Sports and culture benefit also known as Edenred Virike

The sports and culture benefit is one of the most popular employee benefits in Finland, as it offers almost unlimited possibilities of use.

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Sports and culture benefit add movement to everyday life

The tax-free sports and culture benefit gives employees the opportunity to use their benefit for activities that support both mental and physical health. The benefits of the sports and culture benefit can be seen e.g. as better physical health, increased mental well-being, stress management, increased productivity and job satisfaction.

The sports benefit can be used versatilely in various exercise and wellness services, such as gym memberships, swimming halls or yoga classes. The cultural benefit works, for example, for concert or movie tickets, art courses and museums.

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Tax-free benefit

Edenred Virike is tax-free benefit, so it is a cost-efficient way to engage employees.

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Comprehensive network

Edenred's sports and culture network offers almost unlimited possibilities of use all over Finland.

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Modern payment methods

Virike works with all our payment methods – including Apple Pay and Google Pay.

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Long validity period

Edenred's sports and culture benefit is valid for up to 2 years, the longest validity period on the market!

Mehiläinen and 8,000 sport benefit users

For Mehiläinen, the well-being and recovery of their personnel is a top priority.  See how Edenred's sports and culture benefit bring well-being and energy to Mehiläinen's employees'.

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There is an Edenred card on the phone screen, which is currently used to pay for a painting course.

How does the sports and culture benefit work?

Sports and culture benefit offers employees the most versatile payment methods on the market. The alternatives are the Edenred card (virtual or physical), Apple Pay, Google Pay, Edenred Pay mobile payment, or the familiar and traditional Virike vouchers.
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Where does the sports and culture benefit work?

Sports and cultural services include activities for everyone. Museums, gyms, equipment rentals, craft courses, movie, theater, concert and festival tickets, PT services, dance lessons, fairs, skiing tickets...

The benefit can be used for usual sports and cultural activities. There are thousands of options for refreshing yourself, you can find them all in our Merchant search.
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Taxation of the sports and cultural benefits

The sports and culture benefit is tax-free for the employee and tax-deductible for the employer. The tax administration has determined the tax-free maximum limits for the sports and culture benefit, within which it can be offered. The benefit must be offered for the staff collectively.

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Flexible use of benefits

If you offer your employees a commuting, massage and/or wellbeing benefit in addition to sports and culture benefit, Edenred's MyChoice feature allows transferring the balance between the benefits you have chosen. In this way, employees can use their benefits even more flexibly, however taking into account the maximum limits defined by the Tax Administration

Activation is completely free of charge and can be done by contacting us.

MyChoice

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Place your order online, and the benefits will be available to you quickly! If you are ordering for a larger company, we suggest you to request an offer.

How should we get started?

All employee benefits will be automatically added to your contract, you can later choose which benefits you want to activate.

Lounari

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Virike

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Massage

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Transport

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Wellbeing

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Do you want to access benefits in the quickest way? Order them online.

  • Ideal option for companies with less than 30 employees
  • Benefits are valid for 24 months – the longest validity on the market!
  • Virtual benefits are always with you
  • Updated user interface
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Do you have a larger order in mind or need customized solutions? Request an offer, and we will get in touch with you.

  • Multiple usage and billing options
  • Your own contact person
  • Possibility for HR and payroll integration
  • Onboarding training
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