Organization
Supervised by the Finnish Parliament, Kela is an independent social security institution with its own administration and finances. Kela's operations are guided by its rules of procedure.
Kela's organization
- Kela's Management TeamKela’s Management Team handles matters that will be presented to the Board and is responsible for implementing Kela’s strategy in line with the directives and decisions of the Board.
- Business units and operational unitsKela's organisation is divided into five business units: Local Customer Service, Nationwide Customer Service, IT Services, Information Services, Shared Services and two operational units: Management Support Unit and Communications Unit.
- Service areasCheck in which Customer Service Unit your municipality or wellbeing services county is located.
Kela’s administrative organs
- Parliamentary TrusteesKela's administration and operations are supervised by 12 Parliamentary Trustees who are nominated by Parliament.
- BoardKela’s operations are governed and developed by the Board, which has 10 members. The Trustees nominate the members of the Board.
- AuditorsKela’s auditors carry out the auditing of Kela’s operations. In addition they also carry out other checks related to Kela’s administration, asset management and operations.
Research and statistics - Info Tray
Kela produces research, statistics and open data on topics related to welfare and social security. The information can be viewed from national, regional, and local points of view. Kela's Info Tray gathers all the information together.
Take a look (tietotarjotin.fi)