If you believe that we have made a mistake or you disagree with our decision, you can challenge it. If...

You can apply for an earnings-related allowance if you satisfy the employment requirement while being a member of an unemployment...

Age limits You cannot be paid an earnings-related allowance if you are under 18 years of age, or you...

Unemployment Fund Aaria Established on 1 January 2021, Unemployment Fund...

Am I entitled to earnings-related daily allowance? You may be entitled to earnings-related daily allowance if you are a member...

Alternation leave is an arrangement based on an alternation leave agreement between the employee and their employer. For the same...

The new Government Programme published on 16 June 2023 includes several changes to unemployment security. The planned changes to legislation...

PART I - MISSION SECTION 1. NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE, OPERATING AREA AND OBJECTIVE OF THE ORGANISATION The organisation is...

I was laid off temporarily. How do I apply for earnings-related daily allowance? If you have been laid off temporarily,...

Amount of the earnings-related allowance The amount of your earnings-related daily allowance is based on your wages based prior to...

If your employer terminates you during a lay-off If your employer terminates you while you are laid off, you are...

Certain derogations apply to persons aged 55 years or older that are designed to support their livelihoods and employment. The...

In the context of unemployment security, ‘entrepreneurship’ means all forms of work other than employment. Whether or not your work...

The amendments concerning the personal liability period and the postponing effect of holiday compensation will enter into force on 1...

The meeting will take place on Thursday 23 May 2024 starting at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held online...

The age limit for additional days of unemployment security increases for those born between 1963 and 1964. The additional days...

With the summer holiday season having started, many laid off and partially employed people might have questions about how annual...

The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament containing several amendments to the Unemployment Security Act. Please note that these...

The meeting will take place on Wednesday 25 May 2022 starting at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held online...

The meeting will take place on Thursday 25 May 2023 starting at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held online...

Unemployment Fund Aaria’s general member community meeting will be held on Monday, 15 April 2024 at 1:00 p.m. on Microsoft...

The system of ‘additional days’ of unemployment security is being phased out, and this includes abolishing the entitlement for additional...

From now on, you can save your application as incomplete. In addition, when filling in the application, you receive salary...

Copyright compensation no longer affects the amount of earnings-related daily allowance in adjustment. Other compensations based on intellectual property rights,...

Unemployment Fund Aaria’s general member community meeting will be held on Tuesday, 3 May 2022 at 4:00 p.m. on Microsoft...

Unemployment Fund Aaria’s general member community meeting will be held on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 4:00 p.m. on Microsoft...

The new restructuring protection package for those aged 55 and over has become available on 1 January 2023. This also...

Pensions and social benefits that are paid concurrently with an earnings-related allowance can affect the allowance in various ways. Some...

The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for greater opportunities for jobseekers to study as of 1 January 2023....

The government has submitted a proposal to the parliament to phase out the additional days of unemployment allowance for those...

In the Nordic labour market service model, job seekers receive earlier and more intense individual support from the TE Office...

The TE Office examines whether you qualify for a restructuring protection package and issues a statement to your unemployment fund....

The mobility allowance is designed to encourage people to take up work further away from where they live. You can...

Job-seeking in the EU You can go job-seeking in another EU country for a period of three months. You can...

Aaria Unemployment Fund provides its members with earnings-related allowances, mobility allowances and restructuring protection allowances pursuant to the Unemployment Allowances...

Incoming earnings-related allowance applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis according to the type of application. You can find...

Parliament has approved legislative amendments that will improve the study opportunities of the unemployed as of 1 January 2023. In...

I found short-term work for a few days. Do I need to report something? All employment relationships, including short-term gigs,...

I've heard that the job alternation leave system will be abolished. When should I start my leave at the latest...

Our office is moving. Our new address starting 19 July 2022 is: Unemployment Fund Aaria Elimäenkatu 5 00510 Helsinki Our...

You can start receiving an earnings-related unemployment allowance when you have been an unemployed job-seeker for a total of seven...

Half of the earnings before taxes paid during the application period for earnings-related unemployment allowance reduces the amount of allowance....

Customer service eService Log into our eService at the top of the page using your online banking credentials or Mobile...

You can receive an earnings-related allowance while you study if you satisfy the eligibility criteria for an earnings-related allowance,...

With the summer holiday season having started, many laid off and partially employed people might have questions about how annual...

I am applying for earnings-related daily allowance for the first time. Which documents do I need to include with the...

Significant changes will take effect from the beginning of September 2024 concerning the employment requirement and the amount of earnings-related...

Independence Day on 6 December 2023, Christmas Day on 25 December 2023, Boxing Day on 26 December 2023 and New...

The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament containing several amendments to the Unemployment Security Act. The changes relate to...

The Parliament of Finland has approved several amendments to the Unemployment Security Act. The changes relate to the amount of...

