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Parliament has approved legislative amendments that will expand study opportunities for unemployed people. In future, unemployed jobseekers aged 25 or over will be able to undertake open higher education studies without losing their entitlement to unemployment benefits. The change applies to studies that begin on or after 1 July 2026. Open higher education studies refer … Continued
At their meetings held on 25 May 2026 and 26 May 2026, Unemployment Fund Pro and Aaria Unemployment Fund approved an agreement for the merger of Unemployment Fund Pro into Aaria Unemployment Fund with effect from 1 January 2027. In accordance with section 55 of the Unemployment Funds Act (603/1984), the above-mentioned unemployment funds have … Continued
At their meetings on 25 May 2026 and 26 May 2026, the highest decision-making bodies of the unemployment funds approved the merger of the funds and the proposed amendments to the rules. The merger is still subject to approval by the Financial Supervisory Authority, i.e. a merger authorisation, as well as the registration of the … Continued
With the summer holiday season having started, many laid off and partially employed people might have questions about how annual leave and holiday bonuses affect earnings-related allowance and applying for it. We have collected information below on the impact of annual leave on earnings-related allowance, as well as instructions on how to apply for earnings … Continued
Do you work as a special needs teaching assistant and are unemployed during the school summer holidays? You can receive earnings-related allowance during school holidays if you are laid off or your employment contract states that wages and work will be interrupted during the school holidays and this was agreed upon when the contract was … Continued
The Government proposes a legislative amendment under which open higher education studies would no longer affect unemployment security for unemployed people aged 25 or over. Open higher education studies refer to higher education studies at universities, universities of applied sciences, adult education centres and summer universities that can be completed without a place as a … Continued
Kela will begin paying a general social security benefit on the basis of unemployment from 1 May 2026. The general social security benefit will replace the labour market subsidy and the basic unemployment allowance. This reform will not affect the earnings-related allowance paid by unemployment funds. The conditions for receiving the earnings-related allowance, its amount, … Continued
The public holidays will affect both the payment of benefits and our telephone service. The following public holidays are not benefit payment dates: Good Friday, 3 April Easter Monday, 6 April May Day, 1 May Ascension Day, 14 May. This may cause minor delays in benefit payments. Our telephone service is also closed on public … Continued
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 … Continued
We offer our members job search training in collaboration with Aamos Valmennuspalvelut. In the Spring 2026 training series, you will learn how to write an effective job application, succeed in job interviews, and maintain motivation in your job search. The training sessions will be held in Finnish. The training sessions are conducted remotely via Teams … Continued
