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Kela suspends financial aid to 2,500 higher education students

The Nomad Today 12/16/20

This autumn, the requirement regarding the minimum number of credits earned in connection with the monitoring of academic progress was more lenient due to the coronavirus epidemic.

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Kela claims students 37 million euros in study aid received improperly

The Nomad Today 2/16/20

The Social Security Institution has set a deadline for students to submit a request for review, in which they must provide details of their studies and specify their income. In the future, Kela will…

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Increases in Kela's aid to students in 2020

The Nomad Today 12/23/19

Starting in January, the Finnish Social Security Institution will improve the monthly paid supplement to students who have children and also the housing supplement for those studying abroad.

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8,000 students have not applied Kela supplement for study materials

The Nomad Today 9/26/19

Since August, students from low-income families have been eligible for a supplementary allowance for the purchase of study materials along with the study grant. However, many eligible students have…

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Kela guaranteed loans for the next academic year to 115,925 students

The Nomad Today 7/23/19

The usual amount of a student loan is 650 euros per month. The first disbursement can be taken out starting from 1 August. According to statistics from the Bank of Finland, the interest rates on…

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Student, request now financial aid for this summer

The Nomad Today 5/13/19

Students who will be studying in the summer should apply for financial aid now, so that the applications can be processed and decided on before the summer studies start. Kela recommends to apply for…

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Kela tries to recover 43.3 million euros in overpayments to students

The Nomad Today 2/13/19

If a student does not cancel or return financial aid, any overpayments of aid are recovered and are subject to a surcharge of 7.5%