A survey commissioned by the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK), the Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK), and the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff (AKAVA) showed that 64 per cent of Finns demand that the government’s decision to raise the minimum age of old-age pensions by two years should be cancelled and negotiations on the issue should be initiated with labour market organisations.
Only one in five respondents (22 per cent) approves that the government’s proposal could be brought before Parliament in its present form.
A total of 1,158 Finns were interviewed for the survey by Suomen Gallup between February 27th and March 3rd.
According to the survey, seven out of ten Finns are opposed to raising the retirement age from 63 years to 65.
The survey indicates further that a total of 83 per cent of manual and skilled labourers are opposed to the planned raise, while some 76 per cent of salaried employees disapprove of the government’s decision. When it comes to professional and managerial employees, some 73 per cent of managers and 66 per cent of professionals oppose the plan to raise the minimum retirement age.
