Tekniikan akateemiset TEK

TEK Magazine 1/2025.
Organisation

The new TEK Magazine is here

News article
Work life

YTN issued a strike warning to the technology industry – see if the strike affects you

News article
Other

TEK Local Election Panel

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Municipal and county elections 2025

Collective Bargaining in 2025 ‹
Collective agreement negotiations are ongoing in sectors where many TEK members work. 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

Joukko kuntalaisia pöydän ääressä
Society
News article

7 reasons to vote

The municipal and county elections are being held as we speak. This time, TEK has seven municipal and county election goals. Read and embrace them and make a difference!
TEKin tykit ryhmäkuvassa.
Organisation
News article

Student liaisons are like TEK’s antennae

TEK’s student liaisons, known as opiskelijayhdyshenkilöt or tykit in Finnish, support local student cultures and encourage new students to become members of TEK. They know what is happening on campuses now and in the future.
Kaksi piirrettyä henkilöä kättelee, toisella on selkänsä takana porkkanoita.
Legal
News article

Non-solicitation clauses can be just as restrictive as non-compete clauses

A non-solicitation clause aims to prevent an employee from soliciting other employees to move to a new employer or customers to become customers of a new employer.
Sekavan hallituksen jäseniä.
Students
News article

LGBTQ+ friends across campus boundaries

Tampere-based Sekava ry offers a community and peer support for LGBTQ+ students – and a reason for homebodies to go out and meet people.
Tuore TEKin hallituksen puheenjohtaja Arto Timperi kukitettuna valinnan jälkeen.
Organisation
News article

Arto Timperi becomes TEK’s new chair

At its meeting in Tampere on Friday, 21st March, the General Council of the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK elected PhD Arto Timperi as the chair of TEK’s board.
Lappeenrannan Ylioppilastalo kuvattuna talvella ulkoapäin.
Students
News article

30 years in Lappeenranta

President Martti Ahtisaari inaugurated the Student Union Building in Lappeenranta in the autumn of 1994. TEK’s Regional Advisor Saku Laapio was on the Board of the Student Union when the building project started.
Henkilö selaa padilla TEKin verkkosivuja.
Organisation
News article

TEK is here for you in uncertain times

Recently, there have been many change negotiations in the workplaces of TEK members due to the tough economic situation. Remember to take advantage of the support offered by TEK.
TEK Magazine 1/2025.
Organisation
News article

The new TEK Magazine is here

Our first ever printed TEK Magazine fully in English comes out on 7th March. You can also find links to the magazine's articles from this article.
Henkilöitä seisoo ulkona rakennuksen edessä.
Society
News article

Creating a better Finland

Major changes in society impact technology experts even outside the workplace. What does TEK do to influence these changes to be positive ones?