1. Economic Profitability of
Vocational Rehabilitation
within the Finnish Statutory
Earnings-related Pension
Scheme
Mikko Pellinen
12.EFRR/13.9.2013/Istanbul

2. Persons who received vocational rehabilitation
in 1992 - 2012
12,000
11,138
10,808
10,000
9,715
9,081
8,521
7,955
8,000
7,409
6,834
6,257
6,000
5,202
4,617
5,548
4,969
3,879
4,000
2,665
2,836
2,169
2,000
541
716
1,045
1,309
0
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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3. Total costs of vocational rehabilitation
in 1992 - 2012
Milj. €
100
93
90
82
80
70
70
63
60
54
49
50
40
40
27
30
17
20
10
0
2
4
5
6
9
11
21
31
44
36
24
14
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Rehabilition services
Rehabilitation allowance
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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4. Rehabilitation programs which ended
in 2003 – 2012 estimated results
6
50
2003
57
Programmes:
15
7
14
6
2 023
16
2004
2 167
2005
2 523
2006
3 270
2007
3 716
2008
3 695
2009
4 078
2010
4 225
2011
4 575
13
2012
64
0
10
20
30
8
63
40
50
60
70
13
80
back to work
90
8
5 084
100
not working, not retired
other
7
partial disability
full disability pension
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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5. Rehabilitation programs which ended
in 2003 -2012 estimated results
Rehabilitation background:
Programmes:
Not retired
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Retired
67 65
1714
8
70
8
12
69
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
39
5
13
20
51
6
10
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
092
327
468
712
254
614
534
949
041
349
1
1
1
1
1
1
648
696
699
811
016
102
089
129
184
225
33
14
49
10
7
12
42
0
4
7
30
40
50
14
14
60
12
70
18
80
back to work
100
not working, not retired
other
90
partial disability pension
full disability pension
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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6. Rehabilition programmes finished in 2012
Post status
Pre status:
5 071programmes
78%
Succesfull
programmes
In labour
Market
10%
72 %
74 %
12%
56%
Drawing
pension
15 %
Drawing
pension
26%
30%
14%
Programmes
stopped
13 %
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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7. Rehabilition programmes finished in 2012
5 071 programmes
Total costs 76 million € and 15 000 €/a programme
Succesfull programmes
- back to work
- studying
- in labour market
3 651(72%)
Drawing pension
(incl. partial disability
pension 354 (47%)
Programmes stopped
- became ill
- died
- others
759 (15%)
661 (13%)
Total cost of all finished programmes/number of succesfull
programmes 20 800 € = the average price of a succesfull programme
Average disability pension cost 12 400 €/year
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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8. The price of a succesful programme
in 2003 - 2012
The average price
of a succesful
programme
Average disability
pension cost/year
Succesful
programme/disability
pension
2003
19 440
9 700
2,0
2004
18 000
10 000
1,8
2005
17 000
10 000
1,7
2006
16 500
10 400
1,6
2007
16 400
10 600
1,5
2008
16 400
10 400
1,6
2009
17 200
11 100
1,6
2010
19 000
11 600
1,6
2011
19 400
12 100
1,6
2012
20 800
12 400
1,7
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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9. Follow-up of those ending their rehabilitation
in 2008, based on rehabilitation background
100%
90%
80%
All
14
14
70%
60%
14
From work
6
15
17
19
10
13
16
12
15
14
24
15
15
15
12
From retirement
16
10
11
11
27
12
10
14
12
22
17
40%
67
59
55
51
20%
62
59
50
30
14
50%
30%
29
16
15
16
16
57
39
39
36
34
2008
2009
2010
2011
10%
0%
2008
2009
2010
2011
2008
2009
2010
2011
working
working while retired
not working, not retid
partial disability
full disability pension
other pension
deceased
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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10. Follow-up of those ending their rehabilitation
in 2008, based on age
100%
90%
80%
All
14
14
70%
60%
14
Under 45
15
9
17
9
13
16
12
10
11
13
19
17
15
45 and over
15
18
8
6
19
18
21
23
12
18
13
6
6
14
17
13
16
12
15
50%
15
40%
30%
59
65
55
51
2011
63
63
55
50
2010
64
20%
50
45
43
2010
2011
10%
0%
2008
2009
2008
2009
2010
2011
2008
working
working while retired
not working, not retired
partial disability
full disability pension
2009
other pension
deceased
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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11. Follow-up of those ending their rehabilitation
in 2008, based on gender
All
Men
Women
100%
90%
80%
14
14
70%
60%
14
15
15
13
17
15
19
9
18
21
22
13
12
18
15
12
11
18
10
50%
18
10
16
11
13
16
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
9
40%
30%
59
55
62
51
50
2010
2011
20%
54
51
48
2008
2009
2010
2011
58
48
54
51
2010
2011
10%
0%
2008
2009
2008
2009
working
working while retired
not working or retired
partial disability
full disability pension
other pension
deceased
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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12. Follow-up of those ending their rehabilitation
in 2008, based on diagnosis
100%
90%
80%
All
14
14
70%
60%
14
Mental health
15
15
13
17
15
19
17
11
19
14
15
15
17
17
12
16
12
50%
15
13
22
13
16
Musc.skel.
diseases
17
12
14
12
15
15
12
Other diseases
12
17
16
18
19
15
14
11
11
50
49
15
16
14
14
12
11
13
40%
30%
20%
59
55
51
50
55
61
49
47
58
54
44
53
57
53
10%
0%
2008 2009 2010 2011
2008 2009 2010 2011
2008 2009 2010 2011
working
working while retired
not working, not retired
partial disability
full disability pension
2008 2009 2010 2011
other pension
deceased
The Finnish Centre for Pensions
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13. Rehabilitation measures, the use of
distribution (%) between 1992 -2012
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011
Evaluation
Work place
Education
Other
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