looking for work

[Upphew]

really? so the job centre won't notify you of a suitable job while you're on a language course? Seems a bit nuts to pay for your studying if you could be away earning money instead.

Then someone else is earning and there will not be a language course dropout.

[njmac]

aha. good point. good for the system but not the individual that would prefer a job to the course

[onkko]

What's the base benefit and is it just for working days or 7 days? Just curious as my job is precarious and one day I may be in the same boat as you.

You can influence the amount yourself by joining a unemployment fund (such as: http://www.ytk.fi/en/ ), if you are not already. You need to be enrolled for at least 10 months before getting unemployed to benefit.

Yeah I'm in that. I meant after that runs out and you're still unemployed how much do you get?

You get, depending your spouses income, something between 0e to bit over 400e/mo.

[Rip]

You get, depending your spouses income, something between 0e to bit over 400e/mo.

Official rephrasing of the same:
http://www.kela.fi/in/internet/english. ... enDocument

Labour Market Subsidy is EUR 25.63 per day and it is paid for 5 days per week. It is increased for children under 18 who live in the same household as the recipient. The increase is

* EUR 4.86 per day for one child
* EUR 7.13 per day for two children and
* EUR 9.19 per day for three children or more.

Without child increase the amount of the Labour Market Subsidy is on average EUR 551 per month (21,5 x 25.63).

Labour Market Subsidy is taxable income subject to a 20 percent withholding rate. Alternatively, you can acquire a revised tax card for the receipt of social security benefits with a different withholding rate.

The Labour Market Subsidy is a means-tested benefit. This means that any other income you, your spouse or - if you live in the same household - your parents may have decrease the amount of the subsidy.

[kelly1305]

Any luck finding work in helsinki area guys? il be moving to turku soon but its not looking great there!

And how long has it taken you guys to find work if you have managed to find any yet?