Contact the Statistical Information Service if you need statistics on Kela’s benefits and other operations or general information about the statistics.

Kela’s register data can be released for instance for scientific research. This page provides instructions on how to request data permits and data.

Kela’s research unit offers expert services to both in-house and outside customers.

Kela can offer funding for research focusing on rehabilitation, the prevention of illness or health insurance.

The task of Kela’s Research Ethics Committee is to conduct, upon request, an ethical review of research projects involving human participants and to issue relevant statements.

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Each year, Kela grants an award in recognition of a distinguished Master’s thesis on social security. The acknowledgement is granted to a scientifically high-quality thesis that is interesting from the viewpoint of social security.