Kela SV 18e: Employer's Annual & Family Leave Compensation

What is Kela SV 18e - employer's annual leave / family leave compensation?

Form SV 18e is Kela's English application for employers. It covers two kinds of compensation: annual leave costs, for holiday pay or holiday compensation that accrued under law during an employee's special pregnancy, pregnancy or parental leave, and family leave compensation, which an employer can apply for when it has paid wages for the period of pregnancy leave (or parental leave for adoptive parents).

As printed on the form, apply for annual leave costs within two years from the beginning of the calendar month the compensation concerns, and for family leave compensation within two years of the start of the pregnancy allowance period or the start of the parental allowance period for an adoptive parent. Kela processes annual leave costs only after the parental allowance period has ended, and asks employers to apply for full calendar months.

FileIt walks you through SV 18e, checks the employee's personal identity code and your Business ID, checks that leave periods cover full calendar months, and prints everything into Kela's own two-page PDF, saved in your vault. As printed on the form, you can file it online at www.kela.fi/english or post it to Kela, PL 26, 00056 KELA. FileIt never sends anything to Kela.

Who fills it: The employer or the employer's authorised agent
Given to: Kela — online at www.kela.fi/english, or by post to PL 26, 00056 KELA
Deadline: Within two years, as printed on the form for each kind of compensation
Signatures: Signed by the employer or the employer's authorised agent
Edition: SV 18e 03.25
Pages: 2

Who needs to fill out Kela SV 18e - employer's annual leave / family leave compensation?

Finnish employers whose employee's annual leave accrued during pregnancy or parental leave.
Employers who paid wages during an employee's pregnancy leave, or parental leave for an adoptive parent, and claim family leave compensation.
Payroll offices and accountants preparing the claim for an employer.

When to use Kela SV 18e - employer's annual leave / family leave compensation

After the employee's parental allowance period has ended, for annual leave costs.
Once wages have been paid for at least a month of the leave, for family leave compensation.
Within the two-year deadlines printed on the form.

What you need before you start

The employee's personal identity code and name.
The leave periods (full calendar months) and the holiday pay or holiday compensation for each, in euros.
For family leave compensation: the duration of the employment, whether it is part-time or full-time, and the period for which wages were paid.
Your Business ID, name and address, and a reference number or specification for the payment.
Bank account details are reported separately, in Kela's e-service for employers or on form Y 122e.

What’s on Kela SV 18e - employer's annual leave / family leave compensation

The 2025 edition has 2 pages. FileIt asks for it in 8 parts, and it is signed by Employer:

1 Employee and 2 ApplicationEmployer
3 Annual leave costsEmployer
4 Compensation for family leave costsEmployer
5 Employer details and reference number or specification for paymentEmployer
6 Mailing address for the decision (if not the same as in section 5)Employer
7 Person completing the formEmployer
8 Additional informationEmployer
9 SignatureEmployer

How to fill out Kela SV 18e - employer's annual leave / family leave compensation, step by step

1 1–2. Employee and application

The employee's personal identity code and name, and whether you apply for annual leave costs, family leave costs or both.

2 3. Annual leave costs

Up to four leave periods with the holiday pay or holiday compensation for each, and whether the employee's annual holiday is determined under the Annual Holidays Act or the Annual Holidays Act for Seamen. Report breaks in the leave in section 8.

3 4. Family leave compensation

The duration of the employment, whether it is part-time or full-time, and the period of pregnancy leave (or parental leave for adoptive parents) for which wages were paid.

4 5–7. Employer, decision address, contact

Your Business ID, name and address, a reference number or specification for the payment, a separate address for the decision if needed, and the person completing the form.

5 8–9. Additional information and signature

Details of the employee's leave, for example whether a part-time employee worked fewer than 14 days in a month, then the place, date and the signature of the employer or authorised agent.

Common mistakes to avoid

Applying for part months — the form asks for full calendar months.
Applying for other leave, such as child-care leave.
Applying for annual leave costs before the parental allowance period has ended.
Sending it to Kela's benefit address instead of the address printed on this form (PL 26).
Forgetting to report the bank account in the employer e-service or on form Y 122e.

After you fill it out

Sign the application as the employer or authorised agent (by hand, or with FileIt's e-signature when you file it online).

File it online at www.kela.fi/english or post it to Kela, PL 26, 00056 KELA. FileIt doesn't send it.

Keep the PDF with the employee's payroll records in your FileIt vault.

Fill out Kela SV 18e - employer's annual leave / family leave compensation online with FileIt

Pick the person. Choose someone from People and FileIt fills in their name, date of birth, address and other details it already knows.
Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 41 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
Check the live preview. Watch your answers land on the real Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kansaneläkelaitos / Kela) form, and let FileIt do any worksheet arithmetic.
Generate the official PDF. FileIt prints your answers into the agency’s own PDF and files it in that person’s folder in your vault. Sign it, or send it for e-signature.

FileIt fills the form — it never files or submits anything for you. Deliver the finished form to whoever asked for it, the way the form’s instructions say.

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Kela SV 18e - employer's annual leave / family leave compensation: frequently asked questions

What is Kela form SV 18e?

It is Kela's English application for an employer's compensation for annual leave costs accrued during pregnancy or parental leave, or for family leave compensation.

What is the deadline?

The form says: within two years from the beginning of the calendar month concerned for annual leave costs, and within two years of the start of the pregnancy allowance period (or an adoptive parent's parental allowance period) for family leave compensation.

Where do I send SV 18e?

Online at www.kela.fi/english, or by post to Kela, PL 26, 00056 KELA, as printed on this form.

How do I give Kela the bank account?

The form says to report it in Kela's e-service for employers or on form Y 122e, only once or when it changes.

Can I fill in SV 18e online?

Yes. FileIt lets you fill it in online for free and prints your answers into Kela's official PDF. You sign it as the employer and file it with Kela yourself.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kansaneläkelaitos / Kela): https://www.kela.fi/benefit-forms/SV18e.pdf
Official instructions and guidance: https://www.kela.fi/benefit-forms/SV18e.pdf
Edition shown on this page: SV 18e 03.25 (checked 2026-10-01).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kansaneläkelaitos / Kela) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-01.