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Unemployment security Unemployment security provides unemployed jobseekers with the financial means to seek work and to improve their chances of finding work. There are two types of unemployment benefits in Finland: earnings-related allowance and ...https://tem.fi/en/unemployment-security
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Family leave Family leaves were renewed on 1 August 2022. The reform also involves amending the provisions of the Employment Contracts Act (incl. the new carers’ leave). The reformed family leaves apply to families expecting a child whose estimate...https://tem.fi/en/family-leave
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Start-up grant – support for new entrepreneurs Start-up grant is a financial support paid to a new entrepreneur with the aim of promoting new business activities and employment. The grant ensures the entre-preneur’s livelihood during the period es...https://tem.fi/en/start-up-grants
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Improving and maintaining employees’ competence Study leave An employer may take study leave to participate in studies subject to public supervision in Finland or abroad. All employees are entitled to study leave when the full-time employment rela...https://tem.fi/en/improving-and-maintaining-employees-competence
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Multi-sectoral promotion of employment The Act on Multisectoral Promotion of Employment entered into force at the beginning of 2025 ( 381/2023 , Finnish and Swedish only). The Act lays down provisions on a cooperation model for multi-sectoral supp...https://tem.fi/en/multi-sectoral-promotion-of-employment
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Questions and answers about the TE services reform 2024 Note! The project has ended and the content of this page will no longer be updated. Read more: Questions and answers on information systems and enterprise architecture Questions and answers a...https://tem.fi/en/questions-and-answers-about-the-te-services-reform-2024
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Study leave Right to study leave An employee has the right to take study leave for at most two years during a period of five years, if his or her full-time employment relationship with the same employer has lasted for at least one year in one or m...https://tem.fi/en/study-leave
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Posted workers Posting of workers means a situation where a foreign employer sends an employee to Finland for work. The employee must normally work outside Finland and the posting must be of limited duration. The employee can be sent to Finland to...https://tem.fi/en/posted-workers
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International students can create innovations and bring growth to Finland The number of international higher education students in Finland has grown in recent years. They support the internationalisation of Finnish education and research. Students...https://tem.fi/en/international-students
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16.1.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has sent out for comments a proposal to amend the post-decision monitoring of education-based residence permits. The aim of better monitoring is to prevent the misuse of permits.https://tem.fi/en/-/consultation-round-monitoring-of-residence-permits-for-international-students-to-be-enhanced
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Development of jobseeker’s service process and employment services Employment services and the service process for jobseekers will be reformed to better meet individual needs, in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government....https://tem.fi/en/development-of-jobseekers-service-process-and-employment-services
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22.9.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has today published three memorandums assessing the combined impacts of the Government’s changes to social security during this parliamentary term. The memorandums focus particularly on the impacts of the comprehensive reform of social assistance.https://tem.fi/en/-/1271139/memorandums-assessing-combined-impacts-of-government-s-social-security-changes-now-published
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2.3.2026 | 1 Fillable form for the reports on Convention No. 158 and Recommendation No. 166 to be submitted under article 19 of the ILO Constitution COUNTRY: Finland I. Methods of implementation and definitions 1. Please indicate whether provisions concern...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/257101476/VN_24269_2025-TEM-9%20Report_Art%2019_R166_FIN%209944573_1_1.pdf/8f377027-f74d-6881-c31e-1ade62a21485?t=1772441499886
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3.6.2025 | 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Type of benefit Recipients Recipients Recipients Recipients Recipients Recipients Recipients Recipients Total 148 981 152 309 155 174 156 837 159 970 161 653 162 305 160 164 Special maternity allowance 736 5...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2971009/C-156_ANNEX_Recepients+of+family+benefits_Kela.pdf/2b28d885-371c-4df3-b5a2-f2e4ce0b4e4c?t=1748947468640
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1.9.2025 | No 156 REPORT Article 22 of the Constitution of the ILO Report for the period 1 June 2016 to 31 May 2025, made by the Government of Finland on the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156) (ratification registered on 9 Februa...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/246218292/C156%20.pdf/ac52c359-5eec-2360-892b-662e2b553c3a?t=1756706452364
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24.2.2026 | Guidebook for temporary agency work MEAE brochures • 13/2017 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Labour and Trade Department Jan Hjelt P.O. 32, 00023 FI-00023 GOVERNMENT Tel. +358 29 516 001 www.tem.fi MEAE brochures 13/2017 Layout: MEAE, ...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/3229884/Guidebook+for+temporary+agency+work/7b8489ed-275d-4f3d-9553-02522839a8d6?t=1771921645516
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3.6.2025 | 1 No 156 REPORT Article 22 of the Constitution of the ILO Report for the period 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2016, made by the Government of Finland on the Workers with Family Responsibilities convention, 1981, No. 156 (ratification registered on 9 Febru...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2971009/C-156_EN.pdf/04c38baa-9150-4baf-9f94-4384224e7cc8?t=1748947490324
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24.2.2026 | Health Sector Growth Strategy for Research and Innovation Activities MEE reports 16/2014 Enterprise and innovation department 26.5.2014 Photos: FiHTA ry To the reader The Health Sector Growth Strategy for Research and Innovation Activities is a co...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/3437254/Health+Sector+Growth+Strategy+for+Research+and+Innovation+Activities+26052014.pdf/11b05bc2-a5fc-4b32-bc98-e73f827c031a?version=1.0&t=1771921653951
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3.6.2025 | 1(45) REPORT made by the Government of Finland on Unratified Conventions and Recommendations (Article 19 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation) concerning the following instruments of the ILO: VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND E...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2971009/Ratifioimattomat+2019/c866156d-4180-8b01-c655-20a589d49e64?t=1748947603381
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3.6.2025 | 1(5) Statements of the labour market organisations SAK, Akava and STTK Recommendation No. 25 concerning Equality of Treatment for National and Foreign Workers as regards Workmen’s Compensation for Accidents. Employee confederations SAK (Central Or...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/203864046/2024+j%C3%A4rjest%C3%B6jen+lausumat.pdf/f36f81b8-c60e-4317-9b2c-28042b164510?t=1748945018191