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The Self-employed Persons’ Pension (YEL)

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THE SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS’ PENSION (YEL)   An artist can take out pension insurance in accordance with the Self-employed Persons’ Pension Act if he or she carries out artistic work with an intent to profit. Contributing to a self-employed person’s pension does not require the artist to establish a company or commence activities as a private trader. A person who pursues independent operations with intent to profit can be considered an entrepreneur for purposes of the Self-employed Persons’ Pension Act. An…

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Pension plans for artists

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PENSION PLANS FOR ARTISTS   An artist’s pension security can be composed of national pension, guaranteed pension, earnings-related pension, and supplementary state artist pension amounts. National Pension. In 2017, the full national pension is EUR 628.85 per month if the person has not accrued any earnings-related pension. If you are married or live in a domestic partnership or a registered partnership, your full national pension is EUR 557.79 per month. The national pension of a person retiring with a small…

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Supplementary state pensions for artists

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On separate application, an artist may be granted a supplementary state artist pension. The artist pension can be granted for exceptional pursuits in the art to a visual creative artist or performing artist who lives or has lived permanently in Finland. Without a special reason, the pension is not granted to a person under 60 years of age. Permanent disability arising from the artist’s state of health can be considered such an exceptional reason for granting the pension to a…

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The artist on disability pension

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THE ARTIST ON DISABILITY PENSION   An artist’s ability to work can be weakened for many reasons. When working to secure a reasonable income is prevented by illness, fault, or disability, an artist may be able to retire on either full or partial disability pension. Usually, approximately one year of being ill precedes retirement on the disability pension. The chances of occupational and medical rehabilitation are determined before a decision on disability pension is issued. The disability pension can be…

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Adjusted basic unemployment allowance

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A person who is employed full-time is not eligible for basic unemployment allowance. But a person employed part-time may have the right to receive an adjusted basic unemployment allowance. An adjusted basic unemployment allowance is paid if the person accepts either a full-time job lasting no more than two weeks or a part-time job or receives income from part-time entrepreneurship or from his or her own artistic activities. Part-time work is work performed under an employment relationship wherein the work…

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Maintaining an artist’s professional skills during unemployment

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MAINTAINING AN ARTIST’S PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DURING UNEMPLOYMENT   An unemployed artist has the right to maintain his or her professional skills without this affecting his or her right to receive unemployment benefits. The maintenance of professional skills is considered to contribute to the artist’s future job opportunities. The job-seeker is not required to provide any clarification of activities considered to be targeted at maintaining an artist’s professional skills, and no associated labour-policy statement has been issued. To be eligible for…

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The new Unemployment Security Act and rules for its interpretation

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The new Unemployment Security Act came into force at the beginning of 2016. In the new law, people who were previously considered self-employed are now deemed to be parttime or full-time entrepreneurs. The right to employment benefits is determined just as it was before: a part-time entrepreneur is still eligible to receive unemployment benefits, but no benefits are granted to a full-time entrepreneur. After the law came into force, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment published instructions on how…

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General instructions for an artist who is left unemployed

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GENERAL INSTRUCTION FOR AN ARTIST WHO IS LEFT UNEMPLOYED   A job-seeker looking for a full-time job is entitled to unemployment benefits. The artist must register with the TE Office and inform that he or she is searching for and ready to accept full-time employment. One is eligible for unemployment benefits no earlier than the date when the application has arrived at the TE Office; entitlement is not retrospective from an earlier date. The artist employing him- or herself with…

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General information on the taxation of artists

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GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TAXATION OF ARTISTS   The Artists’ Association of Finland has compiled a guide in PDF format (in Finnish) on the most important tax instructions for an artist:  »Ammattitaiteilijan verotusohjeita» The guide focuses primarily on business operations dealt with in accordance with the Income Tax Act. However, the taxation principles presented can to a large extent be applied also to the taxation of artists taxed in accordance with the Business Tax Act. Selection of the tax act…

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