Apply for mobility allowance within 3 months of the employment or the training related to an employment.

You can find a application form for mobility allowance (in finnish) on the website of The Federation of Unemployment Funds in Finland. The form is called Liikkuvuusavustushakemus.

Fill in the form and save it on your computer. After that you can sent the saved form to the fund via eService. A copy of your employment contract need to be attached to the application. If you wish, you can also send the application by post. 

The payment of the allowance starts after the beginning of your employment and the allowance is paid automatically in periods of 4 weeks.

Please remember to notify the fund of any changes in your employment.

Services from the Sotekassa to help you find employment

As a member of the unemployment fund, you can use the new services to support you in a job search. As a first step, the unemployment fund will offer you training related to the job search.

Discover the services offered by the Fund!

Processing times of applications

Today 1.5. we are processing applications that have arrived to unemployment fund

First applications27.4.
Adapted follow-up applications28.4.
Other follow-up applications29.4.