KELA (Finnish Social Insurance)
- KELA (Finnish Social Insurance)
Kela, or "Kansaneläkelaitos" (in Finnish), also FPA or "Folkpensionsanstalten" (in Swedish), and SII or "Social Insurance Institution" (in English), is a Finnish government agency in charge of settling benefits under national social security programs. Kela was founded in 1937 to handle retirement pay, but in the 1980s and 1990s its role was expanded to handle other fields like child benefits, unemployment benefits, sickness benefits and health insurance.
Despite the use of the word "insurance" in the English translation, Kela is funded directly from taxation, not from insurance premiums. Coverage under the scheme is given to all permanent residents of Finland. "Kansaneläkelaitos" is literally translated as "Institution for National Pension", reflecting its original function as a source for national retirement allowance.
Privacy issues
In May 2008, a Kela e-service apparently disclosed confidential medical insurance information to the wrong client, and subsequently took that service offline. [cite journal
title = Woeful explanation offered in Kela disclosure case
journal = blog.anta.net
date = 2008-05-20
url = http://blog.anta.net/2008/05/20/woeful-explanation-offered-in-kela-disclosure-case/
issn = 1797-1993
accessdate = 2008-05-20 ]
References
External links
* [http://www.kela.fi/in/internet/english.nsf] - Official site
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