Statistics on sickness allowances (OFS)
Edited 22.5.2025
The statistics on sickness allowances describe the economic security arrangements for employees and self-employed persons during unemployment. They offer data on
- recipients of sickness allowances
- new sickness allowance payments
- days on sickness allowances
- expenditure on sickness allowances.
Statistical publications
Statistical database Kelasto
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- Sickness allowance: Number of recipients and allowances paid out 2020–
- Sickness allowance: Number of recipients and allowances paid out 1993–2019
- Sickness allowance: Duration of new payments 2019–
- Sickness allowance: Duration of new payments 2006–2018
- Sickness allowance: New payments 2004–2019
- Sickness allowance: Number of recipients at end of month 2006–2018
Open data
- Recipients and benefit expenditures by diagnosis, whole country (avoindata.fi)
- Recipients and benefit expenditures by diagnostic category (avoindata.fi)
Additional information
Contact information
Siru Keskinen
Reeta Pösö
tilastot@kela.fi
