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Legislation and administrative guidelines
Kela’s task is to implement the social security legislation approved by Parliament. The responsibilities that Kela has in the area of social security are specified in a number of Acts of Parliament. The texts of these Acts in Finnish and Swedish are available on the Finlex portal.
Data protection and handling of personal data（https://www.kela.fi/data-protection）Accessibility（https://www.kela.fi/accessibility）Redress in Finland（https://www.kela.fi/redress-in-finland）International supervisory bodies（https://www.kela.fi/international-supervisory-bodies）
Kela’s governing law
Kela’s operations are guided by a specific Act of Parliament. More detailed provisions on the organisational structure and individual responsibilities are set out in Kela’s rules of procedure.
Kela's governing law (finlex.fi, in Finnish)（https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2001/20010731）
Kela’s rules of procedure（https://www.kela.fi/rules-of-procedure-of-the-social-insurance-institution）
Administrative guidelines on benefits
Kela’s administrative guidelines offer guidance on how to interpret specific laws on social security. They are used at Kela mainly for deciding benefit claims and counselling individual customers.