We insure our members* in the Akava-based Unemployment Insurance Fund for the Highly Educated KOKO, which pays earnings-related daily allowance to those who are unemployed, laid off and those in voluntary or labour market training, job alternation compensation and a mobility assistance. The membership fee of the unemployment insurance fund is included in ASIA's membership fee.
You can access the pages of the KOKO unemployment fund here
The unemployment insurance fund serves in its statutory duties. ASIA also helps its members to assess the situation in advance and advises on how to act in different situations. For unemployment security issues, contact our employment counselling.
Entrepreneurs and self-employed workers have different unemployment benefits. If you own or your family owns part of the business you work for, you may be defined as an entrepreneur. Ask the Yrittäjäkassa for more information on the definition of an entrepreneur www.yrittajakassa.fi
Student unemployment secure can be found on the Job Markets website.
*Not all ASIA members are members of the unemployment fund. For example, some members who work temporarily abroad do not belong to the fund of their own free will. Abeyance and senior membership does not include unemployment fund membership. You can check if you belong to the unemployment fund at the e-transaction site of the KOKO unemployment fund.
You can apply for a discount when you can prove that the period that entitles you to a discount has begun. The discount criterion must be met for at least one full month, which is also the minimum duration of the discount.
Grounds for discount are e.g. following: unemployment, unpaid family leave and leave of absence (unpaid), full-time study and long-term illness. You can also apply for a discount for another similar reason and provide a suitable attachment.
Fill out the discount application directly in the ASIA member portal or send a free-form application by email to: asia@asia.fi.