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of Labour Employment Service
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Ministry of Labour Employment
Service
The Ministry of Labour (MOL)
Employment Service operates through its Employment
and Economic Development Offices, of which there are over
200 throughout Finland. Services are offered to the unemployed,
those who are currently working or entering working life,
as well as employers.The MOL web site is
available in Finnish, English and Swedish. Also helpful is
the Ministry of Employment and the Economy booklet Working In Finland,
which answers most common questions
asked by those intending to move
to Finland. It provides basic
facts as well as guiding you to
further sources of accurate information.
39 page PDF.
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
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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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