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The Government is proposing a legislative amendment that would extend certain mandatory waiting periods related to earnings-related allowance. The proposed changes would apply to waiting periods imposed by the employment authority due to non-compliance with jobseeking obligations or failure to participate in employment services. Under the proposed legislation, a jobseeker would lose their entitlement to … Continued

The Government is proposing a legislative amendment on general social security benefit. General social security benefit would replace the basic unemployment allowance and the labour market subsidy currently paid by Kela. Payment of general social security benefit could begin on 1 May 2026. The aim of the reform is to introduce a single benefit – … Continued

Our office is moving. Our new address starting 1 October 2025 is: Aaria Unemployment Fund Kumpulantie 3 00520 Helsinki Our new premises do not allow the possibility to visit the site. You can submit your application and attachments to the mailbox, which is located in the building’s gateway.

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

Ascension Day, 29 May 2025, and Midsummer Eve, 25 June 2025, are not payment dates 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 … 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 public holidays will affect both the payment of benefits and our telephone service. The following public holidays are not benefit payment dates: Good Friday, 18 April Easter Monday, 21 April May Day, 1 May Ascension Day, 29 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 21 May 2025 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 TJS Opintokeskus. In the Spring 2025 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 are conducted remotely via Teams ans will be held in Finnish. Participation in … Continued