Why work for Kela?
If you are looking for work with a societal impact, you can find it at Kela.
See our job openings if you appreciate:
- learning opportunities and experimentation
- a good team spirit and a workplace community where your colleagues are always ready to provide guidance and support
- a good work-life balance
- the opportunity to build your own unique career.
At Kela, customer experience is at the heart of every job. If you would like your job to involve building a good customer experience, that is another good reason to apply to work for us.
Apply for jobs through our recruitment system
Register and create a candidate profile in our recruitment system and use it to apply for open positions that interest you. We do not accept open applications. Always apply for a specific job opening.
Job openingsVersatile career opportunities from customer service to IT
Kela is responsible for the social security of everyone living in Finland. Our work requires a large group of professionals from different fields. You can build a well-rounded career with us.
Different positions at Kela include roles in:
- customer service
- benefit administration
- IT
- planning and development
- management.
Our wide scope of activity provides you with an opportunity to learn new things. Learning will start from your first days at work with comprehensive orientation. Later, you will be able to influence your work by coming up with new ways to do your job and by participating in projects or new ventures, for example.
At Kela, workplace autonomy is encouraged, and individuals and teams are able to plan their own work. Our key value is trust. We trust each other and our customers.
There are many opportunities for deepening your expertise at Kela. One of these opportunities is job rotation. It is possible to rotate to another role within or outside of Kela. Job rotation is seen as an opportunity to enrich and grow the collective competence within the organisation.
Workplace engagement is based on great teamwork and the societal impact of our work. In addition to this, Kela staff members appreciate the great range of benefits offered. Employee benefits at Kela include:
- lunch, for example at a staff restaurant at the office
- an extensive healthcare plan that also includes dental coverage
- long vacations
- various wellbeing benefits, such as culture, exercise and massage benefits
- flexible hours for a good work-life balance
- leisure activities, such as sports, events and clubs.
Our hybrid workplace model is another way for us to support your wellbeing. Most roles at Kela allow staff to work flexibly from home, at the office or somewhere else in Finland.
The people working at Kela are a diverse group, and everyone can be their authentic self. We aim to be a workplace where everyone feels that they are a valued part of our community and always welcome. Kela is a family-friendly employer, and we offer flexibility for a good work-life balance. At Kela, family-friendly flexibility is not only for families with small children but for each and every one of us. It is easier to thrive at work when you know that your work can be flexibly arranged to accommodate any changes happening in your personal life.
Our work culture is focused on equality. We hope that our open positions attract applications from a diverse group of people. Our open positions are offered to people whose skills and experience best match the requirements of the job in question. You are welcome to join us just the way you are!
- Kela is a family-friendly workplace (recognition awarded by the Family Federation of Finland in 2021)
- Kela is a mental health friendly workplace (Mental Health Friendly Workplace® label awarded by MIELI Mental Health Finland in 2024)
For several years, Kela has been an official partner of Helsinki Pride, and we participate in Pride parades in various places every year. We also promote equality at the workplace by being part of the Romako employer pool that promotes equal opportunities for Romani people.
If responsibility is important for you when choosing where to work, learn more about Kela’s organisational responsibility.
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