Hearing on the three-month unemployment rule

The Government proposal on the three month unemployment rule has been circulated for comments between 13 June and 16 August 2024. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will hold a hearing in English about the proposal.

At the event, Senior Advisors Jarmo Tiukkanen and Katri Niskanen from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will present the contents of the draft proposal. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss the proposal.

Date: Tuesday August 13, 2024, 1:00PM–2:30PM
Location: Teams

No registration is required, you can join the meeting via the link.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is preparing a proposal in line with the government program regarding the three-month unemployment rule. A worker with a work-based residence permit would have three months to find a new job if their employment in Finland came to an end. The conditions for residence would lapse and the worker should leave Finland if no new employment was found and there were no other grounds for residence. The jobseeking period would be six months instead of three months for, among others, specialists and permit holders who have worked in Finland for longer than two years.

Further information about the proposal.
Frequently asked questions about the proposal.

More information about the event:
Senior Advisor Katri Niskanen, [email protected] (until 5 July)
Senior Advisor Jarmo Tiukkanen, [email protected] (from 15 July onwards)

Presentation from the event.