As an unemployed jobseeker, you can go to another EU or EEA country or Switzerland to find work and receive unemployment benefits from Finland.
You can receive basic daily allowance paid by Kela or daily unemployment allowance paid by an unemployment fund from Finland. You cannot receive labour market subsidy during the trip.
You can receive unemployment benefits in another country for a maximum ...
Notify the employment authority in your area well in advance if you intend to look for a job in another country. The employment authority informs the party paying the unemployment benefit, that is, Kela or the unemployment fund, that you are going to another EU or EEA country or Switzerland to look for a job.
Remember to ask for a U2 form from Kela or your unemployment fund well in advance of your departure. Kela or the unemployment fund decides whether the prerequisites for paying unemployment benefit to another country are met.
When you arrive in the destination country, register as a jobseeker with the employment authority of the destination country within seven days. Take the U2 form you have received from Kela or your unemployment fund to the employment authority in the target country. This will also give you a daily allowance for the duration of the trip. If you register later, you will only receive daily allowance from your registration date.
You can receive unemployment security abroad if
In addition, you must have been unemployed and available to the labour market for at least four weeks before travelling. The employment authority may, at its discretion, shorten this period for a specific reason. The time when you have participated in a service that promotes employment can also be counted in the period of unemployment.