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Maahanmuuttajien palveluohjaus

Kunta tarjoaa maahanmuuttajille neuvontaa mm. kotoutumiseen, terveys- ja sosiaalipalveluihin, asumiseen, opiskeluun ja työhön liittyvissä asioissa.

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Multisectoral services promoting employment

The cooperation model for multi-sectoral support promoting employment helps you find employment if you need comprehensive support. The aim of the service is to remove obstacles to employment related to, for example, your life situation, state of health, work and functional capacity, and talents and vocational skills. In the cooperation model, the employment authority, wellbeing services county and…

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Contact the employment authority in your area and ask if they could direct you to the services of the multisectoral cooperation model of support for employment. Your wellbeing services county or Kela can also direct you to the services.

In the joint service for multisectoral support promoting the employment of young people, you can use the services at a low threshold according to your needs.

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If you are unemployed and your employment situation could be improved by using labour, social, health and rehabilitation services, the employment authority, wellbeing services county or the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) can direct you to a multisectoral assessment of service needs.

You can use the joint service for multisectoral support promoting the employment of young people if you are under the age of 30. You can also use the low-threshold service anonymously.

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Independent studies with unemployment benefit

In some cases, you may be able to study independently while receiving unemployment benefits. Independent studies include studies where an educational institution is responsible for the provision and student selection instead of the employment authority. During independent studies, you are obliged to apply for and accept work, and participate in services promoting employment. You can receive unempl…

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If you are planning your studies or have already applied to study, contact the employment authority in your area immediately and ask whether it is possible for you to study independently with unemployment benefit.

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Short-term studies

You can receive unemployment security for short-term studies if

  • you are a jobseeker in the employment services of your area
  • you have turned 25 before the start of your studies
  • the total duration of your studies is no more than six months
  • the studies provide you with professional skills or support business activities.

If your short-term studies do not last for more than three months, you will have the opportunity to complete new short-term studies immediately after your previous studies have ended. If your studies last for more than three months, the right re-emerges when you meet the minimum employment condition, and the calculation of the maximum time for earnings-related unemployment benefit restarts.

Part-time studies

You can study part-time with unemployment benefit if

  • you are a jobseeker in employment services in your area
  • you are entitled to unemployment benefit
  • your studies are considered part-time. Full-time studies can be considered part-time if you have worked or been employed as an entrepreneur for at least six months during your studies. In such cases, you have proved by working that your studies are part-time. Full-time studies can also be considered part-time if you have started your studies during the employment relationship and you are laid off or dismissed from work on financial or production-related grounds. In such a situation, it is not required that the employment should have lasted for at least six months during the studies.

Full-time studies supported by unemployment benefit

You can receive unemployment security for full-time studies if

  • you are a jobseeker in employment services in your area
  • you are entitled to unemployment benefit
  • the employment authority estimates that you need education, that the studies are the best way to promote your employment and that the studies significantly improve your chances of finding employment
  • you have turned 25
  • the studies meet the relevant criteria.

The studies may be supported for a maximum period of 24 months. However, if you are studying basic studies, the studies can be supported for 48 months.

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Independent studies of an integration client

Independent studies with unemployment benefit means that you can complete full-time studies at an educational institution as a client of employment services. Sometimes independent study can help you find work and integrate faster. Independent studies can be completion of comprehensive school preparatory education for upper secondary school preparatory vocational education qualifying studies for ex…

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If you are planning your studies or have already applied to study, contact the employment authority in your area immediately and ask whether it is possible for you to study independently with unemployment benefit.

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You can receive unemployment security for independent studies if

  • you have registered as a jobseeker
  • an employment authority estimates that studies are the best way to support your employment
  • the studies have been agreed upon in your integration plan.

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Training try-out

You can use the training trial to explore career choices and career options. The purpose of the try-out is to determine whether the field and training are suitable for you. The training try-out is organised at an educational institution and is planned individually according to your needs. The training try-out is agreed upon in the employment plan or other equivalent plan. You will receive the same…

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Contact the employment authority in your area and ask if you can participate in a training try-out.

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You can participate in a training try-out if

  • you have registered as a jobseeker
  • the training trial has been agreed upon in your employment plan
  • the employment authority estimates that a training trial is the best way to support your employment.

