News archive
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Students are advised to apply for school transport subsidy before beginning of autumn term -
Additional adjustment of 3.5% to Kela benefits from 1 August 2022 -
Family leave reform enters into force – benefits for both parents now open for applications -
Henceforth, students in higher education who have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom do not have to pay the student healthcare fee -
Sweden to increase amount of guarantee pension on 1 August 2022 – payment of some guarantee pensions to end at the end of 2022 -
Student loans for the autumn term can be taken out starting 1 August -
Kela.fi website updated with new information on housing benefits – information now easier to find -
New type of restructuring protection introduced for persons aged 55 or over – eligibility for extended unemployment benefits phases out -
The Kela-Kelpo chatbot can now assist customers applying for parental allowances -
Anonymous user tracking introduced on the kela.fi website – previously dis-covered data protection issued fixed -
Tax refunds count as income for purposes of social assistance -
Benefits tied to the National Pensions Index will be increased by 3.5% in August -
Seasonal workers coming to Finland from abroad may be eligible for infectious disease allowance -
Information for new students: Use the OmaKela e-service to apply for benefits and remember to pay the student healthcare fee on time -
Sweden will continue paying the guarantee pension to beneficiaries in Finland at least until the end of 2022 -
Handle Kela-related matters on the internet or by phone also during the summer -
Short-term financial assistance from Kela for asylum seekers and persons having applied for or receiving temporary protection -
First applications for the new type of parental allowances introduced in the family leave reform will go live on 1 May 2022 – use an online calculator to plan your parental leave -
Cookies used on the kela.fi website collected visitor data without consent -
There is still time to pay the student healthcare fee – about 10,000 students have yet to pay
