International evaluation of the Finnish pension system completed

The evaluation was commissioned by the Finnish Centre for Pensions and conducted by Professor Nicholas Barr (London School of Economics) and Professor, Director Keith Ambachtsheer (Rotman International Centre for Pension Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto).

Professors Barr and Ambachtsheer will present their evaluation at a press conference held on Monday, 7 January 2013, at 11 a.m. at Pörssitalo, Fabianinkatu 14, Helsinki.

Members of the press are also welcome to the luncheon starting at noon, and the afternoon seminar held between 1-4.30 p.m.

In addition to presentations by Professors Barr and Ambachtsheer, comments will be provided by several invited speakers from Finland. They are Seija Ilmakunnas, Director of the Labour Institute for Economic Research, and Jukka Lassila, Research Director, the Economic Re-search Institute ETLA, Suvi-Anne Siimes, CEO of the Finnish Pension Alliance TELA and Jaakko Tuomikoski, former deputy CEO of pension provider Ilmarinen. The opening and closing speeches of the seminar will be provided by Jukka Rantala, Managing Director of the Finnish Centre for Pensions.

Please register for the seminar by 2 January 2013 by e-mail to jenni.rasanen@etk.fi or phone +358 29 411 2385.  

Additional information about the press conference is provided by:

Communications Manager  Matti Lumijärvi, +358 29 411 2488 or +358 50 597 1036, matti.lumijarvi@etk.fi
Liaison Manager Riitta Väkeväinen, +358 29 411 2112 or +358 40 749 1359,
riitta.vakevainen@etk.fi