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The holiday season affects JHL’s services

16.12.2025

The holiday season affects the availability of Trade Union JHL’s services. Our digital member service myJHL is available every day of the year.

The holiday season will affect the operations of JHL’s central office and regional offices, as well as our telephone services.

The following services are closed from Christmas Eve 24 December to Epiphany 6 January:

  • the switchboard
  • the central office reception
  • regional offices
  • the telephone and email services of Education Advice

On 23 December, the central office closes at 12 noon.

The telephone services of JHL’s Membership Service, Employment Advice and Payment Service are closed from 24 December to 4 January and on 6 January.

You can check all JHL’s service numbers on our contact information page.

The services of the unemployment fund during the holiday season

Christmas, New Year and Epiphany affect the services of the Public and Welfare Sectors’ Unemployment Fund as well. The customer service of the unemployment fund is closed

  • for Christmas from 24 to 26 December
  • for New Year from 31 December to 1 January
  • for Epiphany on 6 January.

For more details on the changes of service hours and payment days, see the unemployment fund’s website (in Finnish).

MyJHL is available every day

Trade Union JHL’s digital member service myJHL is always open. There you can take care of things around the clock, any day.

JHL makes this Christmas donations to SASK and the children of Ukraine

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