Finland's social insurance agency Kela expects benefit expenditure to increase this year after payouts reached a record €17.5 billion in 2025. New figures published by the agency show benefit spending rose by €188 million last year, an increase of 1.1 per cent compared with 2024. Kela now estimates total expenditure will climb to €18.1 billion during 2026, driven by higher spending on unemployment support, student benefits, social assistance and sickness-related payments. The largest shift in spe...

Kela's benefit expenditures rose by around 1.1% last year and the agency estimates that it will spend 18.1 billion euros on them this year.

Finland's social insurance agency Kela expects benefit expenditure to increase this year after payouts reached a record €17.5 billion in 2025. New figures published by the agency…