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Young Finns Doubt They Will Receive a Pension, and Are Making Backup Plans
🇫🇮 Finland /Economy & Trade

Young Finns Doubt They Will Receive a Pension, and Are Making Backup Plans

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

Translated from Finnish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Six young adults interviewed in central Helsinki expressed doubts that the pension system would provide enough income in old age.
  • Some are preparing by saving and investing, while mathematician Sampo Lappo believes pensions’ purchasing power will increase.
  • One 23-year-old said he was mentally preparing to work until he dies.

For many Finns in their 20s, confidence in receiving an adequate pension is faltering. Six young adults interviewed in central Helsinki gave consistently critical answers when asked whether they expected to live on a sufficient pension in old age.

Some are already building alternative plans through saving and investing. Their preparations reflect a lack of trust that the pension system alone will support them after they stop working.

Niko Salonen, 23, said he may have to accept the possibility of working until the end of his life. “Maybe I have mentally prepared myself for the possibility that I may have to work until I die,” he said.

Despite the doubts expressed by those interviewed, Sampo Lappo, a mathematician at the Finnish Centre for Pensions, believes the purchasing power of pensions will grow.

Maybe I have mentally prepared myself for the possibility that I may have to work until I die.

— Niko SalonenThe 23-year-old described his lack of confidence in receiving an adequate pension.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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