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Vocational rehabilitation options

If your work or self-employment is complicated by an illness, it’s best to tackle the issue ahead of time. We can support your return to work with vocational rehabilitation.

There are many options available to support your return to work

If you want to continue at your job or return to work following a sick leave, first talk to your employer and occupational health care. Find out together if you are entitled to Kela’s partial sickness allowance (kela.fi), if you can take part in a work trial arranged by occupational health care or if your duties can be modified to enable you to continue at your job. 

If these measures fail, consider vocational rehabilitation. You can apply for it via the employment pension insurance company. When other measures fail, we can support your return to work or continuing at your job with vocational rehabilitation.

  1. Work trial

    A work trial allows you, for example, to return to adapted tasks at your old workplace or to try out an entirely new job.

    Read more about work trials

  2. Job coaching

    If you are unable to return to your old duties, job coaching provides you with a practical way to learn a new job.

    Read more about job coaching

  3. Apprenticeship training

    In apprenticeship training, you study for an upper secondary level vocational qualification. At the same time, you will do work related to your studies and get paid.

    Read more about apprenticeship training

  4. Vocational retraining

    Vocational retraining enables you to train for a profession where you can put your know-how and work experience to good use.

    Read more about vocational retraining

  5. Starting up a new business

    We can support starting up a new company as a vocational rehabilitation option provided that the operating conditions of the company are sound and being self-employed suits your health.

    Read more about vocational rehabilitation for the self-employed

  6. A change in business activities

    Vocational rehabilitation enables you to modify your business activities according to your health so that you can continue working self-employed.

    Read more about vocational rehabilitation for the self-employed

  7. Business subsidy for the self-employed

    A business subsidy is financial support that enables you to continue your business operations or start up a new business.

    Read more about the business subsidy
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