News archive
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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 -
Kela’s opening hours over Christmas and New Year -
Changes to the amounts of child support and child maintenance allowance beginning 1 January 2021 -
Higher education students can now pay the healthcare fee to Kela -
Were you granted a place of study? Remember to apply for student financial aid and housing allowance -
Apply in time for December’s social assistance payment -
Online phishing scam perpetrated in Kela’s name attempts to extract users’ online bank and credit card information -
7,600 higher education students have received a request for information about academic progress -
Reminder for students attending school outside Finland to submit documentation about their studies -
First parents or guardians can now also view the data of minors over 10 years of age in My Kanta Pages -
New study on baby box programmes around the world: Already 60 countries have adopted their own version of this Finnish innovation -
Kela at Helsinki Pride: Non-discrimination as part of everyday culture -
You can now obtain medicines in Portugal on a Finnish electronic prescription – medicines are available in Finland on Portuguese and Croatian prescriptions -
Student in higher education, check that you meet the minimum credit requirements for financial aid -
Kela's customer service points take precautions to prepare for new increase in the risk of infection