Taxation of pensions

Apply for a pension tax card right away

Apply for a pension tax card immediately once you have received the pension decision from us. You cannot use your old tax card for earned income.

Apply for the pension tax card from the tax authority. For this you need the following:

1. the pension decision you received from us
2. information on your income, tax withheld and deductions since the start of the year

You can apply for a tax card on the tax authority’s website (vero.fi).

Once you have applied for a tax card, no actions are required from you; the tax authority will send your tax card to us.

What happens if we haven't received your pension tax card

In the unfortunate event that you do not apply for a pension tax card in time, we will have to withhold 40 per cent tax on your pension. The overpaid tax will be paid back into your account once you have applied for a tax card and we have received it from the tax authority. The sum will arrive into your account within around a week. Please note that we can only refund taxes in the year that we withheld them.

When the amount of pension changes

The amount of your pension may change for three reasons.

Firstly, because the earnings-related pension index changes. It changes at the beginning of January every year. Your pension will then change automatically, and no actions are required from you. You’ll be able to see the amount of your pension for the next year in our MyPension service in December. The service is currently only available in Finnish and Swedish. You can find the information under Omat tiedot in the Finnish version of the service.

Your net pension may also change due to a change in the tax percentages. They change at the beginning of February every year. You do not need to send us a new tax card; the tax authority will do it automatically for you. Please note that if you receive a pension decision at the end of October or later, you need to apply for a tax card for the following year yourself.

The amount of your pension may also change if you receive a new pension decision. Check to see whether you need to change the tax percentage on the tax authority’s website at vero.fi.

Also apply for a new pension tax card if you wish to decrease your tax percentage. If you wish to increase your tax percentage, you can do it in our MyPension service.

We will report your pension income to the incomes register

In our MyPension service, you can find a pension payments history stating how much pension you’ve received and how much tax we have withheld on it. Currently it is possible to have the certificate only in Finnish or Swedish. We will also report the amount of pension you have received, i.e. your pension income, to the incomes register.