KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 8: Work and the welfare state
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Finnish word. In English: unemployment fund
A fund that pays its members an earnings-related daily allowance during unemployment.
Facts about the word
- A trade union and an unemployment fund are separate systems. InfoFinland
- You can get the earnings-related allowance if you have been a member of the fund and worked long enough. InfoFinland
- The earnings-related allowance is higher than the basic support paid by Kela. InfoFinland
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
An unemployment fund pays its members an earnings-related allowance. It is not a shop or a suitcase.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: Work and the welfare state. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
