Kela Y 8e: Self-Employment Income Statement (Finland)

What is Kela Y 8e - self-employment income (child care allowances)?

When a family in Finland applies for child home care allowance or private day care allowance with the income-tested care supplement, or for flexible or partial care allowance, Kela needs to know the family's income. Salaries come from the national incomes register, but self-employment income does not, so Kela asks for form Y 8e: one statement for each company.

Y 8e is two pages: who the claimant and the self-employed person are, the company and its company form, the owners and their percentages, dividend income for the most recent full accounting period, and — for a recently established company — the start-up grant, the income confirmed for the YEL or MYEL pension insurance and your own monthly estimate. Section 7 lists the documents to enclose for each company form.

FileIt turns Y 8e into a short guided form and prints your answers into Kela's own English PDF, edition 03.25. It repeats your details when you are the self-employed person, checks personal identity codes and the Business ID, only asks the enclosure questions that match your company form, and prints euro amounts Finnish style (1 250,50). The finished PDF is saved in your vault and can be sent for e-signature; you send it to Kela yourself.

Who fills it: A claimant of a Kela child care allowance whose own or whose spouse's or partner's income comes from self-employment
Given to: Kela, with the application: by post (Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA) or online at www.kela.fi/english
How many: A separate form Y 8e for each company
Not needed: For a salaried partner in a limited liability company — that income goes on form WH 1e
Edition: Y 8e 03.25, two pages, in English

Who needs to fill out Kela Y 8e - self-employment income (child care allowances)?

A parent applying for the care supplement of child home care allowance or private day care allowance who is a private trader (toiminimi).
A family where the spouse or partner is a partner in a general or limited partnership.
A shareholder of a limited liability company who receives dividends.
Members of a tax consortium or an agricultural consortium.
Someone who has just started a business and is on a start-up grant (starttiraha).
A family applying for flexible or partial care allowance when self-employment income is involved.

When to use Kela Y 8e - self-employment income (child care allowances)

With a new application on form WH 1e (child home care allowance, private day care allowance) or WH 9e (flexible or partial care allowance) when the family has self-employment income.
When Kela asks for details of self-employment income for the care supplement.
When the business or its income changes and you report the change to Kela.
Once per company: if you have two businesses, fill in two forms.

What you need before you start

Your personal identity code and that of the self-employed person, if it is your spouse or partner.
The company's name as in the Trade Register or the start-up notification, and its Business ID (Y-tunnus).
The company form, the date the activity started and the dates of the accounting period.
The owners of the company and their ownership percentages.
The self-employed person's dividend income for the most recent full accounting period.
For a new company: the start-up grant per day and its period, the YEL or MYEL income, and your estimate of the monthly income for your family.
The enclosures section 7 asks for, such as the tax assessment decision, the business tax return, an income statement, the partnership agreement or the dividend certificate.

What’s on Kela Y 8e - self-employment income (child care allowances)

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

1 ClaimantClaimant
2 Self-employed personClaimant
3 CompanyClaimant
4 Ownership percentages of the companyClaimant
5 Wage and dividend income for the most recent full accounting periodClaimant
6 Recently established companyClaimant
7 EnclosuresClaimant
8 SignatureClaimant

How to fill out Kela Y 8e - self-employment income (child care allowances), step by step

1 1. Claimant

The person applying for the child care allowance: personal identity code and name. The code is repeated at the foot of page 2.

2 2. Self-employed person

Say whether you or your spouse or partner is the self-employed person. If it is you, FileIt copies your details; otherwise give their identity code and name.

3 3. Company

The company's name and Business ID, its company form (private trader, general partnership, limited liability company, limited partnership or other, such as a tax or agricultural consortium), the start date of the activity and the accounting period. Kela gets the address from the Business Information System (YTJ).

4 4. Ownership percentages

Up to three owners and their ownership percentages. FileIt checks that the percentages don't add up to more than 100.

5 5. Wage and dividend income

Kela gets salary information from the national incomes register, so only the self-employed person's dividend income per accounting period is asked.

6 6. Recently established company

For a new company: the start-up grant per day and the period it is paid for, the income reported for the YEL or MYEL pension insurance, and your own estimate of the monthly income the activity brings your family.

7 7. Enclosures

Tick what you send. The documents depend on the company form: for a private trader one of the tax assessment decision, the business tax return or an income statement; for a partnership the tax return or income statement and the partnership agreement; for a limited company the dividend certificate; for other forms the corporate information statement and a business tax return or the partner's own tax decision.

8 8. Signature

Place and date, signature and printed name, under the declaration that the information is true and that you will notify any changes.

Common mistakes to avoid

Putting two companies on one form — Kela asks for a separate Y 8e for each company.
Filling in Y 8e as a salaried partner in a limited liability company; that income is reported on WH 1e instead.
Ownership percentages that add up to more than 100.
Forgetting the enclosures for the company form you ticked in section 3.
Leaving out the start-up grant period or the YEL income for a company that has no full accounting period yet.

After you fill it out

Check both pages of the PDF and sign section 8 (FileIt prints your name under the signature). You can sign on paper or use FileIt's optional e-signature before uploading.

Send it with your application and the enclosures by post to Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA, or file them online at www.kela.fi/english, as the form says. FileIt doesn't send it.

The finished form is kept in your FileIt vault, so next year's statement is quicker.

Fill out Kela Y 8e - self-employment income (child care allowances) 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 — 45 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 Y 8e - self-employment income (child care allowances): frequently asked questions

What is Kela form Y 8e?

Y 8e is Kela's English appendix to the child care allowance applications. It gives Kela the details of self-employment income — the company, its owners, dividends and, for a new company, the start-up grant and YEL income — so the care supplement or flexible / partial care allowance can be worked out.

Do I need one form for each company?

Yes. The form says a separate form Y 8e must be completed for each company.

I'm a salaried partner in a limited company — do I fill in Y 8e?

No. The form says a salaried partner in a limited liability company need not complete this statement and should report the income details on form WH 1e.

Why doesn't the form ask for my salary?

Kela obtains salary information from the national incomes register, so section 5 only asks for the dividend income for the most recent full accounting period.

My business is brand new. What do I fill in?

Section 6: the start-up grant per day and its period, the income you reported for the YEL or MYEL pension insurance, and your own estimate of the monthly income the activity brings your family.

Can I fill in Y 8e online with FileIt?

Yes. FileIt asks the questions in order, shows only the enclosure questions for your company form, and prints your answers into Kela's official PDF, which is saved in your vault.

Does FileIt send the form to Kela?

No. You post it to Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA, or file it online at www.kela.fi/english yourself.

Official sources

Blank form (PDF), published by Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kansaneläkelaitos / Kela): https://www.kela.fi/benefit-forms/Y8e.pdf
Official instructions and guidance: https://www.kela.fi/child-home-care-allowance
Edition shown on this page: Y 8e 03.25 (checked 2026-10-25).

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 2026-10-25.