Study voucher, sports card and wage subsidy

Study vouchers are distributed at the Etelä-Kymenlaakso Employment Services, Satamantie 4, Mon-Thu 8 am–4 pm and Fri 8 am–3 pm and at Ohjaamo, Rauhankatu 8, Mon-Wed 12:00 pm–4 pm.

Vouchers are available 1/academic year.

If the conditions are met, you can receive both vouchers.

Hamina City Student Voucher

Young people (under 25 years old), unemployed and long-term unemployed from Hamina who are unemployed and job seekers in the employment services of South Kymenlaakso are entitled to use a study voucher when paying tuition fees at South Kymenlaakso Adult Education Ltd, Hamina Adult Education College, Kymenlaakso College, South Kymenlaakso Adult Education Ltd and Harju Learning Centre.

Long-term unemployed people or young job seekers under 25 years of age from Hamina can receive a study voucher from the Employment Services of South Kymenlaakso. The voucher can be applied for from your own specialist at Satama Porttitalo or Ohjaamo. The study voucher is personal. The recipient's identity is checked both at the Employment Services and at the educational institution where the unemployed person registers to study. The voucher (€55) can be used to pay the tuition fees for one or more study groups or courses in self-directed education. The studies may not be full-time or otherwise supported.

Citizens' college study voucher

Unemployed job seekers are eligible for a study voucher. The voucher is worth €43 and can be used to pay for autumn courses at Hamina Community College.

An unemployed exercise card can be issued to a Hamina-based client of the South Kymenlaakso Employment Services' multidisciplinary employment service to promote work ability. The issuance is based on needs and must be supported and justified by a social worker or social worker.

The justification for the card must be justified, taking into account in particular the strengthening of the applicant's employment conditions.

Card usage

The fitness card entitles you to swimming and gym visits at the Linnotinku swimming pool and gym, the Ruissalo gym and the Liikuntahalli gym.

• You must check in to the swimming pool by 5:00 PM.
• The card is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.
• The card's deductible for the customer is €30/year. (From 1.2.2025)

Card redemption

To apply for a sports card, submit an application form to employment services. Fill out the application form together with a social worker. The social worker will forward the application form.

For more information, please contact: tyollisyyspalvelut@hamina.fi.

The card can be redeemed at the Fort Swimming Hall cashier by paying a fee of €30.
The card can be redeemed within approximately two weeks of receipt of the application from the swimming pool cashier.

Card renewal

A person who already has a card in use must contact a social worker well in advance of the card's expiration date.
Renewing the card requires a reassessment of your ability to work.

Exercise counseling

Those renewing their card will be offered the services of the City of Hamina's sports advisor.

Wage subsidy is a financial support that compensates the employer for part of the employment costs of an unemployed job seeker. The amount and duration of the wage subsidy are determined based on the duration of the unemployed person's unemployment.

The city can only receive wage subsidies for hiring a person who has registered as an unemployed job seeker.

Anyone wishing to work for the city with wage subsidy must contact the city's employment unit. Wage subsidy is applied for through the employment unit at least 2 weeks before the start of the wage-subsidized work. The employment relationship cannot begin in advance.

The condition for granting wage subsidy is that the work in question has been agreed upon in an employment plan with an expert from the South Kymenlaakso Employment Services. The plan must be up-to-date before wage subsidy is granted.

The salary paid for wage subsidy work is generally in line with the lower limit of the salary group. The length of the employment period varies.