Local government pilot on employment

Porvoo is participating in the local government pilot on employment. The pilot municipality provides a concentrated and personalised service for the long-term unemployed, young people and all foreign-language unemployed jobseekers.

Employment Services

Local government pilot on employment

The local government pilot on employment is a national project where some of the tasks of the TE Offices were transferred to the municipalities. The pilot is carried out in 125 municipalities. Of the municipalities in Uusimaa, the ones participating in the pilot are Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kerava, Porvoo, Raseborg and Hanko. The pilot began on 1 March 2021 and will end on 31 December 2024.

The local government pilots on employment aim to increase employment among unemployed jobseekers and direct them to training and education more effectively. Another objective is to create new solutions to ensure the availability of skilled labour. The pilots make it possible to more effectively coordinate employment, social and health services for the benefit of customers.

Please register as an unemployed jobseeker on the first day of unemployment, at the latest. You can use the e-services or a paper form. After this, you will be directed to use the services of either the TE Office or the local government pilot in Porvoo. They both provide the same employment and economic development services.

The services included in the pilot are intended for you if you belong to at least one of the following groups:

you are under 30 years old
you receive a labour market subsidy or basic unemployment allowance from Kela
your native language is something other than Finnish or Swedish, or you do not have Finnish citizenship
you have previously been a customer of the local government pilot.

e-services (finnish and swedish)

New customer service model for job search

Job search practices saw some changes on 2 May 2022 when the new customer service model entered into force. The new model applies to all jobseekers. The customers of the local government pilot in Porvoo will move to the new model in stages. Below, you can find more information about the new job search model and what to do as a jobseeker.

Instructions for jobseekers

If you were a jobseeker before 2 May 2022, the changes do not require you to take any action for now

The new job search model will only apply to you after the next time we update your plan.
Your personal career coach will contact you and explain during your meeting what the new model means for you.
Until then, you can follow your existing plan and continue to seek work as usual.

If you registered as an unemployed jobseeker on 2 May 2022 or later, seek work by following the new model

The principles, goals and services of the new job search model are effective immediately.
Your personal career coach in the local government pilot will contact you within five days from when you registered as an unemployed jobseeker.
The personal career coach appointed to you will introduce you to the elements of the new job search model, prepare an individual employment plan with you and support you in carrying out our tasks, if necessary.

The new job search model in brief

The new model for labour market services in Finland entered into force on 2 May 2022

The jobseeker will seek work independently.
The jobseeker will receive more support, especially at the start of the unemployment.
There will be regular and more frequent meetings with the personal career coach.
The jobseeker must apply for a specific number of jobs (0–4) in a month to retain their right to receive unemployment allowances. The number depends on the jobseeker’s situation and ability to work, and will always be agreed on individually with the personal career coach.
The rules on waiting periods will be less strict.
The first omission or neglect is followed by a reminder, which does not affect your unemployment benefit.
The personal career coach will contact the jobseeker when it is time to move to the new model. The change will not require any action on the jobseeker’s part before that.

Would you like to learn more?

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has compiled questions and answers on the Nordic labour market service model.

Questions and answers on Nordic labour market service model

The first three months – what happens during them?

The first three months of a job search are key. During this time, we will be in frequent contact with the jobseeker.

We will call the jobseeker within five days of the date when they registered as an unemployed jobseeker.
We will meet with the jobseeker face-to-face a week from the call. There will be a total of seven meetings, which averages a meeting every other week. Some of the meetings will be arranged face-to-face, others by phone, and others online.
We will chart the jobseeker’s situation, goals and service needs.
We will advise you on applying for unemployment allowances.
We will inform the jobseeker of their rights and responsibilities.
We will direct the jobseeker to support services as needed.
We will prepare an employment, activation or integration plan.
We will appoint a personal career coach for the jobseeker. This coach will be in charge of the jobseeker’s case.

The aim of the first three months is to find employment.

The job search obligation – what is that?

In the new job search model, the jobseeker is obliged to seek work. This means that the jobseeker must apply for a specific number of jobs in a month to retain their right to receive unemployment allowances. The job search obligation will be agreed on with the personal career coach.

As a rule, jobseekers should apply for four jobs per month.
In some cases, this requirement may be lower, or the jobseeker may not be obliged to apply for any jobs. I.e. the job search obligation depends on the jobseeker’s situation and ability to work.
The jobseeker can decide which jobs to apply for.
The job search obligation will be recorded in the plan. The plan will be revised every three months.
Jobseekers have the right to receive unemployment allowances as long as they are applying for the number of jobs agreed on each month and following their plan.

Waiting periods – how will they change?

In the new job search model, the waiting periods are less strict than before. We will introduce reminders as a new feature.

Reminder

If you neglect your job search or you do not follow the plan, you will receive a reminder..
The reminder does not affect the unemployment allowances.
The reminder aims to point out that a jobseeker has responsibilities that must be fulfilled.

Waiting period

If you continue to neglect your job search after receiving the reminder, you may need to undergo a waiting period. The waiting period refers to the period during which a jobseeker is not entitled to the unemployment allowance.
The waiting period can be 5 or 10 days long.
If you continuously neglect your job search, you may lose your unemployment allowance until further notice.
If you refuse a job you are certain to get, you may become subject to a waiting period of 45 days.

The Job Market service will replace te-palvelut.fi

In May 2022, the service channels for job search also underwent some changes. The Job Market will replace the national website of the TE services. Via the Job Market, you can: