Who should take YEL?
As a self-employed person, you need to insure yourself with a YEL insurance policy in accordance with the Self-employed Persons’ Pensions Act. The insurance is intended for self-employed individuals whose income (in terms of reflecting the value of their work input) is estimated to be at least 9 208,43 € per year in 2025 (9,010.28 € per year in 2024).
Security during working life
YEL calculation
Elo’s versatile YEL calculation service enables you to see how the amount of the reported YEL income will impact on the amount of your future pension and insurance contributions. You can also see how your YEL income would affect different social benefits, such as the sickness allowance.