In your employment plan, you agree with the employment authority on whether you will find a training try-out placement yourself or whether you need help finding a place.

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Vocational guidance and career planning

In vocational guidance and career planning, you discuss the choice of profession, professional development, placement in the world of work and lifelong learning confidentially with a counsellor.

A licensed psychologist may also, with your consent, use psychological assessment methods to examine professional and career options, competence, suitability and work and functional capacity.

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Contact the employment authority in your area and ask if you can get vocational guidance and career planning.

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In order to receive vocational guidance and career planning, you do not need to be registered as a jobseeker.

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Employment services for integration client

When you register as a jobseeker, you start your job search and customer relationship with the employment services of your area. As a jobseeker, you can apply for unemployment benefit from Kela or your unemployment fund. The employment authority advises and guides you in applying for work and offers other services that help you integrate and get work. Such services may include integration training…

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If you have a Finnish personal identity code and can identify yourself electronically, start your job search in the e-service.

If you do not have a Finnish personal identity code or cannot start a job search in the e-service, contact the employment services in your region.

You can get support for using the E-service from the Job Market Finland’s E-services advice.

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In order to register as a jobseeker, you must have the right to work in Finland. The right to work is based on a valid residence permit or the citizenship of an EU or EEA country or Switzerland.

The employment authority in your area will assess what kind of services you need to support integration and employment.

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Reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs

You can apply for compensation for travel and accommodation costs if you are an unemployed jobseeker and you applying for a job you apply for labour market training, coaching or trial you participate in an expert evaluation organised by the employment authority. You can apply for compensation for return trips made in Finland for a job interview if the work lasts at least two weeks and the average…

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Apply for reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs from the employment authority within one month of the end of the trip. The employment authority may pay the compensation in full or in part in advance.

If you are applying for the reimbursement of travel expenses, you do not need to attach receipts to your application. If you were staying overnight on the way, attach a receipt for the overnight stay costs to your application.

Apply for the allowance primarily using an electronic form in the e-service. Log into the service with your personal banking IDs, a mobile certificate or a certificate card. Complete the application in the service and attach the required documents. The service’s internal instructions will help you fill in the application. In the e-service, you can submit an application, respond to requests for supplementary information concerning the application, supplement your application and receive decisions concerning your case.

If you cannot use the e-service, apply for compensation using the printable form. Submit the form to the employment authority.

If you have been granted compensation for travel or accommodation expenses in full or in part in advance, submit the supporting documents for the costs incurred to the authority that made the decision within one month of the end of the trip.

If you have applied for compensation in the e-service, you can supplement the information needed for payment in the e-service if necessary.

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You can be reimbursed for travel costs if the employment authority considers the reimbursement of costs appropriate for the availability of labour and the employment of the unemployed.

Compensation for travel expenses incurred from visiting the employment authority may be granted to an unemployed individual client who, due to a disability or illness, needs transport service in order to be able to visit the employment authority. A precondition for compensating travel costs is that a personal visit to the employment authority is necessary.

Travel and accommodation expenses for attending a job interview or a service can be reimbursed only if you are unemployed and registered as a jobseeker with the employment services in your area.

The length of the trip is calculated so that the journey begins from your actual place of residence.

You can be reimbursed for overnight stays if, due to traffic conditions, staying overnight has been necessary and costs have been incurred.

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Career coaching

Career coaching might suit you if you have no vocational training, consider changing fields, are returning to employment or consider entrepreneurship. Career coaching provides you with information, counselling and support that help you get a clearer idea of your choice of profession and career alternatives, applying for education and developing transferable skills. Coaching helps you find your str…

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Contact the employment authority in your area and ask if you can get career coaching.

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You can participate in career coaching if

  • you have registered as a jobseeker
  • the employment authority estimates that career coaching is the best way to support your employment
  • coaching is agreed upon in your employment plan.

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Work coaching

Work coaching is a suitable service for you if you need personal support for applying for work or starting work or if you have been unemployed for a long time.

Work coaching is tailored to your needs. A coach will help you find a job or apprenticeship, conclude an employment contract and establish an employment relationship.

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Contact the employment authority in your area and ask if you can get work coaching.

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You can participate in work coaching if

  • you have registered as a jobseeker
  • the employment authority estimates that job coaching is the best way to support your employment
  • coaching is agreed upon in your employment plan.