Statistics on unemployment benefits paid by Kela
Latest release 1 December 2021:
A total of 440,650 persons received unemployment benefits at year-end 2020, which represents 13.3% of the Finnish population between ages 17 and 64. The percentage of recipients in the population varied by municipality between 4.8 and 21.8. The highest rates of benefit receipt were seen in Eastern Finland. Fifty-six percent of the recipients were on basic unemployment benefit. Statistical yearbook on unemployment protection in Finland 2020 (helda.helsinki.fi)
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- Unemployment benefits provided by Kela: Number of recipients and benefits paid out
- Unemployment benefits provided by Kela: Analysis by basis of eligibility
- Unemployment benefits provided by Kela: Number of recipients at end of month
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy partly financed by municipalities and benefit expenditure
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy newly enrolled in employment promoting service
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy by type of employment promoting service and days of payment
- Duration of receipt of labour market subsidy
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy by cumulative days of payment and basis of eligibility
Contact information
Markus Latva-Hirvelä
Margit Tepponen
tilastot@kela.fi