Statistics on unemployment benefits paid by Kela
Edited 12.4.2024
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
18.9.2023
Expenditure on unemployment benefits amounted to EUR 3,684 million in 2022. Unemployment funds accounted for a total of EUR 1,840 million and Kela for EUR 1,844 million.
In 2022, the expenditure on unemployment benefits decreased sharply, almost to the level prevailing before the COVID-19 pandemic. The expenditure declined by 21% from 2021. The expenditure on earnings-related benefits decreased by 25.9% and the expenditure on basic benefits by 14.4%.
- Statistical Yearbook on Unemployment Protection in Finland 2022 (helda.helsinki.fi)
- News: Unemployment benefits spending decreased further in 2022
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
Margit Tepponen
tilastot@kela.fi
