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Earnings-related allowance
Who can receive an earnings-related allowance?
Applying for an earnings-related allowance
Employment requirement
Personal liability period
Amount of the earnings-related allowance
Length of the allowance period
Barriers to qualifying for an earnings-related allowance
Other social benefits and pensions
Services that promote employment
Studying with unemployment benefits
Exceptions for persons aged 55 and over
Entrepreneurship
Working and job-seeking abroad
Supplementary seafarers’ insurance
Daily allowance calculator
Processing of applications
Adjusted allowance
What is an adjusted allowance?
Who can receive an adjusted allowance?
Applying for an adjusted allowance
Barriers to qualifying for an adjusted allowance
How do working hours affect allowances?
Income for adjustment
Timing of adjustment
Amount of the adjusted allowance
Countdown of the maximum period
Working towards resatisfying the employment requirement
Lay-off
Further information
Mobility allowance
Further information
Transition security allowance
Further information
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Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Questions about earnings-related daily allowance
Questions about applying for earnings-related daily allowance
Questions about temporary lay-off
Questions about part-time work and entrepreneurship
Questions about getting sick while unemployed
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Changes to be introduced to unemployment security rules in 2023
The Finnish Government has decided to make a number of changes to the Unemployment Allowances Act, which are due to take effect on 1 January 2023. These amendments are yet to be approved by the Parliament of Finland. We will provide updates as soon as we hear more about the progress and content of the reform. … Continued
Parliament approves temporary relaxation of unemployment security rules
The Parliament of Finland has decided to temporarily relax the rules on unemployment allowances. Thanks to the rule change, unemployment benefits can now be paid from the first day of unemployment and there is no five-day waiting period. In addition, entrepreneurs can now apply for labour market subsidies from the Social Insurance Institution while still … Continued
Finnish Government outlines Unemployment Security Act reliefs
On 14 January 2022, the Finnish Government’s working group on Coronavirus decided that the waiting period for unemployment security would be temporarily removed. The Unemployment Security Act would be amended so that the payment of earnings-related daily allowance would start on the first day of unemployment without a five-day waiting period. The temporary amendment would … Continued
Tax card for 2022
If you have been a member of Aaria since the beginning of the year, we automatically get the details of your annual wage-based tax deduction card, which becomes valid on 1 February 2022, from the Finnish Tax Administration. You therefore do not have to send us your tax deduction card. Please note that when we … Continued
Membership fee invoices for 2022 to be mailed in January
We will post the membership fee invoices for 2022 to all our individual members during January 2022. The membership fee of the unemployment fund Aria is EUR 84 for the whole year. If you are a member through a trade union, please contact your trade union in matters related to membership fees if necessary. The … Continued
