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Updated 27.06.2025

Subsidy for arranging working conditions

"The subsidy for arranging working conditions is a discretionary subsidy granted to the employer for improving the chances of partially disabled people to find suitable employment or to keep their job in the open labour market.
Service implementation:
Financial support
Life situation and service category:
Challenges with work and functional capacity,
Financial support promoting employment,
Support for return to work,
Services for employers
Service language:
Finnish
,
Swedish
,
English
Charges:

The subsidy for arranging working conditions is discretionary. Granting the subsidy for purchases or alterations arising from an employee’s disability or illness requires the employer to contribute to covering the costs with a reasonable amount. The assessment takes into account the employee’s situation and the employer’s financial position.

Who is the service for?

The subsidy for arranging working conditions is intended for employers that make changes to a workplace’s working conditions in order to facilitate work by a partially disabled person. This can support the employment of partially disabled jobseekers or help an employed person continue working. 

PLEASE NOTE! If you are a partially disabled jobseeker/employee, you must first determine the following things before your employer can apply for the subsidy for arranging working conditions:

  • your right to Kela’s vocational rehabilitation benefits (demanding assistive devices)
  • your right to receive assistive devices based on another law (such as the Employment Accidents Insurance Act, Motor Liability Insurance Act or the Workers’ Compensation Act).
Participant’s municipality of residence:
Municipality of residence does not matter
Age:
All people of working age

How can I participate in the service?

The application process is divided into two phases:

  1. As the employer, apply for a decision on the subsidy for arranging working conditions via the local government e-service for TE – Labor services – Local government e-service.
  2. Once you see in the e-service that a decision has been made on the matter, you can apply for payment of the subsidy. The subsidy is paid by the municipality. 

If you apply for the subsidy for the purpose of making alterations or purchasing tools or furniture, you must apply for the subsidy within a month of the alterations being made or the tool or piece of furniture being purchased.

When granted for assistance provided by another employee, the subsidy for arranging working conditions is paid retroactively on a monthly basis according to the actual hours worked. An application for payment for assistance provided by another employee must be submitted within two months of the end of the payment period.

You will receive a notification about the payment of the subsidy in the e-service.

Conditions for participating in the service:
  • The person hired for the job or the person already employed must have a disability or illness diagnosed by a doctor that reduces their ability to take care of their work responsibilities.
  • The employer always bears the primary responsibility for considering the functionality and safety of the working conditions and implementing the necessary changes, such as normal ergonomics solutions (e.g. adjustable desk, saddle chair, roller mouse).
  • If the subsidy is intended for purchases or alterations required by an employee who is already employed, the subsidy may be granted on a discretionary basis if the costs incurred by the employer can be considered to be substantial, considering the employer’s financial situation. Before the subsidy is granted, the employer’s financial position is determined based on public financial statements, for instance.
  • The subsidy cannot be granted to the entrepreneur themselves. 

PLEASE NOTE! If the employee has the right to receive assistive devices based on another law (such as the Employment Accidents Insurance Act, Motor Liability Insurance Act or the Workers’ Compensation Act), these take precedence. 

PLEASE NOTE! If the employee has the right to receive ‘demanding assistive devices’ for vocational rehabilitation, they are instructed to apply for this rehabilitation benefit and inform their employer about this option.

Benefits of participating in the service:
  • Improves the chances of partially disabled people to find suitable employment or keep their job in the open labour market.
  • The employer receives the subsidy for costs that arise from alterations at the workplace, tools, or assistance provided by another person.

How is the service organised?

  • The municipal employment authority may grant a discretionary subsidy to the employer if the disability or illness of a person being hired or a person who is already employed requires new tools or furniture, alterations, or assistance with their work responsibilities from another employee. The employer always bears the primary responsibility for considering the functionality and safety of the working conditions and implementing the necessary changes, such as normal ergonomics solutions (e.g. adjustable desk, saddle chair, roller mouse).
  • Up to €4,000 per person may be granted for purchasing tools or making alterations at the workplace. As for assistance provided by another employee to improve a person’s ability to cope with their work, compensation may be provided for up to 20 hours per month, for a maximum period of 18 months, at €20 per actual hour worked.
  • If you need the subsidy to cover the purchasing costs of new tools or furniture, you must apply for the subsidy with the payment form within a month of the alterations being made or the tool or piece of furniture being purchased. An application for payment for assistance provided by another employee must be submitted to the municipal employment authority within two months of the end of the payment period.
Links:
Kela – Assistive devices

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