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The age limit for additional days of unemployment security increases for those born between 1963 and 1964. The additional days are completely eliminated for those born in 1965 and after. A new change security model is coming for those aged 55 and over. The amendments to the law will come into force on 1 January … Continued

Starting 1 August 2022, persons aged under 18 can no longer accumulate the employment requirement of the earnings-related daily allowance. In addition, earnings-related daily allowance can only be paid from August to persons aged 18 or over, unless the employment requirement has already been fulfilled at the age of 17 and the daily allowance has … Continued

Our office is moving. Our new address starting 19 July 2022 is: Unemployment Fund Aaria Elimäenkatu 5 00510 Helsinki Our new premises do not allow the possibility to visit the site, but you can submit applications and attachments to the mailbox.

Midsummer Eve, 24 June 2022, is not a payment date for benefits. This may cause a slight delay in benefit payments. Otherwise, summer will not cause any exceptions in our services. Our phone service is available at 020 7655 900 Mondays from 9:00 to 12:00 noon Tuesdays from 12:00 to 2:00 pm Wednesdays from 9:00 … Continued

At meetings on 13 May 2022 and 25 May 2022, the governing bodies of unemployment funds have approved the merger of the funds and the proposed rule changes. The merger still requires the approval of the Financial Supervisory Authority and the registration of the unemployment fund.   Impact of the merger on members The merger … Continued

The Finnish Government proposes an additional adjustment index to some benefits linked to the national pension index. With the adjustment index, the amount of earnings-related daily allowance, alternation allowance and mobility allowance would also increase. The adjustment would increase benefits for the period from 1 August to 31 December 2022. The amount of the increase … Continued

We have been serving our members as Aaria for more than a year now. Aaria started operating in early 2021 when the Unemployment Fund for Public and Private Sector Employees (JYTK) and the Unemployment Fund Statia merged into the JATTK unemployment fund. Based on our first member satisfaction survey, we have been very successful in … 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, or your employment ends on a fixed-term basis. Please … Continued

You are entitled to annual holiday pay from your employer if you take your annual leave while laid off. If your annual holiday pay is based on full-time work, you cannot receive an earnings-related allowance for the days you take as leave. Although you cannot be paid an earnings-related allowance while you are on annual … Continued

Ascension Day on Thursday 26 May 2022 is a holiday, so we will not be paying benefits on that date. This may cause a slight delay in benefit payments. Our helpline will also be closed on Tuesday 24 May 2022 and Ascension Thursday on 26 May 2022. Normally our service is available by phone at … Continued