News

02.03.2026

Aaria Unemployment Fund’s Meeting of the Council of Representatives

The meeting will take place on Wednesday 26 May 2026 starting at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held online using Microsoft Teams. Representatives of the member communities will receive a separate link via email to attend the meeting.

The agenda of the meeting will include all of the matters mentioned in section 13 of the fund’s rules. The matters under consideration also include the merger of the Pro Unemployment Fund into the Aaria Unemployment Fund, the temporary supplementation of the Board with members and deputy members from Pro for the transitional period, and amendments to the Unemployment Fund’s rules.

The Council of Representatives was selected in 2024 for a three-year term from 2024 to 2027.

Based on the number of members as of 31 December 2023, the member communities were able to choose representatives for the current term in 2024 as follows:

Number of representatives
Jyty member community 14
Municipal administration member community 2
Agriculture, sea and forestry member community 4
Police, rescue and emergency services member community 8
Electrical workers member community 9
Healthcare member community 2
Government administration member community 11
General member community 7

The fund will check the eligibility of the chosen representatives by 14 March 2026. The Board of the unemployment fund will provide member communities with instructions on holding any extraordinary member community meetings.

The following documents are on view at the fund’s offices from 11 to 25 May 2026:

  1. Aaria Unemployment Fund’s financial reports and financial statements for 2025
  2. Audit reports for 2025
  3. Aaria Unemployment Fund’s rules
  4. Merger Agreement
  5. The Board’s report on the proposed merger
  6. Copies of the financial statements and the auditors’ report

Office address: Kumpulantie 3, 00520 Helsinki

If the constituency of representatives makes any changes to its representatives to the Representative Council, certified extracts from the minutes of the constituency meeting must be submitted by 24 April 2026 by email to joonas.hihnala@aariakassa.fi or tarja.ojala@aariakassa.fi. At the same time, the email address and telephone number of the meeting representatives must be provided.

For further information regarding meeting arrangements, the organisation of the extraordinary meeting of the member community, and matters related to meeting materials, please contact Joonas Hihnala, joonas.hihnala@aariakassa.fi or Tarja Ojala, tarja.ojala@aariakassa.fi.

A meeting fee will be paid to members of the Representative Council who attend the meeting of the Fund’s Representative Council. If an ordinary member is unable to attend, the meeting fee will be paid to the deputy member who attends in their place.

Helsinki, 26 February 2026

Board of Aaria Unemployment Fund