Niko Väänänen – pension policy and social protection expert 

I specialize in pensions, social protection, EU pension policy, pension system design and comparative pension research. 

I defended my Phd thesis in Louvain-Ottignies on 16 of June 2026. Here you can access my thesis: https://research.dial.uclouvain.be/entities/publication/148d7efb-69da-461a-bf43-d43b66e4e7b3 

Contact: niko.vaananen@gmail.com

LinkedIn: Niko Väänänen 

BlueSky: @nikovaananen.bsky.social