Studying while receiving unemployment benefits: current rules and proposed changes

As a member of the Unemployment Fund, you may in certain situations study while receiving earnings-related unemployment allowance. The government is currently preparing a...

An athlete’s work and income may differ significantly from regular paid employment. Professional sports often involve fixed-term contracts, competition and compensation income, sponsorship income, and varying forms of work. These special characteristics of the...

Handling matters online has become part of everyday life for more and more people, but unfortunately scam attempts and phishing have also increased at the same time. At A-kassa, secure online services are a...

In April, the number of recipients of earnings-related allowance from Open Unemployment Fund continued to decline significantly. There were more than 17 percent fewer recipients than a year earlier, and the number of applications...

In our previous job search articles, we explored expanding the scope of your job search, accepting a job farther from home, practical solutions for making it easier to accept work and the competitive landscape...

As summer arrives, it is important to remember how annual holiday accrues and affects the daily allowance and filling out the application.   On the A-kassa website, you can find a applying guide on...

The General Meeting of the Open Unemployment Fund will be held on 26 May 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in Helsinki at the premises of A-kassa. Members of the Open Unemployment Fund are entitled to...

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