Kela will stop paying national pensions to recipients in countries other than Finland that apply EU regulations as from 1 February 2025. This change will also have an impact on which country is responsible for the costs of a person’s medical treatment and on whether they can receive care allowance for pensioners. Further, the change may affect the amount of national pension received by persons who now live in Finland but have in the past lived or worked in an EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. 

Payment of Finnish national pensions to other EU and EEA countries, Switzerland and the UK to end on 1 February 2025 

There will be several changes to Kela’s benefits in 2025, affecting both benefit rates and eligibility criteria. Read on to find out if the changes affect your benefits. We will automatically adjust any benefits currently being paid to you.

How Kela benefits will change in 2025

For persons receiving housing allowance for pensioners, income and assets will have a greater effect in reducing the allowance starting from 1 January 2025. An indexation freeze that was put in place earlier will also be extended. This means that the amounts of heating, water and maintenance costs and the maximum housing costs recognised in the pensioners’ housing allowance scheme will not go up in 2025. 

Tighter eligibility criteria introduced for the housing allowance for pensioners  

There will be a number of changes to Kela benefits and their eligibility criteria in 2025. Some of the changes will take effect at the beginning of 2025, others not until later in the year. Many of the changes affect benefits for young people and students. There will also be changes to sickness benefits.

Changes to Kela benefits in 2025

Parliament has decided to transfer students from the general housing allowance scheme to the student housing supplement scheme. Students have been eligible for general housing allowance since autumn 2017. Starting in August 2025, students will again be included in the student housing supplement scheme.

Students will be transferred from the general housing allowance scheme to the student housing supplement scheme on 1 August 2025

Parliament has approved the reintroduction of Kela reimbursement for fertility treatments administered by private healthcare providers. The amendment will enter into force on 1 May 2025. The aim is to improve the status of individuals and couples who have been unable to conceive due to medical reasons.

Kela to provide reimbursement for fertility treatments again

Changes will be made to the general housing allowance as of 1 January 2025, reducing the amount of housing allowance for some customers and stopping it altogether for some. The changes mean that assets will be taken into account when calculating the amount of housing allowance, and the benefit will no longer be available for owner-occupied homes. The aim of these cuts is to attain savings in public finances.

There will be cuts to the general housing allowance

Parliament has decided on expanded Kela reimbursement for private healthcare costs from 1 May 2025 onwards. The expansion affects physiotherapy, dental care and gynaecological examinations and treatment.

Kela reimbursement to be introduced for physiotherapy – reimbursements for dental care and gynaecologists' fees to be increased

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<h1>Changes to social security benefits</h1>

<p>Kela’s task is to implement the changes to the social security legislation that Parliament approves.</p>

<p>On this page, we will gather up-to-date information on upcoming changes to the social security benefits. When the changes take effect, we will also update the information on the pages describing the individual benefits.</p>

<h1>Muutokset sosiaaliturvaan</h1>

<p>Kelan tehtävänä on toimeenpanna eduskunnan hyväksymät sosiaaliturvalainsäädännön muutokset.</p>

<p>Kokoamme tälle sivulle tietoa ajankohtaisista sosiaaliturvan muutoksista. Kun muutokset tulevat voimaan, tiedot päivitetään myös kunkin tuen sivulle.</p>

<h1>Förändringar i den sociala tryggheten</h1>

<p>FPA:s uppgift är att verkställa de ändringar i lagstiftningen gällande den sociala tryggheten som riksdagen godkänner.</p>

<p>På den här sidan sammanställer vi aktuell information om kommande förändringar i den sociala tryggheten. När förändringarna träder i kraft uppdaterar vi informationen också på webbsidorna om respektive förmån.</p>

The Government Programme A strong and committed Finland includes many changes to the social security benefits. Kela’s task is to implement the changes to the social security legislation that Parliament approves.

Hallitusohjelma sisältää monia muutoksia sosiaaliturvaan. Kelan tehtävänä on toimeenpanna eduskunnan hyväksymät sosiaaliturvalainsäädännön muutokset.

Regeringsprogrammet Ett starkt och engagerat Finland innefattar många förändringar i den sociala tryggheten. FPA:s uppgift är att verkställa de ändringar i lagstiftningen gällande den sociala tryggheten som riksdagen godkänner.

Changes to social security benefits

Muutokset sosiaaliturvaan

Förändringar i den sociala tryggheten

<h2>Read more</h2>

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<p><a href="https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments/government-programme#/">Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government (valtioneuvosto.fi)</a><br>
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<p><a href="https://valtioneuvosto.fi/hallitukset/hallitusohjelma#/">Hallitusohjelma (valtioneuvosto.fi)</a><br>
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<p><a href="https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/regeringar/regeringsprogrammet#/">Regeringsprogrammet (valtioneuvosto.fi)</a><br>
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Temporary increases to benefits for families with children

Hallitusohjelmamuutokset - Lue lisää

De temporära höjningarna i stöden för barnfamiljer

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The online form for paying the healthcare fee for students in higher education is unavailable from 31.3.2025 to 2.4.2025 because we are reviewing the payment status of students liable to pay the fee. If you did not pay your healthcare fee by the due date, we will send you a payment reminder. We apologise for any inconvenience. Continue to Kela.fi.

Korkeakouluopiskelijan terveydenhoitomaksun maksulomake on poissa käytöstä 31.3.2025 - 2.4.2025. Lomake on poissa käytöstä, koska tarkistamme parhaillaan maksuvelvollisten opiskelijoiden maksuja. Jos et ole maksanut terveydenhoitomaksua eräpäivään mennessä, lähetämme sinulle maksumuistutuksen. Pahoittelemme katkosta aiheutuvaa haittaa. Jatka Kela.fi –sivulle.

Betalningsblanketten för hälsovårdsavgiften för högskolestuderande är inte i bruk 31.3.2025 – 2.4.2025. Betalningsblanketten kan inte användas eftersom vi som bäst kontrollerar betalningen av de betalningsskyldiga studerandenas avgifter. Om du inte har betalat hälsovårdsavgiften senast på förfallodagen skickar vi en betalningspåminnelse till dig. Vi beklagar den olägenhet som avbrottet orsakar. Gå vidare till fpa.fi.

OmaKela payment form unavailable: The student healthcare fee cannot be paid from 31.3.2025 to 2.4.2025

OmaKelan maksulomakkeessa käyttökatko: Korkeakouluopiskelijan terveydenhoitomaksua ei voi maksaa 31.3. – 2.4.2025

Avbrott i användningen av betalningsblanketten i MittFPA: Det går inte att betala hälsovårdsavgiften för högskolestuderande 31.3 – 2.4.2025

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