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21 hours ago

HS: Kela boss Lasse Lehtonen simultaneously on sick leave and work trip

An assessment about the benefits agency’s management is underway and is expected to be complete in mid-December.
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3 weeks ago

Kela boss apologises over comments suggesting agency’s workers were easily replaceable

“The director came to the same conclusion as the board, that his choice of words was very unfortunate, and he apologises for them,” Kela’s board chair Vertti Kiukas says.
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4 weeks ago

Average student loan debt more than doubles to over €12k

Student loans typically stood at around 5,000 euros in 2010-11, according to the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, Kela.
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1 month ago

Kela: Check the income ceiling on your 2025 tax card

If the ceiling is exceeded, a person’s benefits could be subject to a higher rate of tax.
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2 months ago

Kela: Unemployment benefit expenditures grew by 5% in 2024

These figures were for last year, and Finland’s unemployment rate has continued to increase.
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2 months ago

More infants, toddlers in daycare as parents’ needs and attitudes change

Some daycare centres take care of infants as young as eight months.
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