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VakO 27.1.1999/630:98 AI generated

Foreign pensioner's pension reduced due to receiving equivalent foreign pension during residence period.

Case Number VakO 27.1.1999/630:98
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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Legislator summary

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The Insurance Court dismissed the pensioner's appeal regarding his old-age pension entitlement. The court found that because the applicant received a pension from a foreign state while residing in Finland, his pension must be adjusted based on the duration of his residence there. Although a minority member argued the issue concerned only the amount rather than entitlement, the majority ruled that the receipt of foreign benefits precluded full pension recognition under the relevant social security laws.

Legislator headnote

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KEL 25 b §; KEL 26 § 1 momentti: A foreign national residing in Finland who receives a pension equivalent to a national pension from another state during the period between reaching age 16 and the start of the pension is not entitled to a full old-age pension based on Finnish residence alone.

Keywords

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foreign national pension residence period calculation equivalent foreign benefit old age pension entitlement social security coordination

Cited Legislation

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KEL 25 b §
KEL 26 § 1 momentti
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insurance_1982_2271-1982
Insurance court denied maintenance allowance due to low income, but Supreme Court ordered payment citing expanded military injury law.
insurance_1983_1563-1982
Insurance court denied full disability pension due to insufficient medical evidence proving permanent work capacity loss.
admin_1993_uusimaa-county__1011
Tax deduction allowed for foreign resident who maintained Finnish residence for full tax year.
insurance_1979_11036-1977
Court dismissed farmer's surrender pension claim due to lack of immediate farming activity before surrender.
insurance_2001_585-2001
Insurance Court allows disability pension based on same disease despite prior recovery period.

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Vuonna 1931 syntynyt Viron kansalainen, joka on asunut Suomessa vuosina 1943-1944 sekä vuodesta 1991 alkaen oli hakenut vanhuuseläkettä lokakuussa 1996. Jos henkilö on 16 vuoden iän täyttämisen ja eläkkeen alkamisen välisenä aikana asunut Suomessa vähemmän kuin 40 vuotta, on eläkkeen määrä suhteutettava hänen Suomessa asumisensa aikaan, jota laskettaessa ei oteta huomioon aikaa, jolta henkilö on saanut vieraasta valtiosta kansaneläkettä vastaavaa eläkettä tai kansaneläkelain (KEL) 26 §:n 1 momentissa tarkoitettua eläkettä. VakO on katsonut, ettei X:llä ole oikeutta vanhuuseläkkeeseen ja hylännyt valituksen KEL:n 25 b §:n ja 26 §:n 1 momentin nojalla, koska X oli Suomessa asuessaan saanut eläkettä ulkomailta. Vähemmistöön jäänyt jäsen katsoo, että kysymys oli eläkkeen määrästä ja olisi tämän vuoksi jättänyt valituksen tutkimatta.

Jaosto:V Äänestys: 4-1