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The Unemployment Fund for Education and Science and the Unemployment Fund for Higher Educated Employees Erko merged to form the Unemployment Fund Ote – a new home for highly educated professionals. The aim of the merger is to provide members with even stronger support and a clearer, more seamless service experience.
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Unemployed in summer 2026? Read this!
During the summer, more applications than usual are submitted to the fund. If summer‑time unemployment applies to you, take a moment to review the instructions below – they will help you manage the application process smoothly.
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Latest news
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Otenetti service outage on 5 June 2026 at 8:30 a.m.
There will be a service outage in Otenetti due to a system update on Friday,… -
Holiday compensation, holiday bonus and holiday pay: what you should know
The impact of holiday compensation Holiday compensation is paid if you have unused annual leave… -
Do you want to receive our messages faster? Check your settings and enable text message notifications
We have updated how we deliver decisions and messages to our members. From now on,… -
Otenetti service outage on 18 May 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
There will be a service outage in Otenetti due to a system update on Monday,… -
Phone service closed on Ascension day, 14 May 2026
Our phone service will be closed on Ascension Day, Thursday 14 May 2026. In week… -
General Meeting of Unemployment Fund
Will be held in in the Akavatalo meeting room Ope at Kellosilta 7, Helsinki on…