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Earnings-related allowance is usually paid for a maximum of 300–500 days. The system of additional days (often referred to as the ‘unemployment path to retirement’) refers to a person’s continued right to an earnings-related allowance after the maximum period. The minimum age at which a person can start claiming an allowance for additional days depends … Continued
The Government will no longer be bringing the legislative amendment on the switch to a euro-denominated employment condition before Parliament during this government term. The switch to euro-denomination was due to enter into force in 2023. The purpose of the new law was that the amount of an unemployed person’s daily allowance would be calculated … Continued
Benefits that are linked to the National Pension Index are set to rise by 4.2 per cent at the start of 2023. The earnings-related allowance, the alternation allowance and the mobility allowance are also being uprated. We will update the daily allowance calculator on our website accordingly shortly after the turn of the year. … Continued
Remember to make sure that the annual income limit on your tax card is large enough for the rest of the year. If the income limit is exceeded, we will withhold tax from your benefit according to the additional percentage on your tax card. You can check your situation in the eService status information or … Continued
The membership fee of the Unemployment Fund Aaria remains unchanged next year. The membership fee for 2023 is EUR 7 per month, i.e. EUR 84 for the whole year. Unemployment Fund Aaria’s membership fees are set by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority each year. Membership fee invoices are sent at the beginning of the … Continued
The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for greater opportunities for jobseekers to study as of 1 January 2023. In the future, jobseekers will be able to study more without losing their unemployment benefits. Please note that these legislative amendments are not yet in force. We will provide more information on the matter as … Continued
The Financial Supervisory Authority has approved Electrical Workers’ Unemployment Fund to merge with Unemployment Fund Aaria on 1 January 2023. Impact of the merger on members The merger does not require any action from the members of the funds. The merger will not result in changes to the unemployment security earned by members or … Continued
The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for amending, as of 1.1.2023, certain provisions of the Unemployment Security Act concerning the adjustment of unemployment allowance. Adjustment means that income from part-time work or work periods lasting less than two weeks, for example, is taken into account in the payment of earnings-related unemployment allowance. Please … Continued
From now on, you can save your application as incomplete. In addition, when filling in the application, you receive salary and employment data from the Incomes Register. You can supplement any incomplete information yourself. Incomplete application eService has a new function that allows you to save an incomplete application and return later to complete … Continued
The Finnish Parliament has approved an additional index amendment for some benefits linked to the National Pensions Index. As a result of the index amendment, the amount of earning allowance, rotation allowance and mobility allowance will also rise. The amendment will increase benefits from 1 August to 31 December 2022. The amount of the increase … Continued
