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Kela's website is part of the European Commission’s Your Europe portal. Your Europe offers citizens and companies of EU member states easy access to member state information, procedures, and assistance and problem-solving services.

Some pages on Kela’s website are linked to the Your Europe portal. User data is collected on these pages with the Matomo analytics tool. The data is anonymous and not linked to individual persons. The data is available only to Kela, the European Commission and the national coordinators named in the Regulation.

The data is stored in the European Commission’s data warehouse for a maximum three years, after which it is deleted automatically. The collection of user data is part of the process of monitoring the implementation of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 establishing a single digital gateway.

The following pages on Kela's website are linked to the Your Europe portal:

• How apply for student financial aid
• How to apply for a European Health Insurance Card
• How to report changes

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