This is Varma

Varma provides pension insurance for work carried out in Finland. We take care of the statutory pension cover of private entrepreneurs and employees. Varma’s responsibility for managing pension assets, and for our customers, employees and shared environment spans far into the future. We are building a world that is sustainable for future generations.

Varma’s Half-Year Financial Report 1 January–30 June 2026

The return on Varma’s investments in January–June was 5.3 (1.7) per cent. The value of Varma’s investments was EUR 71.4 (68.3 on 1 Jan) billion.  

“The investment markets demonstrated strong resilience, as the war in Iran and the ensuing energy crisis did not interrupt the upward trend in the market. Also positive is that rising interest rates and the conflict in the Middle East were not able to stall Finland’s economic recovery,” says Varma’s President & CEO Risto Murto.

Varma in brief

Varma provides pension insurance for work carried out in Finland. We take care of the statutory pension cover of private entrepreneurs and employees. Companies take out TyEL insurance for their employees, while entrepreneurs insure themselves through YEL insurance. Varma provides pension cover for more than 1,000,000 employees, entrepreneurs and pensioners.

We invest the assets collected as pension contributions profitably and securely for current and future pensions. Varma is a responsible and solvent investor. We mainly invest in fixed income, equities, and real estate, and in hedge funds. As a real-estate investor, we focus on offering high-quality business premises in growth centres. We also offer corporate financing to our customers.

Our services in work ability management help client companies save in pension costs and private customers to continue in working life.

Varma is a mutual company, owned by its client companies, self-employed customers and insured employees. Varma’s head office is located in Salmisaari, Helsinki, and our network of account managers covers nearly the entire country. Varma has 550 employees.

Key figures

January–June 2026

  • Return on investments 5.3 %
  • Value of investments 71.4 bn
  • Solvency 19.7 bn
  • Insured and pensioners 1,003,000
  • Pensions paid 3.9 bn
  • Personnel 550