Kela (institution)
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | December 16, 1937 |
Jurisdiction | Finland |
Headquarters | Helsinki |
Employees | 6,092 (December 31, 2010) |
Annual budget | 12.6 billion € (2010) |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Parliament of Finland |
Website | www |
Kela, abbr. from
Kela benefits are funded from three national insurance funds administered by national government: the national pension fund, the national health insurance fund, and the general social security fund. The tax authority (Vero) collects contributions to these funds from general taxation on income, charged to both employers and employees. Rates for 2021 are available on the Vero web site. [1] Coverage under the schemes is given to all permanent residents of Finland. Kansaneläkelaitos/Folkpensionsanstalten literally means "People's Pension Institute", reflecting its original function as the national provider of retirement benefits.
History
Kela was founded in 1937 during the first SDP-Agrarian coalition under
Directors general
In Office | Director General |
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2020- | Outi Antila |
2017–2019 | Elli Aaltonen |
2010–2016 | Liisa Hyssälä |
2000–2010 | Jorma Huuhtanen |
1993–2000 | Pekka Tuomisto |
1971–1993 | Jaakko Pajula |
1954–1971 | V. J. Sukselainen |
1946–1954 | Eino E. Louhio |
1944–1945 | Väinö Arola |
1937–1944 | Eero Rydman |
Incidents
In May 2008, a Kela e-service apparently disclosed confidential medical insurance information to the wrong client, and subsequently Kela took that service offline.[3]
References
- ^ "Social insurance contributions".
- ^ Karimäki, Jenni (January 2016). "Tulevaisuuden lähtökohdista kansanvallan kolmiliittoon" (PDF). University of Turku Publishing.
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"Woeful explanation offered in Kela disclosure case". blog.anta.net. 2008-05-20. ISSN 1797-1993. Archived from the originalon 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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