Effective October 31, 2024, the employee announcement form in the Enter Finland for Employers online service will be updated. From that date, there will be a new and simplified employee announcement form, making it quicker and easier for employers to submit the announcement. Employers must submit an employee announcement when employing a person from outside the EU/EEA countries.
Employee announcements can be submitted using the online service Enter Finland for Employers. Due to the update, there will be a service break on October 30, 2024, between 17h00–23h00 approximately. During the service break, announcements cannot be submitted.
Once submitted, employee announcements are usually stored on the employer’s Enter Finland for Employers account for 30 days. Due to the update, announcements submitted on 30 October 2024 or earlier will disappear from the account.
- Employers who wish to see the announcements that they have submitted within the last 30 days must save them before the service break.
- If there are unsubmitted drafts of announcements on an account on October 30, 2024, they will disappear when the service break begins.
- Announcements submitted on October 31, 2024 or thereafter will remain on the account as usual for 30 days.
Private individuals who are employers but do not have a Business ID cannot use Enter Finland for Employers to submit their employee announcement. They do not need to submit an employee announcement if their employee is only now applying for a residence permit and they have already added or will add the terms of employment to the employee’s application.
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