How are Kela benefits affected by a birth in the family?

Family size affects the amount of general housing allowance you can get. If a child is born to your family, apply for a review of your general housing allowance in the OmaKela e-service.

How do I apply for a review of my benefits? (in Finnish)

If you cannot use OmaKela, apply for a review of your housing allowance with the following form: General housing allowance AT 1e (pdf).

Fill out the form and send it together with any supporting documents to us at Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA.

Use our calculator (in Finnish) to see how much allowance you can get as your family grows.

The amount of social assistance is affected by family size. If a child is born to your family, apply for a review of your social assistance in the OmaKela e-service.

How do I apply for a review of my benefits? (in Finnish)

If you cannot use OmaKela, apply for a review of your social assistance with the following form: Social assistance TO 1e (pdf). Fill out the form and send it together with any supporting documents to us at Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA.

Use our calculator (in Finnish) to see how your social assistance will be affected.

You can keep receiving your student financial aid while you are being paid pregnancy allowance or parental allowance. The pregnancy allowance and parental allowance will be paid at the minimum rate in such case. Please remember that these daily allowances for parents will count as income when your income is checked for financial aid purposes and that you must make sufficient progress in your studies to avoid having to pay back the financial aid you have received.

If you are the guardian of a child under the age of 18, you can be granted a provider supplement to your study grant. You do not need to apply for the provider supplement separately. We will automatically grant it to you once your guardianship is registered in the population data system.

You cannot get sickness allowance at the same time as pregnancy allowance or parental allowance.

If your sick leave continues after your parental leave has ended, apply for sickness allowance in the OmaKela e-service.

If you cannot use OmaKela, please use the form Sickness allowances SV 8e (pdf) to apply for this benefit. Fill out the form and send it together with any supporting documents to us at Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA.

The birth of a child will affect the amount of conscript’s allowance starting from the child’s date of birth. If a child is born to your family, please fill out the form Conscript’s allowance SA 1 (pdf, in Finnish) to apply for a review of your conscript’s allowance.

Send the form to us in the OmaKela e-service (available in Finnish and Swedish). Alternatively, you can mail the form and any supporting documents to us at Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA.

If you are liable for the maintenance of a child, we can pay maintenance assistance to your child during your military or non-military service.

You cannot get unemployment benefits at the same time as you are paid pregnancy allowance, special pregnancy allowance or parental allowance.

A child increase can be granted to supplement your national pension in certain situations. The child increase is paid from the beginning of the month following the birth of the child. Fill out the form Child increase for pensioners EV 264e (pdf) to apply for the child increase.

If you live with a child, you are not eligible for the housing allowance for pensioners. After the child is born, you can apply for general housing allowance.

Use our calculator (in Finnish) to see how much general housing allowance you can get.