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KELA, or Kansaneläkelaitos (in Finnish), also FPA or Folkpensionsanstalten (in Swedish) Social Insurance Institute (SII in English), is a Finnish government agency in charge of payment for the national social security programs. It was founded in 1937 to handle retirement pay, but in the 1980s and 1990s its role was expanded to handle other fields like child benefits, unemployment benefits, sickness benefits and health insurance.

Despite the use of the word "insurance" in the English translation, KELA is funded directly from taxation, not from insurance premiums. Coverage under the scheme is given to all permanent residents of Finland.

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The term Social Security has several uses.
  • Canada Pension Plan - Canadian Social Insurance
  • Social security - the general concept of providing welfare
  • Social Security (United States) - the United States retirement/disability program

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A pension is a steady income given to a person (usually after retirement).
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Child benefit (or family allowance, children's allowance) is a social security payment payable given to the parents or guardians of children. Child benefit is means-tested in some countries.
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Unemployment benefits are payments made by governments to unemployed people. It may be based on a compulsory para-governmental insurance system. Depending on the jurisdiction and the status of the person, those sums may be meager, covering only basic needs (thus a form of basic
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Health insurance is a is a form of group insurance, where individuals pay premiums or taxes in order to help protect themselves from high or unexpected
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