Labour market training

Labour market training is an employment promoting service. Labour market training is generally training intended to promote vocational skills. The employment authority acquires training organised by educational institutions, adult education centres, etc. Labour market training is usually agreed on in the employment plan or a substitute plan.

The unemployment fund will pay you earnings-related daily allowance for the duration of labour market training if you have met the employment condition and you have not reached the maximum payment period of daily allowance. Earnings-related daily allowance is paid increased with the earnings-related part if the training has been agreed on in your employment plan. The earnings-related part can be paid for up to 200 days. The increased part of the earnings-related allowance was removed from the law starting from the beginning of 2025. The increased earnings-related allowance can still be paid for the duration of employment promoting services if the service has started no later than 31.12.2024. In this case, the increased earnings-related allowance can be paid until the end of the service, but for a maximum of 200 days. If the service is provided in periods, the increased earnings-related allowance will no longer be paid for the service period that starts on 1.1.2025 or later.

Instead, the payment of the tax-free reimbursement of expenses continues. It is possible to receive tax-free reimbursement of expenses for the days on which you participate in the services, with the exception of self-motivated study. You must be registered as a jobseeker and look for full-time employment while participating in the services. 

A tax-free reimbursement of expenses (EUR 9 or EUR 18) is paid for five days per week for the duration of the training. You do not need to separately apply for the expense allowance of EUR 9 as it is automatically paid with the earnings-related daily allowance. The expense allowance is intended for covering costs of meals and travel. For this reason, it is not paid for holidays.

You can receive increased expense allowance (EUR 18) if you take part in training outside your commuting area.

Your expense allowance may also be increased if you participate in training that is provided in your commuting area but outside your municipality of residence and you have to pay accommodation costs. In order to receive the increased expense allowance, you must present the unemployment fund with a rent receipt or other similar reliable statement on your housing costs.

The employment official will notify the unemployment fund whether the training is provided outside your residence of municipality or commuting area.

You can apply for earnings-related daily allowance for the duration of the training in the same manner as when applying for earnings-related daily allowance during unemployment. 

If you work during your training and meet the employment condition your daily allowance will not be reset while you participate training. The allowance will be reset when you end your training.