Social benefits

World

NORDICS

Denmark wants jobless with 'integration needs' to work for benefits

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/8/21

Jobs could include picking up plastic and cigarette butts on the beach, for example, according to Labour Minister Peter Hummelgaard

Entrepreneurs in Finland

SPONSORED

Entrepreneur, find out the amount of your pension with YEL calculator

The Nomad Today 2/12/21

YEL income is the key for entrepreneurs to access social and pension benefits, but how should it be calculated?

Work in Finland

NEW YEAR CHANGES

Changes to Kela benefits in 2021

The Nomad Today 1/2/21

The following is a summary of the key changes in 2021 that affect the social benefits that Kela provides to workers, the unemployed, pensioners, families, students and people with disabilities.

Moving to Finland

MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY

True Finns fuel immigrant rejection with false subsidy figures

The Nomad Today 9/3/20

The far-right party says that in the Helsinki region, more than 50% of welfare recipients are foreigners, but the Social Security (Kela) greatly cuts that percentage.

Work in Finland

How to receive Finnish unemployment benefits back in your home country

Eric Lipchis 2/17/20

If you have lost your job and wish to return home or try your luck in another EU country, you may continue to receive unemployment benefits from Finland for a few months.

Finnish Lifestyle

Finland, third EU country with highest social protection expenditure

The Nomad Today 11/24/19

Social protection expenditure has risen in Finland since 2012, while it has fallen in the EU as a whole. Finnish authorities dedicate most of that expenditure (45.1%) to protect the elderly, while…

Finnish Lifestyle

Majority of Finns reject universal basic income, study says

The Nomad Today 9/9/19

A study conducted by the business think-tank EVA says that 60% of the population believes that social security benefits should be based on specific needs rather than a basic income given to all…

Finnish Lifestyle

According to Eurostat

Finland spends 1,219 euros a year per inhabitant on family benefits

The Nomad Today 6/3/19

Luxembourg tops the list with more than 3,000 euros a year per inhabitant. At the opposite extreme are Romania and Bulgaria, with less than 120 euros a year per inhabitant.

Work in Finland

How does income from a part-time job affect the unemployment benefits?

The Nomad Today 4/25/19

You can earn up to 300 euros per month without suffering a reduction in your subsidy, but each euro of income above the exempt amount decreases the unemployment benefit by 50 cents  

Work in Finland

Warning: the payment dates for Kela unemployment benefits may change in the coming holidays

The Nomad Today 4/23/19

Read how the celebration of May Day, the Ascension Day and Midsummer will affect the dates of collection of benefits  

Finnish Lifestyle

Applicants for housing subsidy no longer need to send pay slips to Kela

The Nomad Today 4/2/19

Starting 1 April 2019, customers no longer have to enclose pay slips with the application for housing allowances, since Kela obtains salary information directly from the national incomes register

Moving to Finland

Kela changes the rules of access for migrants to social benefits as of April 1

The Nomad Today 3/25/19

The new Act on Residence-based Social Security will have consequences for persons moving to Finland and also for the residents who go outside of the country temporarily