Social expenditure by function
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| 2000 | % | 2005 | % | 2006 | % | 2007 | % | 2008 | % | 2009 | % | 2010 | % | 2011 | % | |
| Sickness and health | 7 637 | 23,0 | 10 528 | 25,1 | 11 139 | 25,4 | 11 683 | 25,6 | 12 654 | 26,1 | 13 078 | 24,9 | 13 468 | 24,6 | 14 156 | 25,0 |
| Disability 1) | 4 467 | 13,5 | 5 262 | 12,5 | 5 369 | 12,3 | 5 570 | 12,2 | I 5 947 | 12,2 | 6 244 | 11,9 | 6 419 | 11,7 | 6 558 | 11,6 |
| Old age 1) | 10 233 | 30,9 | 13 697 | 32,6 | 14 531 | 33,2 | 15 451 | 33,9 | I 16 301 | 33,6 | 17 989 | 34,3 | 19 116 | 35,0 | 20 384 | 36,0 |
| Survivors | 1 276 | 3,9 | 1 470 | 3,5 | 1 507 | 3,4 | 1 549 | 3,4 | 1 591 | 3,3 | 1 666 | 3,2 | 1 724 | 3,2 | 1 700 | 3,0 |
| Family and children | 4 007 | 12,1 | 4 705 | 11,2 | 4 848 | 11,1 | 5 101 | 11,2 | 5 414 | 11,1 | 5 687 | 10,8 | 5 845 | 10,7 | 6 095 | 10,8 |
| Unemployment | 3 372 | 10,2 | 3 770 | 9,0 | 3 622 | 8,3 | 3 430 | 7,5 | 3 346 | 6,9 | 4 147 | 7,9 | 4 370 | 8,0 | 3 879 | 6,8 |
| Housing 1) | 467 | 1,4 | 437 | 1,0 | 439 | 1,0 | 431 | 0,9 | I 778 | 1,6 | 852 | 1,6 | 923 | 1,7 | 973 | 1,7 |
| Other social protection | 671 | 2,0 | 813 | 1,9 | 950 | 2,2 | 984 | 2,2 | 1 054 | 2,2 | 1 234 | 2,4 | 1 301 | 2,4 | 1 444 | 2,5 |
| Administration | 1 011 | 3,1 | 1 318 | 3,1 | 1 397 | 3,2 | 1 415 | 3,1 | 1 485 | 3,1 | 1 530 | 2,9 | 1 480 | 2,7 | 1 506 | 2,7 |
| Total of social expenditure | 33 142 | 100 | 42 001 | 100 | 43 802 | 100 | 45 615 | 100 | 48 572 | 100 | 52 427 | 100 | 54 645 | 100 | 56 695 | 100 |
| As % of GDP | 25,1 | 26,7 | 26,4 | 25,4 | 26,2 | 30,4 | 30,6 | 29,9 | ||||||||
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1) The National Pensions Act was revised on 1 January 2008, which also brought changes to the legislation on pensions and disability allowances. l line across a time series shows substantial breaks in the homogeneity of a series |
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Source: National Institute for Health and Welfare
Table in Excel format suoluk_sosi1.xls
Last updated: 4.4.2013
| Pension category | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Old-age pension | 869 672 | 875 598 | 889 629 | 901 931 | 917 276 | 940 037 | 964 382 | 978 278 | 1 005 277 | 1 048 379 | 1 093 267 | 1 134 942 | 1 174 470 |
| Unemployment pension | 54 291 | 58 022 | 57 593 | 55 707 | 52 898 | 50 933 | 47 671 | 50 263 | 50 770 | 46 602 | 33 938 | 23 017 | 10 956 |
| Disability pension | 276 269 | 267 906 | 267 204 | 267 140 | 266 972 | 269 428 | 267 383 | 271 624 | 272 878 | 272 326 | 267 248 | 260 453 | 250 703 |
| Part-time pension | 24 533 | 29 073 | 39 542 | 41 195 | 36 438 | 32 502 | 30 642 | 29 988 | 29 140 | 27 887 | 28 764 | 27 521 | 23 511 |
| Special pensions for farmers | 40 845 | 39 332 | 37 729 | 35 687 | 33 759 | 32 421 | 30 556 | 29 316 | 27 850 | 26 298 | 24 330 | 22 152 | 20 155 |
| Surviving spouse's pension | 252 798 | 255 287 | 257 066 | 259 043 | 260 283 | 261 761 | 262 642 | 263 400 | 263 512 | 263 818 | 263 176 | 262 692 | 261 135 |
| Orphan's pension | 28 476 | 28 072 | 27 671 | 26 871 | 26 109 | 25 694 | 25 058 | 24 489 | 23 893 | 23 344 | 22 503 | 21 808 | 21 147 |
| Total 1) | 1 284 145 | 1 296 478 | 1 317 300 | 1 329 988 | 1 338 002 | 1 356 286 | 1 371 944 | 1 389 832 | 1 414 200 | 1 443 189 | 1 463 835 | 1 483 041 | 1 494 425 |
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The average total monthly pension of pensioners resident in Finland and receiving a pension in their own right (excl. part-time pension) in 2012 was €1 486; for men €1 690 and for women €1 321. 1) The same individual may be the beneficiary of more than one type of pension |
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Source: Finnish Centre for Pensions
Table in Excel format suoluk_sosi2.xls
Last updated: 27.9.2013
Last updated 27.9.2013
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