KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 8: Work and the welfare state
yleistuki
Finnish word. In English: general benefit (Kela's unemployment benefit)
Kela's unemployment benefit from 1 May 2026 for those who are not entitled to the earnings-related allowance.
Facts about the word
- The general benefit started on 1 May 2026. It replaced Kela's labour market subsidy and basic unemployment allowance. Kela
- An unemployed person aged 18 to 64 who lives permanently in Finland can get it if they are not entitled to the earnings-related allowance or their earnings-related allowance has already ended. Kela
- You cannot get the general benefit if you have not registered as an unemployed jobseeker. Kela
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?
The general benefit comes from Kela, the earnings-related allowance from an unemployment fund. It is not part of a building.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: Work and the welfare state. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
