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Article 28.4.2022

Finnish pension system in a nutshell

Finland has one of the best pension systems in the world - and that’s a fact. But if you’re starting a business in Finland, you might be wondering why it’s mandatory for entrepreneurs to take out pension insurance. Or for employers to get pension insurance for their employees? We are here to help you!

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  1. Press release 30.4.2021
    Ilmarinen’s Interim Report 1 January to 31 March 2021: Return on investments was 4.8 per cent, solvency and net customer acquisition strengthened
    The return on Ilmarinen’s investment portfolio was +4.8% (-7.5%) or EUR 2.5 billion thanks to the positive performance of the equity markets. The market value of investments grew to EUR 55.4 (53.3) billion. The long-term average return on investments was 6.0 per cent. This corresponds to an annual real return of 4.5 per cent.
  2. News 29.4.2021
    Ilmarinen strengthens its collaboration with international investors to slow down climate change – joined IIGCC
    Ilmarinen increases its collaboration with other institutional investors. It has joined IIGCC – Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change. By joining forces internationally, institutional investors can make real changes happen to slow down the climate change.
  3. News 22.4.2021
    Ilmarinen became a seed investor in a new Low Carbon Fund  with 170 million euros
    Ilmarinen has become a seed investor in AXA IM’s new mutual fund, the AXA WF US High Yield Low Carbon Bonds Fund, with 170 million euros. The fund is one of the first of its kind globally. The fund’s investment approach is fully ESG integrated and particularly focused on the carbon and water intensity scores of issuers. The investment is part of Ilmarinen’s overall responsible investment strategy. 
  4. News 31.3.2021
    Nordic Engagement Cooperation (NEC) expanded its focus to sustainable water management – annual report 2020 published
    Nordic Engagement Cooperation (NEC), a collaborative engagement network between large Nordic institutional investors (pension funds), expanded its focus to sustainable water management in invested companies in 2020. At the end of 2020, Ilmarinen had altogether 13 ongoing engagement processes, of which eight were part of the NEC collaboration.
  5. Press release 30.3.2021
    Glasshouse Helsinki announces a ground-breaking sustainable retail concept and meeting place in the heart of Helsinki
    Glasshouse Helsinki Ltd has announced the opening of a ground-breaking, future-oriented sustainable retail environment in central Helsinki during this spring. The new concept store on Aleksanterinkatu, the city’s principal shopping street, will be located in a historic building owned by pension insurance company Ilmarinen and previously occupied by department store Aleksi 13. It will bring together a variety of players in fashion, design, arts, industrial innovation and culture, who share a vision of a sustainable future.
  6. Press release 24.3.2021
    Ilmarinen reached almost all of its climate targets for 2016–2020 – Annual and Sustainability Report 2020 published
    Ilmarinen reached almost all of the climate targets it had set for the period 2016–2020. The most notable success was the 14 per cent decrease in the carbon footprint of real estate. Furthermore, investments in sustainable development nearly doubled and the carbon sinks of forest investments grew 44 per cent. The Annual and Sustainability Report for 2020, which is published today, also presents new forward-looking data and analysis on the climate impacts of investments.
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