Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela)

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government agency national social insurance institution public institution social security agency welfare organization

The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) is a national government agency responsible for administering Finland’s social security benefits, including health insurance, pensions, and various income support programs for residents.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Kela	4
Social Insurance Institution of Finland	4
Finnish national social security administration	1
Kansaneläkelaitos	1
National Pensions Institute of Finland	1
Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) canonical	1
Social Insurance Institution of Finland Kela	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3511024 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela)
Context triple: [Minister of Social Affairs and Health of Finland, worksWith, Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela)]

A. Swedish Social Insurance Agency
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency is the national authority responsible for administering Sweden’s social security benefits, including parental leave, sickness benefits, and pensions.
B. Ministry of Finance of Finland
The Ministry of Finance of Finland is the government department responsible for the country’s economic policy, public finances, budgeting, and financial administration.
C. Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare is a central government agency responsible for overseeing public health, social services, and healthcare standards in Sweden.
D. Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration is Norway’s national public agency responsible for administering social security, welfare benefits, and employment services to residents.
E. Finnish Immigration Service
The Finnish Immigration Service is the national authority responsible for processing immigration, asylum, and citizenship matters in Finland.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela)
Target entity description: The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) is a national government agency responsible for administering Finland’s social security benefits, including health insurance, pensions, and various income support programs for residents.

A. Swedish Social Insurance Agency
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency is the national authority responsible for administering Sweden’s social security benefits, including parental leave, sickness benefits, and pensions.
B. Ministry of Finance of Finland
The Ministry of Finance of Finland is the government department responsible for the country’s economic policy, public finances, budgeting, and financial administration.
C. Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare is a central government agency responsible for overseeing public health, social services, and healthcare standards in Sweden.
D. Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration is Norway’s national public agency responsible for administering social security, welfare benefits, and employment services to residents.
E. Finnish Immigration Service
The Finnish Immigration Service is the national authority responsible for processing immigration, asylum, and citizenship matters in Finland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ national social insurance institution ⓘ public institution ⓘ social security agency ⓘ welfare organization ⓘ
beneficiaries	certain non-resident insured persons ⓘ residents of Finland ⓘ
country	Finland ⓘ
employerType	public sector ⓘ
foundedBy	Parliament of Finland ⓘ
fundingSource	social insurance contributions ⓘ state budget of Finland ⓘ
governanceStructure	board appointed by Parliament of Finland ⓘ
hasOfficeIn	all regions of Finland ⓘ
headquartersCountry	Finland ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Helsinki ⓘ
jurisdiction	Finland ⓘ
legalForm	independent public-law institution ⓘ
nativeName	Folkpensionsanstalten ⓘ Kansaneläkelaitos ⓘ linked to: Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela)
officialLanguage	Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Finland ⓘ linked to: Finnish government
policyArea	income redistribution ⓘ public health ⓘ social welfare ⓘ
primaryRole	administration of social security benefits ⓘ
responsibleFor	basic unemployment benefits ⓘ child benefits ⓘ disability benefits ⓘ guarantee pensions ⓘ housing allowances ⓘ minimum income support ⓘ national health insurance ⓘ parental allowances ⓘ rehabilitation benefits ⓘ sickness allowance ⓘ social assistance ⓘ student financial aid ⓘ
sector	health insurance ⓘ income support ⓘ social security ⓘ
shortName	FPA ⓘ Kela ⓘ linked to: Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela)
supervisingAuthority	Parliament of Finland ⓘ
website	https://www.kela.fi/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minister of Social Affairs and Health of Finland → worksWith → Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) ⓘ

National Pensions Institute building, Helsinki → hasClient → National Pensions Institute of Finland ⓘ