the descendants and associates of the rulers of the former Awadh kingdom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...