Glossary · Chapter 8: Work and the welfare state
lapsilisä
Finnish word. In English: child benefit
Kela's tax-free support for a child under 17 who lives in Finland.
Facts about the word
- Kela pays child benefit for children under 17 who live in Finland. Kela
- Child benefit is paid until the end of the month in which the child turns 17. Kela
- Child benefit is tax-free income. Kela
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Child benefit is Kela support paid for children under 17. It is not a tax or a spoon.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: Work and the welfare state. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
