Infectious disease allowance is available also to workers who are not covered under the Finnish National Health Insurance scheme
EU/EEA or Swiss nationals who are working in Finland may be eligible for the infectious disease allowance even if they do not have coverage under the Finnish National Health Insurance scheme.
The infectious disease allowance is available to persons who have been ordered to go into formal quarantine or isolation and cannot work. The infectious disease allowance is equal to the lost salary.
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(Kela’s pressrelease on 2 March 2021)
