Statistics on unemployment benefits paid by Kela (OFS)
The statistics present a general picture of the basic economic security that Kela provides for unemployed persons. They cover
- labour market subsidy
- basic unemployment allowance
- benefits paid during participation in employment-promoting measures
- job alternation compensations, and commuting
- relocation allowances.
Latest release
8.10.2025
Expenditure on unemployment benefits amounted to EUR 4,000 million in 2024. Unemployment funds accounted for a total of EUR 2,088 million (earnings-related benefits) and Kela for EUR 1,912 million (basic unemployment benefits) of this total.
In 2024, nominal expenditure on unemployment benefits increased by 5% compared to 2023. The expenditure on earnings-related benefits grew by 10.6%, while the expenditure on basic unemployment benefits decreased by 1.0%. In real terms, the expenditure on unemployment benefits increased by 3.1% from the previous year. The number of compensated days increased by 7.5% for earnings-related benefits and by 4.5% for basic unemployment benefits.
Statistical Yearbook on Unemployment Protection in Finland 2024
News: Expenditure on unemployment benefits grew in 2024 – highest number of recipients in Eastern Finland
Statistical publications
- Statistics on unemployment protection in Finland
- Kela Statistical Yearbook
- Pocket Statistics
- Kela’s statistics in charts
Statistical Database Kelasto
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How to work with reports in Kelasto.
- Unemployment benefits provided by Kela: Number of recipients and benefits paid out
- Unemployment benefits provided by Kela: Analysis by basis of eligibility
- Unemployment benefits provided by Kela: Number of recipients at end of month
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy partly financed by municipalities and benefit expenditure
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy newly enrolled in employment promoting service
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy by type of employment promoting service and days of payment
- Duration of receipt of labour market subsidy
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy by cumulative days of payment and basis of eligibility
Open data
- Unemployment benefits provided by Kela: Number of recipients at end of month (avoindata.fi)
- Unemployment benefits provided by Kela: Analysis by basis of eligibility (avoindata.fi)
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy partly financed by municipalities and benefit expenditure: Whole country (avoindata.fi)
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy partly financed by municipalities and benefit expenditure according to municipality (avoindata.fi)
- Number of recipients of labour market subsidy by cumulative days of payment and basis of eligibility (avoindata.fi)
Additional information
Contact information
Markus Valle
Tuomas Sarparanta
tilastot@kela.fi
