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Right to earnings-related allowance during a strike

During a strike, you must apply for possible strike pay from your trade union. In some cases, the unemployment fund may also pay unemployment...

The daily unemployment allowance currently includes a so-called child increment. The purpose of this increment is to reimburse the parent for expenses incurred by a child under the age of 18. The amount of...

The protected part of unemployment security refers to the income an unemployed person is allowed to earn without affecting their earnings-related allowances. A legislative amendment by the Government, entering into force on April 1,...

Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government was published on 16 June 2023 and it also included many changes to earnings-related security. The law will not change immediately, and the amendments will need to...

32,222 members received an earnings-related daily allowance from the Open Unemployment Fund in February. This was 35.3 per cent higher than in February last year. The proportion of those receiving daily allowance due to...

The call for post-secondary education applications for spring is now open. To receive unemployment benefit, a young person under the age of 25 must apply for at least two study places for studies starting...

In Finland, entrepreneurs are generally perceived positively and respected. Entrepreneurship is indeed a solid employment option, especially as there are various forms of entrepreneurship available, such as full-time, part-time or light entrepreneurship. Is it...