OTHER SOCIAL INSURANCE
In addition to providing pension coverage for employees, the employer is also obliged to take out statutory workers’ compensation insurance against occupational accidents with a non-life insurance company. The unemployment insurance contribution and the contributions to group life insurance are paid in connection with the accident insurance contribution.
An employer is also obligated to pay withholding tax from the employee’s salary and to pay the employee’s social security contributions. For more information, contact the tax office or visit www.vero.fi. The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) is responsible for national old-age pensions, daily allowance for health insurance and basic unemployment allowance.
For more information on the benefits provided by go to website of Kela.