YTN will pay strike allowance to the members of YTN’s member unions who participated in the strikes of the YTN Universities of Applied Sciences sector in spring 2026. Read more.
Information about strike allowance
- Strike allowance is a compensation paid by YTN affiliates to members who are not receiving earned income because of a strike. A member who joined a YTN affiliate before the strike can apply for the allowance. Simply being a member of an unemployment fund (for example, KOKO, YTK) does not entitle you to strike allowance.
- Strike allowance is paid for the working days in the work schedule.
- Strike allowance is paid to members of YTN’s member unions who have participated in the strike and submitted our strike allowance application form. For more information, see the section “How to apply for strike allowance”.
- YTN withholds taxes and reports the strike allowances to the Tax Administration.
- Student members are paid strike allowance in accordance with the policy of each union. Contact your own union!
- Strike allowance is paid after the application period for strike allowance has ended, once the applicant’s membership details and days on strike have been verified.
- The strike allowance is EUR 90 per strike day. Withholding tax is applied in accordance with applicable legislation governing the tax authorities. A tax card is not required.
How to apply for strike allowance
Only members of YTN’s member unions can apply for the allowance.
First, carefully read the instructions:
- Each strike week will have its own application form. You can apply for strike allowance no earlier than the afternoon of the last strike day of the week. Please select the correct week and apply for strike allowance only for the days on which you would have had a working day according to your work schedule and on which you were on strike.
- If you wish, you will receive a confirmation of your application by email. You can see the applications you have submitted in the e-service in your own information.
- If necessary, you can modify your application while the application process is open. Do not make multiple applications!
- Applications for strike allowance are processed in your union and your membership details are verified.
- Please note that we may ask you for a salary certificate showing the unpaid days.
Link: Fill in the strike allowance application here
You can apply for strike allowance here (or: asiointi.ytn.fi > Lakot)
The link will take you to Telia’s website. Sign in with your online banking IDs or a mobile ID. You do not need to register as a user of the service; identification using online banking IDs is sufficient.
After the application process has ended, it may take several working days for your strike allowance application to be processed, depending on the number of applications and the inspection rate of your union. Please be prepared that it may take several weeks to receive strike allowance.
Withholding tax is applied in accordance with applicable legislation governing the tax authorities. A tax card is not required.
If you have any questions, please contact us: lakko@ytn.fi.
More information
- More information about the negotiations can be found on our website and our social media channels on X and Facebook.
- If you have any questions, please contact our strike on-call service. You can also receive assistance from the shop stewards of senior salaried employees at your workplace.
- We will also send sector-specific newsletters to members of YTN affiliates. Make sure that your contact and workplace information are up to date in your union’s membership register!