Finland to end national pension payments abroad in 2025

The Finnish Parliament has approved a legislative change that will stop the payment of national pensions to recipients living outside Finland in EU and EEA countries, Switzerland, and the UK, effective from 1 February 2025. This decision aims to reduce government spending and redefine the national pension as a minimum benefit, available only to residents of Finland.

The change will affect those currently receiving Finnish national old-age or disability pensions while living abroad.