The Incomes Register is a national online database managed by the Finnish Tax Administration. It contains information about wages, benefits...

In the Nordic labour market service model, job seekers receive individual support from the TE Office or municipality earlier and...

If you are entitled to the new restructuring protection package, you also have a right to receive restructuring protection training....

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Independence Day on 6 December 2022, Boxing Day on 26 December 2022 and Epiphany on 6 January 2023 are midweek...

What is the Aaria Unemployment Fund? All employees in employment and public-service employment relationships can become members of the Aaria...

The exempt amount of earned income has been removed on 1 April 2024. ‘Exempt amount’ means the amount that you...

The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for amending, as of 1.1.2023, certain provisions of the Unemployment Security Act...

If we have paid you an allowance that you were not entitled to or if we have paid you too...

Unemployment funds are tasked with providing their members with statutory income security, i.e. earnings-related allowances, mobility allowances and alternation allowances....

The earnings-related allowance is an unemployment benefit that unemployment funds pay to their members based on their previous earnings. You...

To apply for an alternation allowance, you will need to submit a written application to your unemployment fund. Please note...

‘Services that promote employment’ are services provided by the TE Office that are designed to support job-seekers in finding work...

If you have been a member of Aaria since the beginning of the year, we automatically get the details of...

If you have been a member of Aaria since the beginning of the year, we automatically get the details of...

Allowance applications Earnings related allowance application (in English) Mobility allowance application (in Finnish)

Your eligibility for alternation leave and the amount of the alternation allowance that can be paid to you may be...

You can apply for an earnings-related allowance from your unemployment fund for the duration of full-time or part-time lay-offs. For...

Sign up as a job-seeker with the TE Office Make sure to sign up as a job-seeker no later than...

Full-time entrepreneurs cannot join Aaria Unemployment Fund. If you run a business full-time, you can protect yourself against unemployment by...

The government has submitted a proposal to Parliament to expand the functions of unemployment funds. According to the proposal, unemployment...

‘Income for adjustment’ includes all your earnings from work. Income is adjusted based on gross amounts. Income for adjustment includes,...

To apply for a mobility allowance, you will need to submit a written application to your unemployment fund. You will...

Earnings-related allowances are paid for a maximum period of 300, 400 or 500 days. To qualify for a maximum period...

You are entitled to annual holiday pay from your employer if you take your annual leave while laid off. If...

We conducted a member satisfaction survey in January 2024. Its purpose was to gather feedback on interactions with Aaria, our...

You are entitled to annual holiday pay from your employer if you take your annual leave while laid off. If...

I am having problems at the workplace. Can I get legal advice from Aaria Unemployment Fund to resolve the situation?...

Remember to make sure that the annual income limit on your tax card is large enough for the rest of...

Remember to make sure that the annual income limit on your tax card is large enough for the rest of...

Some trade unions have announced work stoppages in protest against the government plans. The unemployment funds will not pay a...

Some trade unions have announced work stoppages in protest against the government plans. The unemployment funds will not pay a...

What should I do if I get sick while I am temporarily laid off or unemployed? If you have been...

The Parliament has approved the legislation to abolish the job alternation leave system. The job alternation leave system will be...

Advice on alternation leaves is available from both your unemployment fund and the TE Office. Your unemployment fund can help...

Legislation: information about the latest legislative amendments and the most important laws governing unemployment security Complaints procedure: instructions...

Benefits that are linked to the National Pension Index are set to rise by 4.2 per cent at the start...

The new restructuring protection package for those aged 55 and over has become available on 1 January 2023. If...

Several legislative reforms related to unemployment security will enter into force in 2024. The legislative reforms are intended to enter...

As a result of collective agreement negotiations at the beginning of the year, people from various lines of work will...

You can be paid an adjusted allowance if you work no more than 80% of a full-time employee’s maximum working...

The restructuring protection allowance is equivalent to one month’s salary. The amount is calculated taking into account your earnings during...

The Parliament has approved amendments to the Unemployment Security Act related to the adjustment of unemployment security. The amendments will...

Filling in an earnings-related unemployment allowance application can now be done faster in our eService using the new express application...

Parliament has approved an amendment to the law concerning the expansion of the tasks of unemployment funds. With the amendment,...

The government has submitted a proposal to Parliament to abolish the job alternation leave system. According to the proposal, the...

Aaria Unemployment Fund’s website went live on 1 January 2021. The site satisfies most of the level A and AA...

If you have been a member of Aaria since the beginning of the year, we automatically get the details of...

If you have been a member of Aaria since the beginning of the year, we automatically get the details of...

Do you work as a special needs teaching assistant and are unemployed during the school summer holidays? You can receive...

Do you work as a special needs teaching assistant and are unemployed during the school summer holidays? You can receive...

