Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kansaneläkelaitos / Kela) Edition SV 8e 01.26 / SV 143e 01.23 6 pages

Kela SV 8e (01.26) — Claim for Sickness Allowances, with the Accident Report SV 143e

Kela's English claim for sickness allowance when illness or injury keeps you from working, plus its accident report.

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What is Kela SV 8e - sickness allowance claim?

Form SV 8e is Kela's English claim for sickness allowances (sairauspäiväraha). It covers the sickness allowance and the partial sickness allowance, the allowances for self-employed people insured under YEL or MYEL during the waiting period, and the sickness allowance on account of an infectious disease or of donating human cells, tissue or an organ. As printed on the form, you claim within 2 months of the start of your incapacity for work.

The four claim pages ask for your details and bank account, the benefit and the period of illness, what your work consists of and what you did just before falling ill, how the illness affects your work capacity, rehabilitation plans, sick pay and foreign compensation, facts that change how the allowance is calculated, part-time arrangements for the partial allowance and the details of an infectious-disease decision. When the incapacity follows an accident, an occupational disease, a traffic accident or a crime, the two-page Accident report SV 143e in the same PDF is filled in too.

FileIt guides you through SV 8e in plain English, checks your personal identity code and IBAN, shows the partial-allowance, infectious-disease and accident parts only when they apply, copies your details into the accident report, and prints everything into Kela's own PDF, saved in your vault. As printed on the form, you can file online at www.kela.fi/english or post it to Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA. FileIt never sends anything to Kela.

Who fills it
People unable to work because of illness or injury, including self-employed people and jobseekers
Given to
Kela online at www.kela.fi/english, or by post to PL 10, 00056 KELA
Deadline
Within 2 months of the start of the incapacity for work
Enclosures
Medical certificate A or B, and SV 28e for the partial allowance
Edition
SV 8e 01.26, accident report SV 143e 01.23
Pages
6 (claim 4, accident report 2)

Who needs to fill out Kela SV 8e - sickness allowance claim?

  • Employees whose sick pay from the employer has ended or who get no sick pay.
  • Employees returning part-time, who claim the partial sickness allowance with their employer's SV 28e.
  • Self-employed people and farmers insured under YEL or MYEL, for the waiting period.
  • People ordered off work by an infectious-disease decision, or donating cells, tissue or an organ.
  • Anyone whose incapacity follows an accident or crime, who also completes the accident report.

When to use Kela SV 8e - sickness allowance claim

  • Within 2 months of the day your incapacity for work or absence from work began.
  • When a medical certificate states that you cannot work, or can work only part-time.
  • After an accident at work, an occupational disease or a traffic accident, once you have claimed from the insurance company first, as the form advises.

What you need before you start

  • Your personal identity code and IBAN.
  • The period of illness and a medical certificate A (or B after 60 days of allowance).
  • Your employers and employment dates, or your company's name and business ID.
  • Your employer's name and contact details if you get sick pay.
  • For an accident: the date and time, what happened, any vehicle or offender details and any insurance claim.

What’s on Kela SV 8e - sickness allowance claim

The 2026 edition has 6 pages. FileIt asks for it in 15 parts, and it is signed by Claimant:

  1. 1 ClaimantClaimant
  2. 2 Bank account numberClaimant
  3. 3 ClaimClaimant
  4. 4 Period of illnessClaimant
  5. 5 Work or other activityClaimant
  6. 6 Effect of the illness or injury on work capacityClaimant
  7. 7 Need of rehabilitationClaimant
  8. 8 Income during the period of illnessClaimant
  9. 9 Information that affects the amount of the sickness allowanceClaimant
  10. 10 Part-time work and pay (partial sickness allowance only)Claimant
  11. 11 Sickness allowance on account of an infectious diseaseClaimant
  12. 12 EnclosuresClaimant
  13. 13 Additional informationClaimant
  14. 14 SignatureClaimant
  15. Accident report (SV 143e)Claimant

How to fill out Kela SV 8e - sickness allowance claim, step by step

1 1-4 Claimant, account, claim and period

Your details and account, which benefits you claim, the period of illness, and whether an accident, occupational disease, traffic accident or crime caused it.

2 5-7 Work, work capacity and rehabilitation

What your work involves and whether you were an employee, self-employed, a jobseeker, a student or something else just before the illness, how the illness affects your work capacity, and any rehabilitation agreed with your doctor.

3 8-9 Income

Sick pay and compensation from abroad, and whether the allowance should be based on your last three months' income because, for example, you graduated, did military service or cared for a small child at home.

4 10-11 Partial and infectious-disease allowances

Your employment status or reduced self-employed hours for the partial allowance, and the absence period and work arrangements for an infectious-disease decision.

5 12-14 Enclosures, information and signature

Tick the certificates you enclose, say what will follow later, add extra information, then place, date and signature.

6 Accident report SV 143e

When the incapacity follows an accident: the situation (leisure, work, traffic, crime), compensation claimed elsewhere, the date and time, any occupational disease and a description of what happened.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Claiming later than 2 months after the incapacity began.
  • Ticking 'Yes' to an accident without filling in the accident report.
  • Applying for the three-month income basis without ticking the reason for it.
  • Claiming the partial allowance without SV 28e or your employer's notification of the part-time agreement.
  • Not claiming first from the insurance company after a work or traffic accident.

After you fill it out

Sign the PDF and file it online at www.kela.fi/english or post it to Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA, with your medical certificate. FileIt never sends anything to Kela.

Keep the claim, the medical certificates and Kela's decision together in your FileIt vault, so a later claim or an insurance case has everything at hand.

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  2. Answer plain-language questions. One part of the form at a time, with the official help text beside each question — 99 fields in all. Your answers save as you go.
  3. 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.
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Kela SV 8e - sickness allowance claim: frequently asked questions

When must I claim sickness allowance?

The form says within 2 months of the onset of your incapacity for work or absence from work.

Which medical certificate do I need?

The form says a medical certificate A is often enough for a short illness, but a certificate B is needed at the latest after 60 days of allowance. Employees also need an occupational health statement after 90 days.

What is the accident report?

Kela form SV 143e, pages 5-6 of the same PDF. Kela uses it to see whether an insurer or other source is primarily liable, because compensation paid under law for the same time is deducted from the allowance.

Can the allowance be based on my last three months' income?

Yes, if those months' income times four is at least 20% higher than the 12-month income and one of the situations in section 9 applies, such as graduating or finishing military service.

What if I just moved to Finland?

The form asks you to also complete form Y 77e if you have not claimed from Kela before, and Y 38e if you are going abroad.

Does FileIt send the claim to Kela?

No. FileIt fills Kela's PDF and saves it in your vault; you file it with Kela yourself.

Official sources

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 2026-10-19.

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