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Fri, 22 Nov, 2013 04:52:18 AM
FTimes Report, November 22
 
Left, Pekka Haavisto, Development, Health and Social Services Paula Risikko and Local Government and Administration Minister Henna Virkkunen At question time in parliament in Helsinki 21 November 2013. Photo Lehtikuva
People coming to work in Finland from countries outside the European Union, third countries as they are termed, will in future have the right to residence-based social security benefits on the basis of their employment in Finland.
 
Eligibility for social security benefits requires that the person has worked in Finland for a minimum of a continuous period of four months, according to a press release of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.
 
The Government presented a proposal to Parliament on this subject on Thursday.
 
The proposal relates to the implementation of the EU's single permit directive. It is intended that the Act will take effect from 01 January 2014, said the release.
It is estimated that the change will affect some 1,500 people annually.
 
Customer Social Insurance office in Kamppi, Helsinki. Photo Lehtikuva
Until now, workers from countries outside the EU have been covered by health insurance, but they have not had the right to Finnish social security cover unless they were permanent residents of Finland.
 
If the right to social security benefits has been created on the basis of a job, it will also terminate when the job or entrepreneurial activity ends.
 
Other changes, which amend the legislation with regard to the increase in cross-border movements, are also included in the proposal, according to the release.
 
The changes are based on the proposals of the Solmu IV working group who examined residence-based social security.
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