How does living or working abroad affect Kela benefits?
Leaving Finland can have consequences for your right to get Kela benefits. If you get benefits from Kela or you have a European Health Insurance Card, you must inform us that you are leaving Finland.
The following factors affect your right to benefits from Kela:
- how long you are staying outside Finland
- in what country you are staying
- your reason for leaving Finland.
Learn more about how going abroad affects your Kela benefits.
Read more about how your right to Kela benefits is affected when you leave Finland as
- an employee, a self-employed person or a jobseeker
- an accompanying family member
- a pension recipient
- a student
- a grant recipient.
Learn more about the kind of medical care you can get outside Finland.