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The Paper Workers’ Unemployment Fund will merge with A-kassa on 1 January 2025. This will cause a break in benefit payments and an eService outage at the turn of the year to allow for...

The Parliament has approved a legislative amendment that removes the supplementary amount of earnings-related allowance. The increase could have been paid if the unemployed person participated in a service promoting employment. The change affects...

Currently the third largest unemployment fund in Finland, Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa will have more than 250,000 members at the turn of the year. This significant increase is due to the approximately 12,500 members...

This year, the last day for registering as an unemployed jobseeker is Sunday, Dec 29, 2024. Please note that E-services at Job Market Finland where registration takes place are down for maintenance at the...

At A-kassa, the number of earnings-related allowance recipients increased by 16% from October to November. The upwards trend in unemployment that began in October continues, and the share of laid-off persons among the recipients...

If you are on strike During a strike, you may apply for possible strike pay from your trade union. In some cases, the unemployment fund may also pay unemployment benefits during a strike. For...