Disturbances in payment transactions delayed benefit payments
Some members of the Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa have not received their payments of benefits as usual on 1 July. The disturbance affects customers of...
Our phone service is open 20 June to 8 July 8:30 am to 12 pm
Open Unemployment Fund's phone service is open from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm during 20 of June to 8 of July. Our aim is to...
Under 18 year olds no longer accrue the employment condition as of 1 August
From 1 August 2022, persons under 18 no longer accrue the employment condition required for earnings-related daily allowance. In addition, starting in August, earnings-related daily...
The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund will merge to Open Unemployment Fund
The Transport Workers’ Unemployment Fund will merge with the Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa at the beginning of next year. The decision to merge was approved...
Delay in the payment of follow-up applications
Due to technical problems, there can be a slight delay in the payment of follow-up applications that have been submitted during the weekend. Normally the...
New features in eService: complete your income and employment information
The Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa's eService will be updated to facilitate the completion of income and employment data in the daily allowance application. At Open...
Jobseekers must apply for four jobs a month as of the start of May
Changes introduced at the start of May will affect the services and jobseeking obligations of unemployed jobseekers. In the future, TE Offices will provide jobseekers...
Government proposal: change security for the elderly – unemployment path to retirement to be abolished
The Government has made progress in its plans to abolish the right to additional days of unemployment allowance or the so-called “unemployment path to retirement”,...
Impact of grants on the daily allowance – current information on grants
A grant may affect your entitlement to the earnings-related allowance. Below you can find the key facts and examples about a grant’s impact on the...
Get the decision for earnings-related allowance electronically via eService
It is now possible to order the decision concerning earnings-related allowance only to eService. You can also download it as an electronic file. By ordering...
Government guidelines on linking the earnings-related allowance to euros instead of hours
The Finnish Government decided on new employment measures on Friday 11th February 2022. The reforms concern linking the earnings-related allowance to euros instead of hours...
Open Unemployment Fund A-kassa is already serving close to 200 000 members
The Open Unemployment Fund member count and the first statistical summary have been published. The Open Unemployment Fund currently has 190,911 members (31 December 2021)....