Handling official matters and registering as a job seeker

You can register as a job seeker before your unemployment or lay-off begins, but do so no later than on your first day of unemployment, because you can only receive unemployment security from the registration date.

You can identify yourself to the E-services of TE Services with online banking credentials, a mobile certificate, or a chip-based ID card. If you cannot identify yourself in these ways or you are not a citizen of an EU or EEA member state, you can register in the TE Office's general counseling service or by visiting a TE Office in person.

If you are applying for unemployment security, after starting your job search, you will receive a labour policy statement on your right to unemployment security. You can see the statements given to you in the E-services of TE Services. Unemployment benefits are only paid for the time you are an unemployed job seeker. Your right to unemployment security is influenced by many factors. Read more about them in the "Unemployment security" section.

If you have participated in labour market training or been employed on a pay subsidy and become unemployed again, register as a job seeker.

Agree on further services with your own expert  

When you start your job search, you will agree with your assigned TE Office or local government pilot expert on how your customer relationship will progress with the TE Services.

You can contact your expert via the E-services of TE Services. There you can also view all your open tasks.

In the E-services of TE Services you can

• view your employment plan that entails your agreed job search obligations, i.e. tasks that promote your employment, and mark them as completed by the due dates,
• view your own information related to your unemployment security, such as statements and open requests for clarification,
• update the changes in your job search situation or inform of employment,
• maintain your contact information, and
• submit a contact request to your own expert.

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