TE Offices will be closed down, but services will continue

What does this change mean for our clients? 

The main objective of the TE2024 reform is to ensure that in the future, employment services, as part of municipalities’ free basic services, will promote the implementation of statutory rights and obligations. The aim of the reform is to further improve the matching of jobseekers and employers in the region. Accessibility is also promoted by strengthening the digital services produced for the websites Job Market Finland (Tyomarkkinatori.fi) and Suomi.fi. As national service platforms, they also contribute to the promotion of equality. 

Job Market Finland’s redesigned digital service package for personal clients will be introduced in stages, starting in autumn 2024. The use of the services will continue to be secure, although the layout will vary depending on the service used. Clients can continue to use Job Market Finland to manage their customership, browse vacancies, utilise the jobseeker profile service and learn about the working life and employment promotion. 

Website of the South-Eastern Finland TE Office will be closed on 31.12.2024, simultaneously with the closure of te-palvelut.fi. 

After the turn of the year, the users of the website are automatically directed to the Regional Pages of Job Market Finland. The employment area service points in South-Eastern Finland are located in Lappeenranta, Imatra, Kouvola, Kotka and Hamina. In addition, each municipality is also obliged to provide guidance on employment services. 

What should I do if I am a client of theTE Office at the turn of the year or immediately after it? 

Personal clients are not required to take specific action related to the change. For example, employment plans agreed in 2024 that reach beyond the turn of the year will remain valid for 2025. We will inform our clients of the change in their responsible expert’s contact information and any possible changes in personnel as soon as possible. 

According to the Act on the Organisation of Employment Services, being eligible for an unemployment benefit will continue to require having a customership with an employment authority. People can continue to register as clients in the current way, either by visiting the lobby service of the service point or by using the digital e-service via Job Market Finland. Employment service experts will guide the service process from there. 

Our employer clients can continue using the services, such as announcing a job vacancy, as normal by logging in to Job Market Finland. 

With regard to immigrant work permit services, the tasks and the personnel managing them are transferred from the TE Offices to the Finnish Immigration Service (migri.fi). However, the employment areas will continue to offer a number of employment-related services to people who have moved to Finland from elsewhere, as the overall responsibility for promoting integration lies with municipalities. 

More information:
TE Offices will be closed down, but services will continue (te-palvelut.fi)