The State Pension Fund of Finland

The State Pension Fund prepares for future pension expenditure by investing its assets professionally and responsibly.

The State Pension Fund of Finland

The State Pension Fund of Finland (VER) was established in 1990 to balance state pension expenditure. VER invests pension assets and helps the state to prepare for financing future pensions. VER is a long-term investor characterised by a high standard of professionalism and an ethical code of conduct. VER operates as part of the prefunded Finnish pension system.

VERs portfolio allocation, 31 December 2023

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Development of VERs investments 2001-2023

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5.7%

VER’s five-year average annual return (1 January 2019 – 31 March 2024)

5.5%

VER’s ten-year average annual return (1 January 2014 – 31 March 2024)

5.5%

VER’s average annual return 1 January 2001 – 31 March 2024

VER’s return on investment 3.0% during 1 Jan–31 March 2024; ten-year average annual return 5.5%

Annual Reports

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Return on investments of the State Pension Fund of Finland 7.7% in 2023; ten-year average return 5.4%

2024-02-16 12:21

Return on investments of the State Pension Fund of Finland -6.8% in 2022; ten-year average return 5.3%

2023-02-28 10:10

Timo Löyttyniemi receives the Pension Fund Leader award

2022-12-02 14:44

The return on investments of the State Pension Fund of Finland was 14.6% in 2021 and ten-year average return 7.1%

2022-02-28 13:34

The market value weighted return on the investments by the State Pension Fund of Finland (VER) reached 14.6 per cent in 2021 (4.0 per cent in 2020). The real rate of return was 10.8 per cent (3.8 per cent).

VER's blog

Defence industry – a new growth sector

2024-04-11 13:25

Seeking returns in private markets

2024-03-14 14:19

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The market value of VER's investment portfolio was EUR 23.3 billion on 31 March 2023.

The State Pension Fund of Finland