Payments

The statutory payment tasks of the Tampere region employment area are handled centrally by the payment team of the City of Tampere’s employment and growth services. The payment team manages the disbursement of start-up grants, wage subsidies including employment support for those aged 55 and over, discretionary expense reimbursements, travel and accommodation cost reimbursements, work environment arrangement subsidies, and the payment of purchase invoices related to statutory employment services.

Applying for payment 

Apply for payment electronically through the Regional administration's E-service to speed up the application process. By using electronic services, you can submit the application, respond to requests for additional information, supplement your application, and receive decisions related to your matter

Log in to the E-service with your personal bank ID, mobile certificate, or certificate card. Fill out the application and add the necessary attachments. The e-service will help you complete the application and sends you notifications about your application process.

Wage subsidy

Apply for the wage subsidy electronically via the Regional administration's E-service.

Please note that only payments for wage subsidies granted before July 1, 2023 are applied using the following forms: 

KUNTA321 Palkkatuen maksatushakemus kunnat
KUNTA322 Palkkatuen maksatushakemus muut kuin kunnat

You can find the links to the forms at the bottom of this page. 

You can send the paper-scanned application form for wage subsidies by email to [email protected]. You can also send the application form by mail to the following address::

Tampereen kaupungin työllisyys- ja kasvupalvelut
Maksatustiimi
PL 487
33101 Tampere
 

Startup grant

Apply for the startup grant electronically via Job Market Finland.

If you want to change the withholding tax percentage for the start-up grant, you can apply for a revised tax card for the benefit from the Tax Administration.

Here's how:

1. Order the revised tax card in MyTax (vero.fi/omavero)
2. Select the payer: Other Finnish payer
3. Provide the payer's details: City of Tampere, Business ID 0211675-2

Please note that you do not need to send us the revised tax card. We receive information about the change in the tax percentage directly from the tax authorities. If the payer information is incorrect, the revised tax card will not be transferred automatically and the withholding tax percentage will be 25 percent.

Discretionary expense reimbursement

Apply for the discretionary expense reimbursement electronically via the Regional administration's E-service. If you cannot apply for discretionary expense reimbursement electronically, use the paper payment application form. 

You can send the paper-scanned application form for discretionary expense reimbursement by email to [email protected] 

You can find the link to the form at the bottom of this page. 

You can also send the application form by mail to the following address:

Tampereen kaupungin työllisyys- ja kasvupalvelut
Maksatustiimi
PL 487
33101 Tampere

Processing times

In the TE reform, payment tasks were transferred from the Development and Administrative Centre of the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, KEHA Centre, to 45 employment areas on January 1, 2025. Due to the transfer of tasks, there may be delays in payments at the beginning of the year. We process payment applications in the order they are received.

The payment dates for start-up grants are the 15th and 31st of the month or the last day of the month. If the payment date falls on a weekend or public holiday, the payment date will be the previous banking day. There are no specific payment dates defined for other subsidies and grants.

Contacting

To expedite processing, contact us via email for any questions regarding subsidies, grants, and purchase invoices. We handle contact requests in the order they are received.

Questions regarding discretionary reimbursements: [email protected] 

Questions regarding other payments: [email protected]  

As of April 25, 2025, the general advisory services on payments are available through the City of Tampere telephone services for job seekers and employers. Telephone service number for payments is discontinued on April 25, 2025. 

Enterprise Finland advisory service

The Enterprise-Finland advisory service also provides guidance on electronic payment applications. The service is available on weekdays from 9 am to 3 pm via phone, service request, and the Job Market Finland chat. Assistance is offered in Finnish, Swedish, and English. The phone number is 0295 020 500. The cost of the call depends on the caller’s operator pricing.