Kela TT 4e (09.24) — Employer's Certificate for Determining the Work Requirement (Työnantajan todistus työssäoloehdon selvittämiseksi)

What is Kela TT 4e - employer's work requirement certificate?

To get basic unemployment allowance (peruspäiväraha) from Kela, a job seeker must meet the work requirement (työssäoloehto), a minimum amount of work in the period before unemployment. Kela gets most employment data from the national Incomes Register, which it has used since 1 January 2019. For weeks before 2 September 2024 it may still need a record of weekly working hours, and form TT 4e is how the employer gives it. The form says information already reported to the Incomes Register need not be reported to Kela.

The employer, or the payroll or accounting firm that runs the employer's payroll, fills it in. It covers the employee and employer, the employment dates and any temporary layoff, the collective agreement, contractual working time, how the pay is calculated, and, for employment that started before 2019, whether unemployment insurance contributions were withheld. The main part is a table of every calendar week with fewer than 18 hours of work, and a list of unpaid absences.

FileIt takes you through the three pages and prints the answers into Kela's own PDF. It checks the employee's identity code and the employer's Business ID, prints hours and euros with a decimal comma as the form expects, and checks that each listed week is a real week before 2 September 2024, inside the employment, with under 18 hours. The filled PDF is saved in the vault. The employee or employer sends it to Kela. FileIt never submits anything.

Who needs to fill out Kela TT 4e - employer's work requirement certificate?

• Employers whose former or current employee has applied for Kela's basic unemployment allowance.
• Payroll and accounting firms that handle an employer's payroll and are asked to certify an employee's hours.
• Employees who want to give the form to their employer to fill in, so their claim is not delayed.
• Employers of part-time staff whose hours varied from week to week.
• Employers of staff whose employment began before 2019, for which the Incomes Register does not hold the pay and insurance data.

When to use Kela TT 4e - employer's work requirement certificate

• When Kela asks for an employer's certificate to decide whether the work requirement is met.
• When the employment includes weeks before 2 September 2024 with fewer than 18 hours of work.
• When the employment started before 1 January 2019 and Kela needs to know about unemployment insurance contributions.
• When there were unpaid absences during the employment that affect which weeks count.

What you need before you start

• The employee's personal identity code and name.
• The employer's name, Business ID (Y-tunnus) or personal identity code, contact person, address, phone and e-mail.
• Start and end dates of the employment, and the start of any temporary layoff.
• The collective agreement that applies, and teaching requirements for education-sector jobs.
• The contractual working time: hours a week, hours a month, or period-based working time and its reference period.
• The pay basis: euros per hour, euros per month, or another basis.
• Payroll records showing each week with fewer than 18 hours (year, ISO week number, hours and minutes).
• Dates and reasons of any unpaid absences.

What’s on Kela TT 4e - employer's work requirement certificate

The 2024 edition has 3 pages. FileIt asks for it in 8 parts, and it is signed by Employer:

1. 1 EmployeeEmployer
2. 2 EmployerEmployer
3. 3 Employment informationEmployer
4. 4 Calculation basis for wage or salaryEmployer
5. 5 Other wage informationEmployer
6. 6 Certificate on working hoursEmployer
7. 7 Additional informationEmployer
8. 8 SignatureEmployer

How to fill out Kela TT 4e - employer's work requirement certificate, step by step

1 1-2. Employee and employer

The employee's identity code and name, then the employer's name, Business ID or personal identity code, contact person, address, phone number and e-mail. FileIt checks the Business ID's check digit.

2 3. Employment information

Start and end date of employment, a temporary layoff with its start date, the collective agreement, teaching requirements for education jobs, and the contractual working time: hours a week, hours a month, or period-based work with the working time and reference period. Hours print with a decimal comma (37,5).

3 4. Calculation basis for wage or salary

Tick euros per hour, euros per month or another basis, and give the amount or describe it.

4 5. Other wage information

Only for employment that started before 1 January 2019: were the employee's unemployment insurance contributions withheld from the pay? Yes, No, or not for the whole period, with the period they were not withheld. Switch this part on in FileIt only when it applies.

5 6. Certificate on working hours

Were there calendar weeks with fewer than 18 hours of work? If yes, list every such week before 2 September 2024: year, week number, and the hours and minutes worked. The table holds 42 weeks. Then say whether there were unpaid periods of absence, and list up to six with dates and the reason.

6 7-8. Additional information and signature

Anything else Kela should know, then who issues the certificate: the employer, or a payroll or accounting firm with its name and the contact person's phone number. Write the place and date, and sign above the printed name.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Repeating information already in the Incomes Register. The form says it need not be reported to Kela.
• Listing weeks from 2 September 2024 onwards, which the form does not need.
• Listing weeks with 18 hours or more. Only weeks with fewer than 18 hours go in the table.
• Using a date instead of the ISO week number in the week column.
• Filling in section 5 for employment that started in 2019 or later.
• Leaving out unpaid absences, or giving them without a reason.
• Forgetting the payroll firm's name and phone when the certificate comes from an outside payroll provider.

After you fill it out

The person who completed it signs page 3 above their printed name.

Mail it to Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA, or file it online at www.kela.fi/english, as the form says, or give it to the employee to send with their claim. FileIt does not send it for you.

Keep the filled PDF in the FileIt vault with the employee's other employment documents in case Kela asks a follow-up question.

Kela TT 4e - employer's work requirement certificate: frequently asked questions

Official sources

• Blank form (PDF), published by Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kansaneläkelaitos / Kela): https://www.kela.fi/benefit-forms/TT4e.pdf
• Official instructions and guidance: https://www.kela.fi/basic-unemployment-allowance
• Edition shown on this page: TT 4e 09.24 (checked 2026-10-19).

FileIt is not affiliated with or endorsed by Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kansaneläkelaitos / Kela) or any government. This page explains the form in general terms and is not legal, tax or immigration advice. Always read the official instructions, and check that you are using the edition the recipient accepts. Page last reviewed 2026-10-19.

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