Unemployment benefits help secure your income while you are unemployed.
Register as a job seeker and start your job search immediately on your first day of unemployment. This way you can receive unemployment benefits from the start of your unemployment.
Support from Kela or an unemployment fund
Unemployment benefits are paid either by an unemployment fund or by Kela.
- If you are a member of an unemployment fund, apply for an earnings-related unemployment allowance from your unemployment fund.
- If you are not a member of an unemployment fund, apply for general social security benefit from Kela.