How to apply for an EU disability card
Please note that the information on this website applies to Finnish residents only, as well as the users of the EU disability card in Finland.
You are eligible to receive an EU Disability Card if you have received a notice of decision granting you one of the following benefits or services.
This means that you do not have to obtain a new decision just to apply for an EU Disability Card.
Decisions on benefits and services you receive from Kela
- disability allowance for persons under 16 years of age
- basic rate
- middle rate (A)
- highest rate (A)
- disability allowance for persons aged 16 years or over
- basic rate
- middle rate (A)
- highest rate (A)
- care allowance for pensioners
- basic rate
- middle rate (A)
- highest rate
- interpreter assistance for persons with a hearing impairment (A)
- interpreter assistance for persons with a hearing and vision impairment (A)
- interpreter assistance for persons with a speech impairment (A)
Decisions issued under the Act on Services for Persons with Disabilities
Decisions issued under the revised Act on Services for Persons with Disabilities concerning the following types of support and services:
- coaching and training (A)
- personal assistance (A)
- special support to facilitate inclusion (A)
- supported decision-making (A)
- intensive multidisciplinary support (A)
- supported living services (A)
- supported living services for children (A)
- short-term care (A)
- daytime activities primarily outside the home (A)
- work activities for persons with intellectual disabilities (A)
- mobility support services (A)
- financial assistance for persons dependent on a ventilator (A)
- assistance to ensure accessibility in housing
Decisions issued under the previous Act on Services for Persons with Disabilities concerning the following types of services:
- Daytime activities outside the home (A)
- transport services (A)
- assisted living (A)
- personal assistance within the meaning of the Act on Services for Persons with Disabilities (A)
Other decisions and services
- Vision Impairment Card (A)
- agreement on informal care (the Disability Card is issued to the person with an informal caregiver) (A)
- decision and services based on a special care programme (A)
- decision on special support (A)
- decision on respiratory paralysis (A)
- decision on care allowance issued by an insurance company (based on statutory insurance policies) (A)
- decision on pupil-specific support measures: teaching provided by a special educational needs teacher or a special educational needs class teacher in a small group (A)
- decision on pupil-specific support measures: teaching provided by a special educational needs class teacher in a special educational needs class (A)
- decision on pupil-specific support measures: pupil-specific interpretation and assistant services or assistive devices (A)
(A) = You are entitled to have the A symbol marked on your card. The symbol shows that you need a companion or support person who will accompany you.
Send your application to Kela
If you would like an EU Disability Card, you must first complete an application form and send it to Kela. Remember to enclose documentation on at least one benefit or service that you receive.
Kela checks that you are eligible to receive an EU Disability Card. After that, you can access the card distributor’s ordering system to place an order.
