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Architects’ organisations: Unpaid internships have no place in architecture

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Defining copyright boundaries in employment relationships

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Collective Bargaining in Autumn 2024 ‹
Collective agreement negotiations have started or are about to start in sectors where many TEK members are working. Read more about the negotiations!

What is TEK?

TEK is a trade union for academic engineers and architects in Finland.

In Finland, trade unions work closely with the employers’ organisations to ensure that the Finnish market is open, fair and competitive. On a personal level, this means that we negotiate the framework for employment conditions and salaries on your behalf, to make sure you have fair working conditions.

We are a professional organisation that supports you in your career. By becoming a member, you will have access to our experts, who can advise you on any issues regarding your work life in Finland. Through our services, we will help you make informed choices in all aspects of your career, from how to get your foot in the market to navigating Finnish work life.

Get to know our services in more detail below.

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Services and benefits

As a TEK member you have access to the best tools for building your career, as well as valuable benefits!

Employment and law

Job search and career

Salary

Unemployment insurance

Work life in Finland

Wellbeing

Membership benefits

Events and trainings

Research

Get to know all services and benefits

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How can we best serve you?

We offer a wide range of membership services to support you at different stages in your career. 

Student

Graduated

Job seeker

Unemployed

Entrepreneur

If you're not yet a TEK member, join now!

Latest news and blogs

Kuvituskuva
Work life
News article

Many TEK members' collective agreements are expiring

The validity of collective agreements has ended in several key sectors for TEK members. However, the after-effect still protects employees, and the terms of the collective agreements must be followed until new agreements are negotiated. The national collective agreements ended on November 30th, 2024, in the technology industry, consulting sector, IT services industry, and architectural design sector.
Teemu Hankamäki katsoo sivulle.
Work life
News article

No strike at least before Christmas

The collective agreements of many TEK members were valid until 30.11.2024.
TEKin hallituksen puheenjohtaja Mari-Leena Talvitie
Organisation
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The chair of TEK's board changes in the middle of the term

Mari-Leena Talvitie, chair of TEK's board, will become Minister for Science and Culture in January. TEK's General Council will elect a new chair at the spring council in March.
A person working at a desk
Work life
News article

Unpaid internships have crept into the architectural profession

The weak economic trend has lowered the threshold for offering and accepting unpaid work in architects’ offices. The phenomenon is common in southern Europe and has become more common in the other Nordic countries. 
Kuvassa on TEKin toiminnanjohtaja Jari Jokinen.
Organisation
Blog post

Make a difference by answering surveys

The ongoing collective agreement negotiations are based, among other things, on the views expressed in our surveys by TEK members working in the sectors under negotiation.
Organisation
Blog post

NATO membership opens doors for Finnish companies

National defence investments resulting from the global political situation are boosting the growth of the defence industry in Finland. The priorities of the new European Commission, which will soon take office, also take account of the defence industry in a whole new way.
Owain Hopeaketo
Society
Blog post

Owain's corner: The engineering of international graduates

Finland should be using its data a lot more than it does, and those who haven’t spent time in universities recently really don’t know what is happening in them.
Nainen istuu aaltojen keskellä.
Education
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Universities are learning to be more neurodiverse

Universities in the field of technology support students’ neurodiversity with individual arrangements, for example. Hundreds of students are already utilising these arrangements, and the demand for them is growing.
Kaksi hahmoa kirjoittaa origamiin.
Legal
News article

Defining copyright boundaries in employment relationships

Copyright belongs to the author. The results of the work belong to the employer.