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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
The unemployment fund Aaria is now also on social media. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. On our social media channels you can find information in Finnish on: Aaria’s services legislative amendments related to unemployment security benefits paid by Aaria and claiming them current issues related to unemployment security and unemployment … Continued
The government has submitted a proposal to the parliament to phase out the additional days of unemployment allowance for those close to the age of retirement. At the same time, a new change security model would be taken into use. Please note that these legislative amendments are not yet in force. We will provide updates … Continued
