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Dear All, I have some few questions regarding moving back to Finland after living abroad for five years. Do I have to inform kela? How long does it take for my kids to be entitle to free child care .? Do I have to apply to be readmitted into the system? All suggestions and ideas are welcome Thanks

Hi all,does anyone know what sections of the language test (yki-testi) are obligatory to pass? My friend has passed three sections on three different sittings but didn't pass the puhuminen.Could he combine these three and submit as part of his application?
Thank you for your suggestions in advance.

They just gave a random date and time but told me to contact them if I won't make it on the said date.I plan to go abroad in search for job in an EU country if things work well for me. Hello Myray, Thank you for making it clear. I was just curious, how we will know that TE office set a date and tim...

They just gave a random date and time but told me to contact them if I won't make it on the said date.I plan to go abroad in search for job in an EU country if things work well for me.

Happy new year to you all!
Has anyone gone through this process of oma suunitelma from te-office after being unemployed for a while? The te-office has invited me to come for a meeting but I don't have a clue what the meeting will be about.Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Please I wish to get some information on this issue.If somebody wants to move abroad temporary for less than a year ,( for reasons such as job search or family leave) does the person have to change his/ her address in the maistraatti as temporary ? If yes,does the person needs to put the address of ...

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You need KELA even if you have a job. Otherwise you will have to pay thousands of euros for medicines, surgeries etc. just like those Americans who doesn't have a private insurance. Because of Finnish social security, our medical treatments are affordable compared to US. If you are staying abroad m...

Rip wrote:The notice period depends on how long he had been working. If he had been working for less than a year then 14 days is sufficient.

He's been working for about 3 years with the same employer .

Hi all. My friend is about to be laid off by his employer and he's on a permanent contract.the employer gave him a written notification and told him when he will stop work in two weeks time.And that the layoff is as a result of economic reasons.Will the employer pay full salary for one or few months...

I was not being emotional :lol: I was being factual. It is simply a case of do what KELA wants if your friend wants money. It might not seem fair for your friend, but it is what it is. Also, how you lose a job affects when/how you are paid too. It might not affect your friend in this case, but it i...

I am a native Finn, and I have been dropped twice from the system. For them, if it looks you are not living PERMANENTLY in Finland, then you are out. If your friend goes all the time outside of Finland and spends very little time in the country, for sure it is seen that he is not living permanently...

You could also ask if someone could sell you their address ,that's the way it is done in Denmark.You pay for using someone's address.

So he was fired because of his own wrong doing? He's a foreigner. It doesn't feel right for the person, but it is within legal grounds for the Government to look at any one, especially foreigners wanting money a bit more than what is normal. Hmmmm Flossy,you're so emotional on this issue.please Jus...

We already have lots of fraud in the system, including people like you living ouside most of the time but pretending to love in Finland while spending Finnish benefits outside Finland and, in some cases, dodging Finnish taxes one way or another. I am glad you're being investigated. No...my friend h...