Instructions and forms

Register as a job seeker on Job Market Finland’s E-service if you become unemployed, you are laid off or your studies end and you do not have a full-time job. Register as a job seeker to receive unemployment security no later than your first day of unemployment.

Unemployment insurance

Unemployment benefit is designed to compensate you for the financial losses you suffer as a result of unemployment. You can only get unemployment benefit, or unemployment insurance, if you are registered as an unemployed job seeker. You can register, for example, using the TE services’ ’Oma Asiointi’ online service.

The different forms of unemployment benefit include earnings-related daily allowance, basic daily allowance, and labour market subsidy.

The Joint Association of Unemployment Funds in Finland comprises 14 unemployment funds, which pay their members earnings-related unemployment benefit (earnings-related daily allowance) during unemployment. If you are not a member of an unemployment fund, you can apply for unemployment benefit from Kela.

The rights and obligations of an unemployed job seeker

Because unemployment benefit is a reciprocal benefit, you have rights as well as obligations as an unemployed job seeker. Unemployed job seekers include not only job seekers who are out of work, but also, for example, those who are laid off or inactive.

Find out about the rights and obligations of an unemployed job seeker on Job Market Finland.

Job search obligation

Fulfilling the job search obligation, instructions

’Fulfilling the job search obligation’ for

Fulfilling the job search obligation, Oma Asiointi, instructions

Services include familiar employment services such as job placement, information and advice services, career guidance and counselling, wage subsidies, start-up allowances for new entrepreneurs, job search and career coaching, labour market training, work and training trials, expert assessments and self-directed studies with unemployment benefits. The Municipal Employment Pilot also provides integration services under the Integration Act. In addition, municipalities can organise municipal employment promotion and support services for their customers.

You will be assigned a personal coach who will negotiate your participation in the services and provide you with individual guidance. They will support you in your job search and advise you on unemployment-related matters with the authorities.

The personal coach will take stock of your situation and work with you to design a personalised pathway to work, training or other services that meets your goals. The coach will refer you to services and monitor the progress of your situation. The aim is to provide a personalised and seamless service.

As an unemployed job seeker in Oulu, you can get a daytime sports card for three months free of charge. The benefit can be used for either gym or swimming, and you can start using it any time between October and December.

If you are unemployed, you are entitled to a free health check at a nurse’s office. The purpose of these check-ups is to assess and strengthen your state of health, well-being, and ability to work and function.

If you use a PDF form, please note that you cannot save the information directly to the form. If you need to send the form as an e-mail attachment, for example, use the Word form.

All forms will be sent by secure e-mail to: tyollisyyspalvelut@businessoulu.com

Send a secure e-mail here

Never send mail containing specific personal data by regular e-mail, always use secure e-mail.

• Statement by the education and training provider on the studies planned to be supported by unemployment benefit KK621
  • Word | PDF
• Justification for training needs KK623
  • Word | PDF
• Statement by the education service provider on the studies planned to be supported by unemployment benefit under the Integration Act KK0714
  • Word | PDF
• Contract on work trial at a workplace KK682
  • Word | PDF
• Work trial feedback form (employer) KK690
  • Word | PDF
• Work trial feedback form (employee) KK690b
  • Word | PDF
• Absence report KK691
  • Word | PDF
• Feedback for health check at health centre KK910
  • Word | PDF
• Consent to the disclosure of health information to the KK911
  • Word | PDF
• Power of attorney for managing personal affairs KK912
  • Word | PDF
• Consent to the disclosure of data to the employer for the purpose of filling a vacancy KK913
  • Word | PDF
• Application for reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses KK611
  • Word | PDF
• Notification of the transfer of a subsidised worker to another employer KK323
  • Word | PDF
• Application for start-up allowance KK325
  • Word | PDF
• Application for start-up allowance continuation KK352
  • Word | PDF
• Referral to the Multidisciplinary Collective Employment Service
  • PDF

For employers

Hailuoto
Maarit Alikoski, Municipal Secretary, maarit.alikoski@hailuoto.fi, p. 040 683 6522

Ii
Maija Takkinen, Personal Coach, maija.takkinen@ii.fi, p. 040 161 3211

Kempele
Aleksi Ikonen, Personal Coach, ext-aleksi.ikonen@kempele.fi, p. 029 505 6543

Liminka
Annukka Hanni-Niemikorpi, Work Coach,
annukka.hanni-niemikorpi@liminka.fi, p. 050 575 6995

Lumijoki
Essi Visuri, Social Counsellor, essi.visuri@lumijoki.fi, p. 040 584 7542

Muhos
Muhoksen työllisyys- ja opintopalvelut, vinkkeli@muhos.fi, p. 044 734 1654

Oulu
Contact the recruitment experts at BusinessOulu

Tyrnävä
Anne Tiirikainen, Work and Business Coordinator, anne.tiirikainen@tyrnava.fi, p. 044 497 1067

For job seekers

Hailuoto, Luovontie 176, 90480 Hailuoto, p. 040 683 6522

Ii, Micropolis, Piisilta 1, B-siipi, 91100 Ii, p. 050 395 0330

Kempele, Voimatie 6 A, 90440 Kempele, p. 040 612 5345

Liminka, Liminganraitti 10 A, 91900 Liminka, p. 050 575 6995

Lumijoki, Kunnankuja 1, 91980 Lumijoki, p. 040 546 5286

Muhos, Valtatie 30, 91500 Muhos, p. 044 734 1654

Oulu, Uusikatu 52, 90100 Oulu, p. 08 558 558 10

Tyrnävä, Kunnankuja 4, 91800 Tyrnävä, p. 044 497 1067

The aim of the municipal employment pilots is to promote more effectively the employment and training of unemployed job seekers and to bring new solutions to the problem of access to skilled labour. They aim to improve access to the labour market, particularly for those who have been unemployed for longer and for those in a vulnerable situation. They will develop services to support job seekers in finding employment and service models that take into account the individual situation and needs of each customer.

Please visit the website of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for information on the monitoring of the municipal pilots. 

You can view the statistics also directly on the data portal.

View information on the activities, statistics, and results of the first municipal employment pilot year in the annual report (in Finnish).