Do you work as a special needs teaching assistant and are unemployed during the school summer holidays? You can receive...

The alternation allowance is a benefit that you can receive during alternation leave. Alternation allowances are paid by unemployment funds...

At meetings on 13 May 2022 and 25 May 2022, the governing bodies of unemployment funds have approved the merger...

If you satisfy the eligibility criteria for the new restructuring protection package, you are entitled to...

The Financial Supervisory Authority has approved Electrical Workers’ Unemployment Fund to merge with Unemployment Fund Aaria on 1 January 2023....

I am a student. Can I join Aaria Unemployment Fund? You can join as a member if you are employed...

At the end of last year, Parliament decided on several changes to the Unemployment Security Act. Starting from April, child...

At the end of last year, Parliament decided on several changes to the Unemployment Security Act. Starting from April, child...

On 14 January 2022, the Finnish Government's working group on Coronavirus decided that the waiting period for unemployment security would...

You can also apply for a mobility allowance on the basis of part-time work. This means that you can receive...

When you apply for benefits from your unemployment fund, you have a legal duty to disclose all the information that...

Collective agreement negotiations at the beginning of the year have increased the likelihood of strikes in many sectors. If your...

This spring’s collective agreement negotiations have increased the likelihood of strikes in many sectors. If your work is prevented due...

You can apply for an adjusted allowance in the following circumstances: You work part-time due to your employer’s circumstances...

Collective agreement negotiations in spring have increased the likelihood of strikes in some sectors. If your work is prevented due...

You can receive an earnings-related allowance for any public holidays that fall during your lay-off on the same grounds as...

The Electrical Workers´ Unemployment Fund will merge with Unemployment Fund Aaria on 1 January 2023 Maintenance work will be carried...

The amount of your alternation allowance depends on the daily allowance that you would receive if you were unemployed. The...

We have been serving our members as Aaria for more than a year now. Aaria started operating in early 2021...

In 2023, a temporary increase of 20 per cent was made to the child support supplement of unemployment security. The...

The earnings-related allowance, alternation allowance and mobility allowance count as taxable income, which your unemployment fund taxes at source on...

If you have been a member of Aaria since the beginning of the year, we automatically get the details of...

Aaria Unemployment Fund’s membership fee for 2024 is EUR 6.5 per month, i.e. EUR 78 for the whole year. If...

You can agree with your employer to end your alternation leave early. In such circumstances, you will lose your remaining...

Posted workers If you are posted to work abroad by a Finnish employer, you will still be covered by the...

You are deemed to be laid off full-time if you are continuously off work for at least one calendar week....

You can apply for an adjusted daily allowance from your unemployment fund if you work part-time or have a full-time...

You will not receive an earnings-related allowance for any full days that you work for your employer while laid off....

The Government will no longer be bringing the legislative amendment on the switch to a euro-denominated employment condition before Parliament...

The Parliament of Finland has decided to temporarily relax the rules on unemployment allowances. Thanks to the rule change, unemployment...

The Finnish Government has decided to make a number of changes to the Unemployment Allowances Act, which are due to...

In addition to full-time work, part-time work and temporary work can also help you to satisfy the employment requirement. Every...

The Finnish Government proposes an additional adjustment index to some benefits linked to the national pension index. With the adjustment...

Starting 1 August 2022, persons aged under 18 can no longer accumulate the employment requirement of the earnings-related daily allowance....

Working and receiving wages while you are on alternation leave can affect the amount of your alternation allowance. Please let...

The Finnish Parliament has approved an additional index amendment for some benefits linked to the National Pensions Index. As a...

Members of unemployment funds apply for the allowance through their unemployment fund, and others apply for it from Kela. Your...

Income affects your earnings-related allowance on a payment basis, i.e. payments are taken into account during the period in which...

You can join Aaria Unemployment Fund through several trade unions. When your membership with us is through your union, your...

The length of your mobility allowance period depends on the length of your employment contract. Mobility allowances are paid for...

The amount of the mobility allowance is EUR 37,21 per day in 2024. The amount of the mobility allowance is...

You can only be paid an adjusted allowance if you satisfy all the general eligibility criteria for an earnings-related allowance....

The application period for an adjusted allowance depends on your employer’s payroll cycle. If you are paid monthly or twice...

You can become a member of Aaria Unemployment Fund by joining one of the following trade unions: A

Aaria Unemployment Fund is a universal wage-earners’ unemployment fund. We accept members from all industries. When you are a member...

The mobility allowance is a benefit designed to encourage people to take up work further away from where they live....

We will not be able to pay you a mobility allowance if you resign or your employment is terminated...

Established on 1 January 2021, Unemployment Fund Aaria is an unemployment fund for wage-earners employed in the private or public...

There are some restrictions on the payment of alternation allowances. We cannot pay you an alternation allowance if you are...