Social Security

Finland

STUDY IN FINLAND

Kela suspends financial aid to 2,500 higher education students

The Nomad Today 12/16/20

This autumn, the requirement regarding the minimum number of credits earned in connection with the monitoring of academic progress was more lenient due to the coronavirus epidemic.

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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Kela advances due date to request December unemployment money

The Nomad Today 12/7/20

The social security institution recommends submitting the unemployment situation report to the electronic service as early as the morning of the report submission date, so that it can be processed…

Finland

BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY

Kela apologizes for potential exposure of 80,000 customer data

The Nomad Today 9/4/20

The case has been reported to the Finnish Data Protection Commissioner.

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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.

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General government debt grew by 12.3 billion

The Nomad Today 6/28/20

Central government debt grew by 10.5 billion euros and was 128.6 billion euros at the end of the first quarter.

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Government proposes to pay an additional € 75 a month to the poorest

The Nomad Today 6/17/20

The payment is considered as a temporary compensation for Kela's basic social assistance clients due to coronavirus.

Coronavirus

Kela will partially reimburse coronavirus tests in private healthcare

The Nomad Today 4/29/20

The condition is that the test must be ordered by a doctor.

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Kela claims students 37 million euros in study aid received improperly

The Nomad Today 2/16/20

The Social Security Institution has set a deadline for students to submit a request for review, in which they must provide details of their studies and specify their income. In the future, Kela will…

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Changes in Kela's services in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/2/20

The e-service will be modernized to be used with mobile devices. Telephone numbers to receive services in English will change and Russian, Somali and Arabic will be closed. Reception of applications…

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Kela will close its phone service in Russian, Somali and Arabic

The Nomad Today 12/18/19

The decision has been criticized by those responsible for the service, who consider it "regrettable." The service has helped an average of 2 080 customers per month.

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Lower Finnish pensions will increase in January 2020

The Nomad Today 12/4/19

Approximately 609,000 pensioners with a total pension of less than 1,200-1,300 euros per month will receive at least a small increase. This rise will not affect the amount of the pensioner's housing…

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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…

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Kela benefit payments may be delayed by the postal strike

The Nomad Today 11/8/19

"Payments of social benefits, especially unemployment benefits and social assistance may be delayed," warned the Social Security Institution (Kela).

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4,000 students abroad have not sent Kela documents for financial aid

The Nomad Today 10/17/19

The Social Security requires from them a certificate of attendance and a transcript of their course credits.

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Social security agreement between Finland and Japan

The Nomad Today 9/23/19

The agreement includes provisions that apply to posted employees and pensions.

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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…

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Attention: scam messages sent on behalf of Kela

The Nomad Today 7/2/19

The Finnish Social Security Institution has received notifications of phishing messages sent on its behalf offering fast loans. The objective of the scammers is to obtain the user's personal…

Finland

Mental disorders are already the main cause of sick leave in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/20/19

According to Kela, in 2018 sick leaves due to mental disorders increased by half a million days, up to 4.6 million days. The second most common ground are sicknesses of the musculoskeletal system.

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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

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What social rights do I have if my child suffers from an illness?

The Nomad Today 3/26/19

If your child gets suddenly sick, you can take a temporary care leave from your job. And in the unwanted case of a serious illness or disability, you and/or the child may be entitled to an allowance…