Support for moving within Finland

[mckean]

Hello all and thank you for this great forum.

We currently living up north and planning to move to Helsinki where would offer a better chance to look for jobs.

My question is, can we get any support for moving, like hiring a van, ticket, traffic expenses... and from where can we put our application: Employment Office or Toimeentulotuki ?

(We out of school for 3 months and have been with Toimeentulotuki for 2 months).

Thank you very much and looking for your advice

Mc Kean

[Dalmatinac]

Why someone would need to support you when you are moving ?

[mckean]

Hello Dalmatinac,

Have a nice mid summer!

[jahasjahas]

The employment office. I couldn't find this in English, but here's what they say in Finnish:

Muuttokustannusten korvausta
voi saada työtön työnhakija, irtisanottu tai määräaikaisessa työsuhteessa oleva, työttömäksi jäävä työnhakija, joka siirtyy työhön, joka kestää vähintään kuusi kuukautta ja jossa työaika on keskimäärin vähintään 18 tuntia viikossa. Muuttokustannuksia, jotka aiheutuvat asuinirtaimiston muutosta uudelle työpaikkakunnalle, voidaan korvata enintään 700 euroa. Edellytyksenä muuttokustannusten korvaamiselle on, että työ sijaitsee Suomessa työnhakijan työssäkäyntialueen ulkopuolella.

http://www.mol.fi/mol/fi/90_tyonhakuinf ... /index.jsp

Though it's only available if you've already got the job. "I'm moving to find a job" isn't enough. (There's a separate grant, also described at the MOL site, if you need to go to a job interview.)

[mckean]

The employment office. I couldn't find this in English, but here's what they say in Finnish:

Muuttokustannusten korvausta
voi saada työtön työnhakija, irtisanottu tai määräaikaisessa työsuhteessa oleva, työttömäksi jäävä työnhakija, joka siirtyy työhön, joka kestää vähintään kuusi kuukautta ja jossa työaika on keskimäärin vähintään 18 tuntia viikossa. Muuttokustannuksia, jotka aiheutuvat asuinirtaimiston muutosta uudelle työpaikkakunnalle, voidaan korvata enintään 700 euroa. Edellytyksenä muuttokustannusten korvaamiselle on, että työ sijaitsee Suomessa työnhakijan työssäkäyntialueen ulkopuolella.

http://www.mol.fi/mol/fi/90_tyonhakuinf ... /index.jsp

Though it's only available if you've already got the job. "I'm moving to find a job" isn't enough. (There's a separate grant, also described at the MOL site, if you need to go to a job interview.)

Thank you very much for your post Jahasjahas. It seems this is not my case.

May be someone with real experience could advise. I know this does exist so did I ask.

[Rip]

(didn't read originally the last line of the previous post)

[Dalmatinac]

Hello Dalmatinac,

Have a nice mid summer!

Thanks a lot you are very kind

[mckean]

I know a person who was unemployed in Oulu, he applied to study at a polytechnic in Helsinki and was accepted. He informed the employment office and they approved footing the bill for the moving expenses. He hired a moving company and transported all his furniture.

Thank you FloydFin. This case is so clear but my case is not. And thanks for the tip, moving company is one option for us. Cheers!

[Pursuivant]

You get the Työvoimatoimisto to pay with "proof" as everything else, so after the fact... hope/wish/intend doesn't count. Toimeentulotuki might help but the main problem is also the "receiving end" doesn't want to pay benefits so they try their best to deny you.