Kela – The Social Insurance Institution of Finland
Provider of social security benefits for all residents of Finland
Forms and eServices
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Application forms
- Families Benefits for families with children
- Students Financial aid and other assistance for students
- Unemployment Labour Market Subsidy, Basic Unemployment Allowance, Training Subsidy
- Pensions Retirement benefits available from Kela and other benefits for pensioners
- Conscripts Benefits for persons performing military or non-military service and their dependants
- Housing benefits General Housing Allowance and other forms of assistance
- Sickness Reimbursements for medical and pharmaceutical expenses, Sickness Allowance, occupational health care
- Disability Disability Allowance, Care Allowance for Pensioners
- RehabilitationIndividual and group rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Allowance
- Survivor benefits Pensions for surviving spouses and children
- Moving to or from Finland Your social security rights when moving to or from Finland
- Kela card Kela card, European Health Insurance Card
What's new
Self-employed persons now eligible for Partial Care Allowance.
Telephone assistance for persons moving to or from Finland
The new customer service number is 020 692 227.
Changes in customer service 2010
The opening hours of several Kela offices changed at the beginning of 2010. Offices with the smallest customer base are now open on certain days only.
Research and statistics
Kela participates actively in the development of the Finnish welfare society. Click below to visit our research and statistics pages.
Research
Statistics
Quick links
Contact information for Kela offices
Medicinal Products Database
Information about influenza A (H1N1) virus