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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 three types of unemployment benefits in Finland: earnings-related allowance, b...https://tem.fi/en/unemployment-security
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Three/six-month unemployment rule The Government aims to promote work-based immigration so that Finland can receive the labour it needs. At the same time, Finland must ensure that immigrating is easy and responsible. As a result of the new legisla...https://tem.fi/en/three-month-unemployment-rule
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7.10.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is preparing the introduction of an employment voucher for young people, which was decided in the government budget session in September. The launch of the employment voucher is planned already for the beginning of next year. The purpose of the employment voucher is to help young people find work in the open labour market by temporarily reducing the costs of recruitment.https://tem.fi/en/-/employment-vouchers-for-young-people-to-open-doors-to-working-life-and-prevent-prolonged-unemployment-preparations-are-well-underway
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9.5.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will organise a consultation round on amending the unemployment security sanctions from 9 May to 19 June 2025. The aim is to clarify and simplify the sanctions and to make the job search of jobseekers and their participation in employment-promoting services more efficient. Another objective is to prevent prolonged unemployment and to shorten periods of unemployment.https://tem.fi/en/-/consultation-round-on-amending-unemployment-security-sanctions-begins
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22.5.2025 | The reform will strengthen the link between work and work-based residence permits and make the monitoring of permits more systematic. The Government will also issue a decree on labour shortage sectors in June 2025. The holders of a residence permit for an employed person may look for new work in these sectors more flexibly than before.https://tem.fi/en/-/three-month-six-month-unemployment-rule-to-enter-into-force-in-june-2025
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17.10.2024 | The Government is seeking to strengthen the link between work and work-based residence permits, and to make permit supervision after the entry into Finland more systematic. The proposal takes the long recruitment times of specialists into consideration. At the same time, the proposal would offer foreigners more opportunities to find new work in the national labour shortage sectors.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-sends-proposal-on-the-three-month-six-month-unemployment-rule-to-parliament
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13.6.2024 | The Government is seeking to strengthen the link between work and work-based residence permits, and to improve permit supervision. Worker’s residence permit holders in Finland would also have better opportunities to find new employment in sectors with a labour shortage. The Government proposal has been circulated for comments between 13 June and 16 August 2024.https://tem.fi/en/-/consultation-round-on-three-month-unemployment-rule-begins-proposal-deviates-from-government-programme-for-specialists-and-permit-holders-who-have-worked-in-finland-for-longer-than-two-years
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23.4.2026 | As per the Government Programme, immigrants will integrate into Finland through work and the integration system will be reformed to encourage integration. The reform will increase immigrants’ responsibility for their own integration and make the system more binding.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-submits-proposal-to-parliament-on-integration-services-reform
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31.3.2020 | As of 1 April 2020, employees laid off will be entitled to unemployment benefit even if they are engaged in business activities or studies. This amendment to the Unemployment Security Act will remain in force until 31 July 2020. The change will secure the livelihoods of employees during lay-off and simplify unemployment security related procedures in TE Offices during the coronavirus epidemic.https://tem.fi/en/-/lakimuutos-laajentaa-lomautetun-oikeutta-tyottomyysetuuteen-seka-nopeuttaa-tyottomyysetuuden-hakemista-ja-saamista
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31.3.2020 | As of 1 April 2020, employees laid off will be entitled to unemployment benefit even if they are engaged in business activities or studies. This amendment to the Unemployment Security Act will remain in force until 31 July 2020. The change will secure the livelihoods of employees during lay-off and simplify unemployment security related procedures in TE Offices during the coronavirus epidemic.https://tem.fi/en/-/legislative-amendment-extends-employees-right-to-unemployment-benefit-during-lay-off-and-provides-easier-and-quicker-access-to-unemployment-benefit
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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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Subsidies and benefits The employment authority can grant various subsidies for promoting employment and starting a business. Wage subsidy is a discretionary subsidy paid for employers and aimed at promoting the employment of unemployed jobseekers...https://tem.fi/en/support-and-compensations
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Employment Employment has a central role in economic growth, people’s well-being and the sustainability of the public economy. Well-functioning labour markets and Finland’s good position in the international division of work and competition will s...https://tem.fi/en/employment
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Pay subsidy is granted for employing unemployed persons Pay subsidy is a discretionary subsidy aimed at promoting the employment of unemployed jobseekers. Through the pay subsidy reform that entered into force at the beginning of July 2023, an emp...https://tem.fi/en/pay-subsidy
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Progress of employment measures in Prime Minister Marin's Government Please note: The content of this page will no longer be updated. Measure Employment impact Progress made and next steps Työkanava Ltd 1 000 completed Programme to accelerate empl...https://tem.fi/en/progress-of-the-government-s-employment-measures
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Progress of employment measures in Prime Minister Marin's Government Please note: The content of this page will no longer be updated. Measure Employment impact Progress made and next steps Työkanava Ltd 1 000 completed Programme to accelerate empl...https://tem.fi/en/Progress-of-the-government-s-employment-measures
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7.4.2020 | Entrepreneurs are temporarily entitled to labour market support to deal with the sudden and unforeseen decline in demand due to the coronavirus epidemic. This solution applies to all entrepreneurs regardless of the type of business. The Act will remain in force until 30 June 2020.https://tem.fi/en/-/laki-yrittajien-oikeudesta-tyottomyysturvaan-tulee-voimaan-8-4-2020
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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (former The Ministry of Employment and the Economic) started operations on 1 January 2008. The Government Programme of Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen’s seco...https://tem.fi/en/history
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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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11.4.2023 | In order to thwart the risk of prolonged unemployment, it is important that people who have been unemployed for longer than a year find work quickly. Long-term unemployment is often related to a diagnosis of an illness and lack of education. Education plays a minor role in the employment plans of the long-term unemployed.https://tem.fi/en/-/ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-analysis-education-and-training-could-prevent-long-term-unemployment