Pay subsidies

Apply for subsidy in good time before the employment starts. The employment may not start until a decision on subsidy has been made.

The granted pay subsidy is paid retrospectively such that payroll periods that have ended within a calendar month are included in the payment period. Apply for payment of pay subsidy monthly for payroll periods ending within that calendar month. You can apply for subsidy for multiple payment periods at once. The application does not expire in the middle of the subsidy period. If the subsidy period or the employment ends in the middle of a payment period, the payment period will end simultaneously. However, the subsidy is paid per payment period, that is, monthly.

Submit the payment application to the employment authority within three months after the end of the calendar month in which the last payment period of the subsidy period ends. The subsidy period is the period that has been determined in the decision as the duration of the subsidy.

Any changes in the terms of employment or apprenticeship, layoffs, other interruptions in work or termination of employment must be immediately reported to the employment authority.

Apply for subsidy and payment via the e-services

Apply for subsidy and payment on the online form at the e-services. Log in to the e-services using your personal bank codes, your mobile certificate or your certificate card.

Fill in the application at the e-services and attach the necessary attachments. The internal instructions of the service will guide you in filling in the application. On the e-services, you can file an application, reply to requests to complete the application, complete your application and receive the decisions pertaining to your matter. If there are changes pertaining to the subsidy period, contact the employment authority as early as possible and submit a change application at the e-services before the possible change.

The application can be submitted at the e-services by an authorized person. Individuals with an existing authorization or a right based on register data can act on behalf of an organization without specific authorization.

To use the e-services, institutional consumers need a Business ID in addition to authorization.

You can get help with using the e-services and authorizations from Enterprise Finland Advisory Service

https://www.suomi.fi/instructions-and-support/support-and-assistance/enterprise-finland-advisory-service

In 2026, the Employer Services of Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Siuntio may consider granting pay subsidy:

1. For a permanent, full-time employment or an employment lasting at least 18 months
2. Due to disability, illness or other comparable reason, pay subsidy may also be granted for part-time employment.
3. In case of apprenticeship, no regional policies are set in addition to the statutory conditions.
4. For persons aged 60 and above who have been unemployed for a long time, pay subsidy may be granted for a maximum period of 10 months.

The employment authority assesses whether the subsidy is the most appropriate means to promote employment and decides the duration and amount for each period separately. The subsidy is recorded in the jobseeker’s employment plan.

The duration of the pay subsidy period is affected by, for instance, the duration of the unemployment of the person to be employed and the effect of the reduced working capacity on the work performance. The subsidy is granted for a period equal to or less than the duration of the employment.

A business, a municipality, a joint municipal board or a wellbeing services county, or another organization, such as an association, a foundation, a registered religious community or a parish, may apply for pay subsidy.

Subsidy may not be granted for an employment that has already began before a decision on subsidy.