Pensions must always be applied for. Apply for your pension from the earnings-related pension institution where your last employment relationship was insured.
Local government employees can use electronic applications for old-age pension, part-time pension, survivors’ pension and financial support. Other local government pensions can be applied by using paper forms.
State and church pensions can be applied by using paper forms.
Electronic application for local government pensions
Fill in an electronic application together with your workplace pension ombudsman or other person responsible for pension issues. First fill in the letter of attorney which gives your pension ombudsman the right to save the information you have provided onto the form. The ombudsman then fills in the application with you using the electronic application form at his or her disposal. He or she also attaches to the application the information needed from the employer.
Once the application is ready, the ombudsman sends it through the internet to Keva and the consideration of the pension application begins immediately. Confirmation of the arrival of the application and the starting of the handling process is displayed on the computer screen and is sent to your personal e-mail address. The pension decision will arrive at your home by mail.
The electronic application is in use in almost all municipal workplaces.
If you are no longer employed by the municipality you can apply for old-age pension using a paper form.
The electronic form speeds up the pension application process as the pension ombudsman fills in the information required from the employer involving the ending of the service relationship and any possible missing earnings information. The application is thus completed in one go.
Paper forms
Pension application forms and their appendices can be obtained from Keva’s website under the "Lomakkeet" tab (only in Finnish), from the tyoelake.fi internet service, and from Kela’s offices.
Fill in the application carefully and answer all of the questions. Attach all of the necessary appendices to the application. Testimonials, extracts from the official Finnish service record or payroll information do not need to be attached to the application as our registers contains information on your employment periods. Remember to sign the form.
You may send the application directly to the following address:
Keva, P.O. Box 425, FI-00101 HELSINKI
Where can I find help?
Keva will provide advice on pensions at the number 020 614 2837.
