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Quick guide to benefits available during illness and …

WebKela provides compensation for loss of income and expenses arising from illness and incapacity. This quick guide tells you what kind of financial assistance may be available from Kela during illness, and describes the benefits you can get to maintain and improve your work capacity. If you fall ill. At 30 days. At 60 days. At 90 days. At 150 days.

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Healthcare fee for students in higher education

WebIn 2023 and 2024, the student healthcare fee in higher education is EUR 36.80 per term. The fee is paid to Kela for both the spring and the autumn term. You are not billed for the fee, but are expected to pay it unprompted. The amount that must be paid is defined in a Government Decree and may vary from year to year.

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Social security coverage for students and researchers

WebResearchers. Researchers who receive a Finnish grant for at least 4 months must take out insurance under the Farmers’ Pensions Act (MYEL) if the grant amounts to at least EUR 4,505.14 annually (in 2024). The entitlement to Kela benefits for researchers who receive a grant is based on this pension insurance policy for self-employed persons.

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Reimbursements for medical expenses Our Services Kela

WebYou can get reimbursement for. a visit to a general practitioner or specialist, EUR 30. a videoconference with a general practitioner or specialist, EUR 25. a remote consultation with a general practitioner or specialist (phone or chat), EUR 8. a visit to a psychiatrist, EUR 30-40 (depending on the duration of the visit)

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European Health Insurance Card Our Services Kela

WebApply for a European Health Insurance Card via OmaKela. You are entitled to a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) granted by Kela, if you are covered for health insurance in Finland or if Finland is responsible for your medical care costs. The card is available free of charge. If you have a European Health Insurance Card, you should receive

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How to pay the student healthcare fee Our Services Kela

WebThe amount of the healthcare fee for students in higher education is adjusted annually. The 2023 and 2024 rate of the student healthcare fee is EUR 36.80 per term. You have to pay the fee to Kela for both the spring and the autumn term. You are not billed for the fee, but are expected to pay it unprompted.

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Sickness allowance Our Services Kela

WebThe sickness allowance is paid as compensation for loss of income due to incapacity for work lasting less than a full year. You need a medical certificate to qualify for sickness allowance. Sickness allowance is usually available for up to 60 working days if based on a medical certificate A. Following the 60 days, payment can continue only if

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Our Services Kela

WebKela pays partial care allowance to parents of children in the 1st or 2nd year of school if the parent works a maximum of 30 hours per week due to child care. You can apply for partial care allowance when you have agreed on shorter working hours …

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Sickness Our Services Kela

WebYou can apply for partial sickness allowance for the period of part-time work. Learn more about the partial sickness allowance. Prolonged illness. If you are ill for more than 60 working days, you need a medical statement B or other documentation showing your incapacity for work. Submit the statement or documentation to Kela.

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How to apply for entitlement to medical care Our Services Kela

WebFill in and print the form Entitlement to healthcare when moving from Finland (SV 140e, PDF). Enclose additional documents in support of the application as necessary. Mail your application along with the supporting documents to Kela, Centre for International Affairs, PO Box 78, 00381 Helsinki. If you have Finnish online bank access codes, you

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Basic social assistance and medical expenses

WebHealth care user fees. Kela can recognise, for basic social assistance purposes, also user fees for public health services obtained in Finland. Any user fees you pay can be recognised as expenses. If the wellbeing service county has arranged for a treatment to be paid with a service voucher, the cost of the treatment can be taken into account

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Order the European Health Insurance Card Our Services Kela

WebApply now. Apply for a European Health Insurance Card via our e-service OmaKela. The service is in Finnish and Swedish only. You can also apply via OmaKela for a European Health Insurance Card for your child. Another way to apply is to call Kela at 020 634 2650. The card will be mailed to your home address within two weeks.

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Call Kela Our Services Kela

WebIf you make a callback request, Kela’s customer service specialist will call you back once. If we cannot reach you, you will get a text message from Kela, asking you to call Kela’s telephone service again. Phone calls from Kela to individual customers typically come from one of two numbers: 020 692 219 or 020 634 1611.

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Medical care abroad Our Services Kela

WebIf you are permanently resident abroad, you are not usually entitled to reimbursements for the costs for private healthcare services incurred in Finland or abroad, nor for medicine purchases or travel costs in connection with medical care. Kela considers you to be permanently resident abroad if you live there for more than 6 months.

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Eurooppalainen sairaanhoitokortti Henkilöasiakkaat Kela

WebSinulla on oikeus välttämättömään sairaanhoitoon, kun näytät Suomen passia tai henkilökorttia. Voit käyttää eurooppalaista sairaanhoitokorttia EU- ja Eta-maissa, Sveitsissä, Isossa-Britanniassa ja Pohjois-Irlannissa julkisessa terveydenhuollossa, sairausvakuutussopimuksen tehneiden yksityisten lääkäreiden vastaanotoilla ja

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Benefits available from Kela Our Services Kela

WebBenefits available from Kela. The benefits available from Kela cover a wide range of situations. For example, Kela provides financial assistance to families with children, students, people of working age, and pensioners. Kela can also provide benefits in the event of illness, incapacity and functional impairment.

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Contact us About Kela Kela

WebCustomers. Customer serviceOur services are available online, by phone and locally at our customer service points. Visit KelaYou are free to visit any of Kela’s customer service points or a joint service point. Kela’s e-service for customersOur e-service is only available in Finnish and Swedish. FeedbackHelp us improve our services.

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Rehabilitative psychotherapy Our Services Kela

WebKela provides access to rehabilitative psychotherapy for one year at a time. You can get psychotherapy through Kela for up to three years. Financial support for psychotherapy is available for up to 80 sessions per year and for up to 200 sessions total. Kela can, under specific circumstances, provide compensation for a new therapy lasting up to

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