Press releases
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Infectious disease allowance is available also to workers who are not covered under the Finnish National Health Insurance scheme -
Local government trials on employment to start on 1 March 2021 – No changes to claiming unemployment benefits -
Kela has sent a late payment reminder about the student healthcare fee to some 43,000 students -
Easier access to medical care for foreign seasonal workers -
The Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey starts -
Kela is developing new ways to provide service to customers with specific language needs -
Kela seeks to secure continued access to therapy for current clients despite the cessation of Vastaamo’s operations -
Kela sends out nearly 44,000 repayment proposals on the recovery of overpaid student financial aid -
Kela investigates the effects of the liquidation of Vastaamo on Kela’s customers -
Kela develops customer service: new chatbot technology supplier selected -
100,000 students have yet to pay the student healthcare fee -
164 000 students have not yet paid the student healthcare fee -
The Brexit transition period ends, Kela investigates the effects of the new agreement on social security entitlements -
New graduates may be eligible for a student loan compensation or tax deduction even if their graduation is delayed due to the coronavirus epidemic -
Changes to Kela benefits in 2021 -
Several temporary changes to the unemployment laws extended to 31 March 2021 -
Financial aid payments stopped for 2,500 higher education students -
International exchange of social security information to a larger extent electronically -
Kela’s opening hours over Christmas and New Year -
Changes to the amounts of child support and child maintenance allowance beginning 1 January 2021
