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CareerBoost job search programme, Spring 2026
Event
Keywords:
CV, work life, unemployment

https://www.tek.fi/en/events/careerboost-job-search-programme-spring-2026

Irtisanottu kantaa pahvilaatikkoa.
Unemployment of highly educated still at record levels
There are few job vacancies and it is difficult for the currently unemployed to find work.
News article
Keywords:
unemployment, unemployment statistics, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unemployment-of-highly-educated-still-at-record-levels

Neljä henkilöä istumassa pöydän ääressä keskittyen omiin tehtäviinsä. Etualalla olevalla on kädessään puhelin ja edessään kannettava tietokone.
Budget talks bring hope for the unemployed, but retreat on RDI funding is a disappointment
Easing the ability to study while receiving unemployment benefits is an excellent decision from the government’s budget negotiations. However, curbing the growth of RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) funding unnecessarily hampers growth and productivity.
News article
Keywords:
membership fee, Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), unemployment, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/budget-talks-bring-hope-for-the-unemployed-but-retreat-on-rdi-funding-is-a-disappointment

Piirretty hahmo jolla on kädessään juustohöylä.
Unemployment benefits weakened significantly
The year 2024 brought major changes to unemployment benefits.
News article
Keywords:
legal data bank, unemployment, unemployment insurance

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unemployment-benefits-weakened-significantly

Henkilö katselemassa ikkunasta ulos
Unemployment
Becoming unemployed is often an unexpected and stressful situation in life. You do not have to cope on your own – our experts are here to help.
Keywords:
membership fee, membership fee discount, unemployment, unemployment fund, unemployment insurance

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/unemployment

Pasi Sorjonen katsoo kameraan.
Number of unemployed people with higher education increased again – "The rise shows no sign of slowing down"
Pasi Sorjonen, chief economist at Akava, presented the gloomy unemployment figures and sees no signs that the situation will get better.
News article
Keywords:
unemployment, unemployment statistics

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/number-of-unemployed-people-with-higher-education-increased-again-the-rise-shows-no-sign-of-slowing-down

Pöydällä papereita ja kalenteri.
Unemployment periods of tech professionals in Finland
3 months or 6 months: how long do unemployment periods last for engineers? TEK looked into the data: in 2022 almost one in four unemployment periods lasted longer than 6 months.
Keywords:
research, unemployment

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/tek-studies-international-experts/unemployment-periods-of-tech-professionals-in-finland

Henkilö selaa opasta
Unemployment insurance
Membership in an unemployment fund is a safety net in case of unemployment.
Keywords:
unemployment, unemployment fund, unemployment insurance

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/unemployment-insurance

Työpöytä jossa vihkoja, kyniä, kirjoja sekä banaani
Entrepreneur’s unemployment security
As an entrepreneur and a self-employed person, you can also insure yourself against unemployment.
Keywords:
unemployment, unemployment fund, unemployment insurance, entrepreneur

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/entrepreneur/entrepreneurs-unemployment-security

uloskäynti
KOKO fund gives you security in case of unemployment
The majority of TEK’s full members who are salaried employees belong to KOKO, the unemployment fund for highly educated.
News article
Keywords:
member services and benefits, TEK, unemployment, unemployment fund

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/koko-fund-gives-you-security-in-case-of-unemployment