News about Kela

Lifestyle

Government proposes to pay an additional € 75 a month to the poorest

Foreigner.fi 17/Jun/2020

The payment is considered as a temporary compensation for Kela's basic social assistance clients due to coronavirus.

Work & Study

Unemployed can earn 500€ a month without losing benefits

Foreigner.fi 20/May/2020

Government intends to temporarily raise the exempt amount and to ease the requirements to receive commuting and relocation allowances.

Work & Study

Student, apply now for financial aid for the summer months

Foreigner.fi 13/May/2020

Find links to download the financial aid application form and more information about student benefits in this article.

Coronavirus

Kela will partially reimburse coronavirus tests in private healthcare

Foreigner.fi 29/Apr/2020

The condition is that the test must be ordered by a doctor.

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Unboxing 2020 maternity package

28/Apr/2020

Distribution of this year’s edition will begin at the earliest in May-June. See in this article the unboxing video made by the Social Security Institution (Kela).

Work & Study

Government to speed up processing of unemployment benefit applications

Foreigner.fi 28/Apr/2020

Unemployment benefit could be paid temporarily based on an application, as an advance payment for a maximum period of six months.

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Coronavirus

Kela activates 723.5 euros payment for parents on leave to look after children

Foreigner.fi 28/Apr/2020

The amount of the assistance is 28.94 euros per working day. It may be applied retroactively, starting from 16 March at the earliest.

Lifestyle

Video: 2020 maternity package, 56 useful products for Finnish babies

Foreigner.fi 24/Apr/2020

Distribution of this year’s edition will begin at the earliest in May-June. See in this article the unboxing video made by Kela.

Work & Study

Kela will pay 723 euros a month to parents absent from work due to Covid-19

Foreigner.fi 08/Apr/2020

The benefit will also be available to persons arriving in Finland from abroad who have been placed in quarantine-like conditions to combat the pandemic and are therefore away from work without pay.

Moving to Finland

Kela's phone in Arabic, Somali and Russian reopened during epidemic

Foreigner.fi 03/Apr/2020

The Social Security Institution aims to help foreign employees and entrepreneurs who need to apply for example unemployment benefits these hard days. Find in this article the phone numbers for each…

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Also during the epidemic

Rules for using the EU health card and obtaining medical care abroad

Foreigner.fi 28/Mar/2020

The Social Security Institution (Kela) reminds that, according to the instructions from the Government, travel should be avoided.

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CORONAVIRUS

Impossibility of obtaining sickness allowance for many people

Ali Abaday 18/Mar/2020

If you or one of your family members have mild coronavirus symptoms and have to be quarantined, that will likely affect your income. To get a sickness allowance, a medical certificate on 'form A' is…

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CORONAVIRUS

Caring for your child at home? This is how it may affect your salary

Ali Abaday 17/Mar/2020

Employers must pay salaries only for 14 days unless employees are able to work remotely.

Coronavirus

Finnish private health company offers coronavirus tests for 195 euros

Foreigner.fi 11/Mar/2020

Terveystalo has agreed with THL to launch a coronavirus testing campaign. However, the cost of the test is 195 euros, and it is not covered by Kela.

News

Helsinki SDP politician charged with social security fraud

Foreigner.fi 25/Feb/2020

Samia Hagi Muse denied the accusation: "This is the first time I have heard about the whole thing."

Lifestyle

Kela claims students 37 million euros in study aid received improperly

Foreigner.fi 16/Feb/2020

The Social Security Institution has set a deadline for students to submit a request for review, in which they must provide details of their studies and specify their income. In the future, Kela will…

Moving to Finland

Kela guarantees social benefits to British citizens until 31 December

Foreigner.fi 31/Jan/2020

After 47 years of membership, today is the last day of the UK in the EU. A transition period starts now to allow people to clarify their situation.

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Changes in Kela's services in 2020

Foreigner.fi 02/Jan/2020

The e-service will be modernized to be used with mobile devices. Telephone numbers to receive services in English will change and Russian, Somali and Arabic will be closed. Reception of applications…

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Increases in Kela's aid to students in 2020

Foreigner.fi 23/Dec/2019

Starting in January, the Finnish Social Security Institution will improve the monthly paid supplement to students who have children and also the housing supplement for those studying abroad.

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Countdown to repeal the penalty for the unemployed for not finding work

Foreigner.fi 22/Dec/2019

The activation model that allows Kela to cut the benefits of unemployed who do not find work will be abolished in January 2020. It was created by the Government of former Prime Minister Juha…