Registration instructions for a citizen of another country
Registering as a job seeker involves several stages. Go through all the stages carefully to keep your job search valid. Based on your registration, the employment official will issue a labour policy statement on your entitlement to unemployment security. If your job search is interrupted, your entitlement to unemployment security ends.
If you become unemployed or are laid off, register as a job seeker as soon as possible. The registration can be made in advance before the unemployment or lay-off begins. Do so no later than on your first day of unemployment, however, because you can only receive an unemployment benefit from the registration date.
You can register as a job seeker at your regional employment service office.
On Job Market Finland's regional pages you can read more about the transfer of employment services to municipalities and how you should handle matters in the future. The regional pages also contain contact information provided by employment officials
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- How to apply for unemployment security
- The rights and responsibilities of unemployed job seekers
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- Finnish Immigration Service (migri.fi)
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- Unemployment benefits (kela.fi)
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