Can you receive earnings-related allowance during illness or incapacity for work?
Earnings-related allowance is usually paid during unemployment or temporary lay-offs. However, in some cases, you can also receive earnings-related allowance when you are ill or unable to work. This may be the case, for example, during the waiting period for sickness allowance or after you have reached the maximum payment period for Kela’s sickness allowance. […]
Can a family caregiver receive earnings-related unemployment allowance?
You can receive earnings-related unemployment allowance even if you are caring for a family member or someone close to you. To receive earnings-related unemployment allowance, you must be looking for full-time work and be able to accept it. The employment authority will assess whether your caregiving responsibilities prevent you from accepting work. What is […]
A-kassa’s membership fee will remain unchanged in 2027
A-kassa’s membership fee will remain at 8 euros per month next year, meaning there will be no change in the fee. In addition to unemployment security, the membership fee also includes the fund’s employment services. The Financial Supervisory Authority has confirmed A-kassa’s membership fee for 2027 at 8 euros per month, or 96 euros […]
Do you have part-time business activities? Remember to submit your 2025 tax decision to the fund
If you receive earnings-related daily allowance and have been engaged in part-time business activities for a longer period, we need your latest confirmed personal tax decision so that income from your business activities can be taken into account when processing your application. Please send us a copy of your tax decision for 2025 if […]
Are you participating in an employment-promoting service? Check how it affects your daily allowance
You can receive earnings-related daily allowance even when you participate in an employment-promoting service. As a general rule, you will receive the same unemployment benefit during the service as you would be entitled to while unemployed. The days for which earnings-related daily allowance is paid during the service count towards the maximum payment period of […]
Check your tax card and income limit – this is how benefits are taxed
Earnings-related daily allowance, mobility allowance and restructuring protection allowance are taxable income. A-kassa withholds tax from benefits based on the information on your tax card. It is a good idea to check your tax rate and income limit, especially towards the end of the year. If the income limit on your tax card is […]
Did you return to work after unemployment? Remember to make the necessary notifications
When your unemployment or lay-off ends and you return to work, your thoughts naturally turn to what lies ahead. However, there are still a few unemployment security matters you should take care of to ensure that the payment of your daily allowance ends or continues correctly. Remember these when you start work When you […]
Training can be the fastest or most reliable route to a new job
Unemployment is not always caused by a lack of skills. Sometimes the labour market changes, demand in your field declines, or available jobs require skills that you have not yet had the opportunity to acquire. In these situations, training can open the way back into working life. Particularly interesting options are so-called recruitment training […]
3 surprising ways family leave can affect your earnings-related daily allowance
Family leave can affect your earnings-related daily allowance even after you have returned to work. The effect is not always what you might expect: a new, higher salary may not immediately increase your daily allowance, a lower salary during partial care leave may not reduce it – and in some situations, child home care allowance […]
Partial early old-age pension and unemployment security – what should you know?
As a rule, partial early old-age pension does not affect earnings-related daily allowance. In other words, it is not a benefit that prevents you from receiving earnings-related daily allowance, nor is it deducted from the earnings-related daily allowance paid to you. However, partial early old-age pension may affect the amount of your earnings-related daily allowance […]
You can receive earnings-related allowance while working on a grant
Working on a grant does not always prevent you from receiving earnings-related allowance. Your entitlement to the allowance depends particularly on whether the employment authority considers the work to be full-time or part-time. What does working on a grant mean? Working on a grant is common particularly in the fields of science, art and […]
Entrepreneurship and earnings-related allowance – what you need to know
Employment relationship, self-employment, entrepreneurship. For the purpose of unemployment security, who is considered an entrepreneur? What does it mean if an employer offers you billable work rather than salaried work? Being an entrepreneur does not automatically exclude you from unemployment security. In this article, we discuss the definition of an entrepreneur, entrepreneur’s eligibility for earnings-related […]
Part-time work still pays off and helps you gain work experience
Taking on part-time work usually increases your disposable income compared with being fully unemployed. In addition to your wages from part-time work, you may receive adjusted earnings-related allowance if the conditions for receiving the benefit are met. The basic principle of adjusted earnings-related allowance is simple: each euro you earn from part-time work reduces your […]
Government proposes a new combined insurance scheme for people combining paid employment and self-employment
The Government proposes a new combined insurance scheme for unemployment security that would make it possible to accrue entitlement to earnings-related daily allowance by combining paid employment and self-employment. The reform could enter into force at the beginning of 2028. Combined insurance would respond to changes in working life People are increasingly working in […]
Are you applying for earnings-related daily allowance? A new obligation concerning job search will take effect at the beginning of September
A new obligation concerning job search will take effect at the beginning of September. From 1 September 2026, publishing a job applicant profile on Job Market Finland will become part of the job search. To receive earnings-related daily allowance, you must register as an in the E-services section of Job Market Finland and keep your […]
A golden handshake can postpone the payment of earnings-related allowance
If you receive a so-called golden handshake when your employment ends, it will not reduce your earnings-related allowance. However, it may postpone the date from which the allowance can be paid. What does a golden handshake mean? A golden handshake is additional compensation paid to an employee when their employment ends, which the employer […]
Part-time work does not exempt you from the job search requirement – recipients of adjusted earnings-related daily allowance must also apply for jobs
Working part-time does not remove your obligation to look for work. If you receive an adjusted earnings-related daily allowance in addition to your part-time wages, you must generally keep your job search active and meet the job search requirement set by the employment authority. Since the beginning of 2026, the job search requirement has, as […]
Is it worth joining an unemployment fund while you are still a student? Yes, it is
It is worth joining an unemployment fund as soon as you are in paid employment. Many students wait until after graduation to join, even though it is a good idea to become a member as soon as you start your first summer job or part-time job. “I’ll join the unemployment fund after I graduate.” This […]
Submitting your application electronically speeds up your application process
A-kassa aims to process applications efficiently and pay out your benefits as quickly as possible. When you fill out your application carefully and make sure to add all required attachments, your application is processed swiftly. eService is the best service channel for managing your benefit matters. Applications and attachments sent electronically via the eService are […]
Unemployed or laid off in the construction sector – keep these points in mind when applying for earnings-related allowance
A-kassa’s members work in many different sectors. The basic rules of unemployment security are the same for everyone, so earnings-related allowance is applied for in the same way in the construction sector as in other sectors. However, there are practices in the construction sector that may affect how you fill in your application, which attachments […]