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Ministry
of Labour Employment Service
If
You Become Unemployed
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Ministry
of Labour Employment Service
The Ministry of Labour
(MOL) Employment Service has over 200 outlets throughout
Finland. Their web site has now been re-made with an
English version as well as Finnish and Swedish. Also
helpful is their 44-page publication Working in
Finland which includes sections on looking for
work, information about job vacancies, employment office
services, recognition of foreign qualifications and
much more.
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The employment offices offer individual customer service
as well as Internet services that job-seekers can use
on their own. Individual clients are offered services
in the areas of job-seeking, career planning, occupational
rehabilitation and entrepreneurship. The employment
office also gives advice on applying for unemployment
benefits.
Services are also offered to employers in
the form of, for example, recruiting and training services
and advice when reduction of personnel is needed.
Ministry of Labour:
Address: P.O. Box 34, FIN-00023 Government
Phone: +358 10 60 4001
Fax: +358 10 60 48990
Site: http://www.mol.fi/mol/en/index.jsp
Finland-wide locations: http://www.mol.fi/mol/fi/tyovoimatoimistot.jsp
Job vacancies: http://www.mol.fi/paikat/
(over 9000 listings, but currently available only in
Finnish)
National Help Line (Työlinja):
Information on employment office services and guidance
for persons seeking work in Finland
Phone: +358 10 60 76766
E-mail: tyolinja@mol.fi
Note:
Before contacting a local MOL Employment
Agency for the first time, it is advisable
for immigrants to contact:
For
EEA nationals:
EURES (European Employment Services)
Address: Mikonkatu
7(4th floor), 00100 Helsinki
Phone: 010 60 70800
Open:
Office: Monday - Friday 9.00-15.45
Telephone Enquiries: Monday - Friday
9.00-16.00
For
non-EEA nationals:
Helsinki Immigration Services Unit (Maahanmuuttajapalvelujen
yksikkö)
Address: Haapaniemenkatu
4 A, II krs, 00530 Helsinki
Postal Address: PL 172,
00531 Helsinki
Phone: 010 60 70490
Fax: 010 60 70401
E-mail: helsinki.palvelukeskus@mol.fi
Open:
Office: Monday - Friday 9.00-15.45
Telephone Enquiries: Monday - Friday
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If
You Become Unemployed
See also: Social
Security, KELA
You should personally
visit your
nearest Ministry of Labour Employment Office on
your first day of unemployment - by doing so
you will minimise the waiting
period before you are entitled to receive unemployment
benefits.You should also visit an employment office
after you have completed a period of labour market training
or employment subsidy. Your job-search will be valid
as of the date you register with an employment office.
You can also register before your period of unemployment
begins.
As a job-seeker registered with an employment office,
you
- will be taken into consideration when candidates
are searched for job vacancies
- can utilise the employment services
- can start applying for unemployment security
At employment offices, you will find information about
the services available and your eligibility for unemployment
benefits. A condition for receiving unemployment benefits
is that your registration as a job-seeker is valid.
*Note: the waiting
period during which you will not be paid
unemployment benefits will only begin once you have
registered with an employment office.
In the interview an advisor
will discuss your skills and employment possibilities.
You can tell the advisor what kind of work or training
you are interested in, and go through the job-search
process. After the interview the adviser will draft
a job-search plan for you. Apart from job vacancies,
your advisor will be able to tell you about other otions
available to you; these include work experience placements,
work try-outs, subsidised employment, work on combined
subsidies, or even apprenticeship contracts.
When visiting the employment office remember to take:
- Employment references (all references from your
work career, and if you are still employed, a temporary
reference or your employment
contract)
- Proof of layoff (applies to those laid off)
- All educational qualifications (certificates etc.
- see also Foreign
Qualifications in Finland)
- if you are still studying, please bring a certificate
specifying the starting date and scope of your studies
- Proof of having completed the Finnish national military
service or non-military service (if applicable)
- Your passport or a certificate of your passport
being held by the authorities as well as your work
and residence permits (applies to immigrants only)
- Any results of applications for student admission
under the joint application system (applies to under-25s
only)
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